Lawyers Bulut Girgin

Bulut Girgin

Bulut Girgin

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Bulut Girgin has over 10 years of experience in competition law, regulated industries and compliance. He has advised clients in diverse sectors including telecommunications, FMCG, automotive, construction, media and technology. Bulut has represented various multinational and national companies before the Turkish Competition Board, administrative courts and the Council of State regarding cartel and abuse of dominance investigations and has filed numerous M&A and negative clearance filings with the Turkish Competition Authority. He has also conducted, as both as an in-house lawyer and outside counsel, several comprehensive compliance programs on competition law, anti-corruption matters and internal investigations.


Practice Areas & Work Department

Competition


Languages

Turkish

English

German


Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association


Education

2015, King's College London, LL.M., Competition Law, Recipient of Chevening Scholarship from the UK Government

2009, Bilkent University, LL.M. (Law and Economics)

2008, Baskent University, LL.B.

Two-minute Recap of Turkish Competition Law Developments - October 2024

Turkish automobile player Tofaş is gearing up to acquire Stellantis’ distribution business in Türkiye for EUR 400 million. On 24 October the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced that commitments submitted by the applicants are insufficient to remedy its concerns and subsequently initiated a phase II review.

07.11.2024

Two-minute Recap of Competition Law Matters Around the Globe - October 2024

As Margrethe Vestager’s term as European Union Commissioner for Competition ends, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has hinted at important developments for European competition policy. In her mission letter to Teresa Ribera Rodriguez ...

05.11.2024

Two-minute Recap of Turkish Competition Law Developments - September 2024

The Competition Board (“Board”) initiated an investigation against Nestle for alleged resale price maintenance and active/passive sales restrictions. Nestle was willing to submit a commitment for active/passive sales restrictions but stated that it would not settle for the resale price maintenance allegations.

08.10.2024

Two-minute Recap of Competition Law Matters Around the Globe - September 2024

The Court of Justice of the EU has upheld a EUR 2.4 billion fine imposed on Google by the European Commission for favouring its comparison shopping service Google Shopping.

03.10.2024

The Competition Authority’s Draft Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets Submitted for Public Opinion

On September 16, 2024, the Turkish Competition Authority published the Draft Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets on its website.

30.09.2024

Rekabet Kurumu, İş Gücü Piyasalarındaki Rekabet İhlallerine Yönelik Kılavuz Taslağı’nı Kamuoyu Görüşüne Sundu

16 Eylül 2024 tarihinde, Rekabet Kurumu, İş Gücü Piyasalarındaki Rekabet İhlallerine Yönelik Kılavuz Taslağı’nı kamuoyu ile internet sitesi üzerinden paylaştı. Kurum, Taslak Kılavuz ile iş gücü piyasası ve 4054 sayılı Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun arasındaki ilişki hakkında kamuoyunu ve teşebbüsleri bilgilendirmeyi amaçlıyor.

19.09.2024

Two-minute Recap of Turkish Competition Law Developments - August 2024

Turkish Competition Authority publishes annual activity report » 145 investigations were launched in 2023, 117 of which were full-fledged investigations while 28 were preliminary investigations.

10.09.2024

Two-minute Recap of Competition Law Matters Around the Globe - August 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is reportedly exploring a range of potential remedies for Google’s anti-competitive practices, including a potential break-up, following a recent court ruling that found the company to be abusing its dominance in search and text advertising.

09.09.2024
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