Competition/Antitrust
Europe Guide 2024 : Turkey
Band 1
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Provided by ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law delivers the top competition practice in Turkey with 52 competition law specialists. The firm has four partners and nine counsel in the practice, with the team led by Dr Gönenç Gürkaynak, ELIG Gürkaynak's founding partner.
In addition to unparalleled experience in merger control issues, ELIG Gürkaynak has vast experience in defending companies before the Turkish Competition Board in all phases of antitrust investigations, abuse of dominant position cases, leniency handlings and before the courts on issues of private enforcement of competition law, along with appeals of administrative decisions of the Turkish Competition Authority.
ELIG Gürkaynak has in-depth knowledge of representing defendants and complainants in complex antitrust investigations concerning all forms of abuse of dominant position allegations, and all forms of restrictive horizontal and/or vertical arrangements, including price-fixing, retail price maintenance, refusal to supply, territorial restrictions and concerted practice allegations.
ELIG Gürkaynak also has considerable expertise in administrative law, and is well equipped to represent clients before the High State Court, both on merits of a case and for injunctive relief. ELIG Gürkaynak also advises clients on a wide range of business transactions that almost always contain antitrust law issues including distributorship, licensing, franchising and toll manufacturing issues.
Chambers Review
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law has a well-regarded practice handling the Turkish aspects of multinational merger control filings and representing clients in proceedings before the Turkish Competition Authority. Its lawyers are well versed in abuse of dominance matters and cartel investigations. The law firm handles matters in diverse sectors such as technology, consumer goods and energy.
Work Highlights
- ELIG assisted Celanese with the merger control aspects of its acquisition of the mobility and materials business unit of DuPont de Nemours.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law is especially the number one competition law firm when we need to handle complex and sophisticated matters."
"The team members are very business-oriented. When the lawyers provide their legal opinion, they also take into consideration the commercial aspects and how the business might be affected from them. Their legal support is always solution-based and practically applicable."
"Especially on competition law, ELIG is a top-notch Turkish law firm."
"ELIG is pre-eminent."
"The lawyers have a rapid approach while keeping their appetite to obtain 360-degree information."
"ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law is especially the number one competition law firm when we need to handle complex and sophisticated matters."
"The team members are very business-oriented. When the lawyers provide their legal opinion, they also take into consideration the commercial aspects and how the business might be affected from them. Their legal support is always solution-based and practically applicable."
"Especially on competition law, ELIG is a top-notch Turkish law firm."
"ELIG is pre-eminent."
"The lawyers have a rapid approach while keeping their appetite to obtain 360-degree information."
Notable Practitioners
Founding partner Gönenç Gürkaynak is highly esteemed for advising clients on a wide range of competition matters, including both high-profile merger clearances and behavioural investigations conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority. He is a favourite amongst clients from the technology and energy sectors.
"I always value and respect his academic proficiency and commercial views."
"Gönenç Gürkaynak is one of the leading competition lawyers in Turkey. I have been working with him for years and trust his knowledge and experience."
"He is a very sophisticated and very well-rounded academician with high-level business acumen."
"He is dedicated, commercially sound and competent in his field."
Joining the rankings this year is Korhan Yildirim who demonstrates solid expertise in advising technology and consumer goods companies on investigations by the Turkish Competition Authority into abuses of dominance and resale price maintenance.
"Korhan Yildirim guides the team with a business-minded perspective and inspires the business, while staying 100% compliant."
Ranked Lawyers at
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
Turkey
Members
Provided by ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
Berfu Akgün
Betül Baş Çömlekçi
Dr. Ekrem Kalkan
Ebru İnce
Eda Duru
Head of Department
Görkem Yardım
Harun Gündüz
K. Korhan Yıldırım
Kağan Uçar
Onur Özgümüş
Sinem Uğur
Öznur İnanılır