Pekin & Pekin

Corporate/M&A/Tax

Position: Senior Partner
Practice Areas: Corporate, M&A, Dispute Resolution, Taxation, Employment, Personal Data Protection.

Fırat mainly represents and advises international clients from different sectors; such as automotive, banking and finance, real estate, consumer products, online retailers, energy, infrastructure etc. in Corporate and M&A projects, civil disputes, tax disputes, tax inspections. The areas of his practice include corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution, tax law, labour law,  personal data protection . He has also participated and led mergers and spin-off transactions, and advised local and multinational holdings and group companies in their full restructuring projects.

Prior to joining Pekin & Pekin, Fırat worked for Ernst & Young, Ministry of National Defense, BDO Turkey and Istanbul Tax Office, respectively.

Fırat dual-qualifies as Attorney at Law and CPA (Certified Public Accountant) in Turkey. He is also recognized as a leading individual in taxation by legal 500 since 2015.

Turkish, English

International Fiscal Association,

Turkish Industry & Business Association (TÜSİAD) Tax Working Group,

Lex Mundi Tax Practice Group.

Istanbul University Social Sciences Institute (Ph.D. candidate 2011-2015)

Austin Community College (Professional Accounting Advanced Technical Certificate, Accounting, 2011)

Marmara University Social Sciences Institute (M.A. Fiscal Law 2006)

Marmara University Law School, (LL.B. 2002)