<a href="https://turkishlawblog.com/contributors/detail/mgc-legal" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(3, 102, 132);">MGC Legal</a>, a full-service global law firm based in Istanbul, Turkey, and the business partner of US consulting giant Andersen Global, has announced the addition of <a href="https://turkishlawblog.com/writer/detail/didem-ataun" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(3, 102, 132);">Didem Ataün</a> as a Partner.With nearly two decades of experience as a senior attorney, legal counsel, and legal manager, Ms. Ataün brings extensive expertise in payment systems, international company restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, and compliance across various sectors.An accomplished attorney-at-law, Ms. Ataün is fluent in Turkish, English, and German. She has dedicated her career to providing legal consultation services to national and international clients across multiple fields of law. She has served multinational companies, banks, financial institutions, and holding companies on retainer and project-based engagements.Ms. Ataün's qualifications include a proven track record in Contracts Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Mergers &amp; Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Banking Law (including Project Finance, Private Equity, Payment Systems, and Compliance), Capital Markets Law, Energy Law (Upstream and Downstream Oil &amp; Natural Gas), Employment Law, Data Protection Law, Media &amp; Entertainment Law, and Intellectual Property Law.A graduate of St. Georg Austrian College of Istanbul and Istanbul University Law Faculty, LLB, Ms. Ataün's addition to the MGC Legal team will strengthen the firm's practice areas, including M&amp;A, Competition and Compliance, Projects/Banking and Finance, Corporate Law, Contracts Law, and Data Protection.Ms. Ataün is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association, Alumni Association of Austrian Sankt Georg College, and European Law Students' Association, where she previously served as vice president of the Istanbul Branch responsible for Seminars &amp; Conferences and president of the Istanbul Branch.With the addition of Didem Ataün as a partner, the firm further solidifies its position as a global law firm, providing&nbsp;services to its clients.

Didem Ataün Joins MGC Legal as Partner

About The JobDanone Türkiye is looking for a talented colleague for the&nbsp;"Senior Lawyer"&nbsp;position. Take this opportunity to GROW together! As Lawyer, you will report to the Legal Affairs Manager of Danone Turkey and be responsible for the following job description.In this role you will;<ul style="list-style-type: square;"><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Day to day in-house legal support and consultancy to various business units.</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Providing support on litigation matters, liaise with external counsels.</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Review, negotiate and draft all kinds of contracts.</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Advice HR Department on labor law related matters.</li></ul> About youTo be able to successful in the role, you need to have;<ul style="list-style-type: square;"><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Graduated from law school, admitted to Bar,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Minimum 5 years of experience within legal firms or in-house legal teams,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Experience mainly on labor law, contract law and litigation; plus experience on sales/purchasing contracts and competition law is an asset,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Fluent in English,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Excellent follow-up and organizational skills,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Excellent level of MS Office,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Self-disciplined,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Strong team player,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Researcher and systematic,</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify;">Positive approach, on time reporting and effectiveness as well as ability to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines,</li></ul> About usWorking here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-paced, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Activia, Danone, Danino, Danette, Aptamil, Bebelac, Hayat, and Sırma, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself. Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world.&nbsp;One Planet One Health BY YOU. We offerThis is a visible position within the company, we offer opportunities where you can grow your expertise and have an end-to-end responsibility to drive "change" &amp; "growth. You will have a chance to experience 360 ways of working with multiple stakeholders. We develop talents and growth potential to enable strong career development for our employees. What’s next?Visit our website www.danone.com to discover more about us and to find out how you could be part of it all! <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3617915590" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp; &nbsp;Apply&nbsp; &nbsp;</a>

Career Opportunity: Senior Lawyer - Legal Affairs at Danone Türkiye

Multinet | Up, a technology services company, has
promoted <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tu%C4%9Fba-g%C3%BCldemir-ak%C4%B1n-334b0411" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(3, 102, 132);">Tuğba Güldemir Akın</a> to the role of Legal, Compliance &amp; Audit
Director. In this position, Akın will be responsible for overseeing legal and
compliance matters across the company's operations.Akın is a highly experienced legal counsel with a
strong background in both retail and fintech sectors. Prior to joining Multinet
| Up, she worked in the logistics, construction, and supply chain industries.
She has expertise in European Union Law, Contract Law, Logistics Law, Legal
Writing, Corporate Law, Litigation, and Enforcement Law. Akın holds an LL.M in
European Business Law from Lund University.With over four years of experience at Multinet | Up,
Akın has held various positions within the company, including Legal Affairs
Manager, Assistant Manager Legal, and most recently, Legal and Compliance Manager.
She has also served as Secretary General of Board of Directors since September
2022.What personal and professional
skills do you believe are most important for your role at Multinet
I Up? Can you discuss the role's challenges and
benefits? I think this question should be first
answered by making a brief distinction between working as an in-house lawyer
and working as an outside legal counsel.In recent years, and especially with the rise of digitalization,
the role of lawyers in corporate legal departments has shifted and updated. Therefore,
an in-house counsel needs to adopt a new set of skills that enable them to
serve as the company’s’ trusted advisor.We, as in-house legal counsels, are likely to work with a wide
range of people from different business units and varying levels in the
company’s hierarchy. That means we need to navigate different personalities,
backgrounds, and areas of expertise—such as human resources, engineers, accounting
and finance, sales and marketing departments, executives, and other attorneys
both internally and externally—as we try to figure out the best legal solution
for the company. And, because we are internal to the company, we are always on
call. Hence very strong communication skill is required since we generally form
close relationships with the stakeholders.You need to learn to be agile since work becomes more digital. Therefore,
an in-house counsel should expect their practice to combine technology and
business with the law. The legal function is now not only supposed to deliver
advice submitted to protect the company but also to find new ways to generate a
value-added service for the business. This requires lawyers to develop new
skill sets as the business evolves and so learning agility.The biggest reason why I like being an in-house
lawyer is to work with different departments and to synthesize their
perspectives with law. While working in a law firm, your duty and
responsibility ends with the completion of that job, but while working in a
company, you also have the responsibility to ensure that the processes are
organized in accordance with the operation of the company. That's why, as a
support department, it has been well said that in-house lawyers' perspective on
law and the way they apply the law differentiates, and so their
responsibilities as well as their influences are expanding.As a matter of fact, during the preparation
of a project, it is very important that you know the company culture,
strategies, and dynamics very well, and that you are in contact with all
relevant business teams and ensure that the necessary coordination is ensured
while constructing this. However, the attorney ship and the internal audit
functions are the professions that require independence; therefore, you need to
draw your boundaries very well when you are acting as an in-house and to remind
this to the executives when necessary.Having
a good network of people with the right information at the right time
differentiates an in-house in a positive way in her professional development
and career life. In this sense, collecting right people is one of the most
valuable thing that cannot be bought with one or another.At my current position, being in the
executive part, increases responsibility for sure but when you see the work
outputs it gives you more pleasure. Seeing that you started to approach the issues
not only with "Lawyer Hat” but through the eyes of the different departments
satisfies you both personally and professionally. Understanding the needs of
different departments and meeting them at the middle point when necessary and
your “solution-oriented” resulted with a value-added contribution is very
important to reach a satisfactory success as an in-house lawyer as well as
internal auditor.Lastly
it will be important to add that having a good knowledge of Legal English which
I think still rare in Turkey and following the latest regulations and
precedents as well as the practice is also very important."When I came to Multinet Up, I was very excited to work in
a department where I could transfer everything, I have learned so far. It
really did. Over time, my job description and responsibilities expanded, and
various departments such as Compliance and Internal Audit were added. For this
reason, I always had the opportunity to improve myself in Multinet Up and never
felt like repeating myself. I really consider myself lucky to work at
a company that always opens a playground for me, allows me to take initiative
when necessary, and contributes to my personal and professional development by
uploading new challenges every time.”

Multinet I Up Promotes Tuğba Güldemir Akın to Legal, Compliance & Audit Director

<a href="https://turkishlawblog.com/contributors/detail/kavlak-law-firm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(3, 102, 132);">Kavlak Law Firm</a> welcomes applications from associates with the following requirements and skills:<ul style="list-style-type: square;"><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Bachelor’s degree in law</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Istanbul Bar admission</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Labor and Social Security Law, Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law and preferably Intellectual Property Law</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Proficiency in English (TOEFL or IELTS certificate)</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">LL.M. degree and proficiency in a second language are preferred</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Advanced communication skills</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Organizational and time-management skills</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Ability to work autonomously as well as to participate and contribute to teamwork</li></ul>Since 2006, Kavlak Law Firm has been working with a client portfolio of local, international and multinational commercial and financial institutions. The main areas of Kavlak Law Firm practice include data protection law, corporate law, technology law and dispute resolution.Candidates can apply with their CVs and cover letter (if any) via the link below.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3600779441/?refId=AtKAoqUq2uVdiHAOxGxiPQ%3D%3D&amp;trackingId=AtKAoqUq2uVdiHAOxGxiPQ%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Apply</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kavlak is hiring for the Dispute Resolution Department

<a href="https://turkishlawblog.com/contributors/detail/gen-temizer-ozer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(3, 102, 132);">Gen &amp; Temizer I Özer</a> is delighted to announce that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kinstellar.com/our-team/detail/erdoan-omer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(3, 102, 132);">Ömer Erdoğan</a>&nbsp;has joined the Firm as Partner. His joining reinforces the Firm’s capabilities particularly their expertise in the real estate, infrastructure and energy sectors as well as project finance.Ömer&nbsp;has 18 years of experience advising multinational and local companies on their investments in Turkey and abroad.His banking and finance expertise covers a wide range of transactions in Turkey. He has led teams acting for both lenders and sponsors on trade finance, project and acquisition financings, banking regulatory, security documentation, and secured loans and syndications.Ömer’s broad experience also covers the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors, where he has represented local and international corporations with their projects both in and outside Turkey. In addition, he has significant real estate experience, having advised several multinational real estate development and hospitality companies on their complex residential and hotel development projects.Throughout his career, Ömer has been recognised by the main international legal directories Chambers and Legal 500 as one of the leading lawyers in his field in Turkey. In the most recent editions, clients praised him as their "preferred contact in the jurisdiction – he is knowledgeable, available for comment and very quick’’ (Legal 500). He is further described by Chambers Europe as&nbsp;“friendly, knowledgeable and always quick to respond,”&nbsp;with another client adding: “It is always a pleasure to work with him".Prior to joining Gen &amp; Temizer I Özer, Ömer gained experience as a lawyer and partner at Turkish and international law firms.Patrik Bolf,&nbsp;Kinstellar Managing Partner, comments: “Ömer&nbsp;has a proven track record handling complex transactions in Turkey and is well respected by his peers and clients.&nbsp;We're delighted that he's here to add even more strength to the outstanding team we have in Turkey and welcome him to Kinstellar.”

Gen Temizer Özer Strengthens its Team with the Appointment of Ömer Erdoğan as Partner

<a href="https://turkishlawblog.com/contributors/detail/ozay-law-firm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(3, 102, 132);">Özay Law Firm</a> is looking for new colleagues to join the team due to the need for lawyers arising from the firm’s operative compliance activities.Özay Law Firm welcomes applications from colleagues with the following qualifications.<ul style="list-style-type: square;"><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">At least four years of professional experience</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Enthusiasm to follow and share current legal developments in the field of IT law</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Experience in KVKK compliance projects and consultancy</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Sufficient English to provide legal advice</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">
Strong communication skills</li><li style="margin-left: 20px; text-align: justify; line-height: 2;">Aptitude for teamwork</li></ul>Özay Law Firm, primarily offer legal services to companies operating in retail, industry, construction, education, e-commerce, food, logistics, energy, pharmaceuticals, fast moving consumer goods, technology, human resources and banking sectors at national or international level, which services are available in foreign languages.The Firm’s main principle is to provide the clients with “concrete solution ideas” rather than citing the disputes in legal parlance.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3583428786/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(3, 102, 132);">Apply</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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