Okan Gunduz

Worked on various contentious matters ranging from USD $50K to USD $5 million

Advised on employment law aspects of merger of two large tech companies and prepared legal documents for benefits harmonisation

Advised foreign-based company developing components and systems for the hydraulic industry in its formation of company in Turkey, which included preparation and negotiation of share purchase agreement, articles of association and employment contracts.

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• Negotiation and drafting of contracts, including distribution, agency, sale and purchase, license and supply;
• Manage disputes in a diverse range of commercial matters relating to agency, distribution, recovery of large-scale debts, insolvency, product liability, consumer protection, and customs;
• Advise on all aspects of employment law, including reviewing and drafting employment documentation, employment contracts, company policies, employee handbooks, unilateral and mutual terminations and representing parties in court cases;
• Advise on corporate and consumer law, data privacy, public tenders, partnership agreements, and healthcare-related regulatory matters;
• Conduct competition law and compliance training.

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• 2009-2019 Acted as Partner under the partnership of various law firms in Turkey
• 2019-2022 Solo practice under his own consultancy firm
• 1998-2009 Managing Associate at Herguner Bilgen Ozeke, Istanbul, Turkey

• Advanced Advocacy Skills and Legal Drafting, DIFC Academy of Law, Dubai, UAE
• Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. Marmara University, PhD in Private Law, Istanbul, Turkey
• Master of Laws, LL.M. Golden Gate University, School of Law, LL.M. in International Legal Studies, San Francisco, US (with honours)
• Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. Marmara University, School of Law, Istanbul, Turkey

• Roll of Solicitors of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2021
• Istanbul Bar Association, Turkey, 2000