Gün + Partners

Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Designs, Anti-Counterfeiting, Data Protection and Privacy, Dispute Management

Managing Associate

Direnç Bada is a dual-qualified lawyer admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and an attorney in Türkiye.

He is a managing associate at Gün + Partners and has worked for the firm since 2014. Direnç has specialized in the firm’s dispute management, intellectual property, and data protection and privacy practices.

He represented clients in international commercial disputes before ICC and ISTAC. He has experience in civil and criminal IP litigation and advises clients on IP matters.

Direnç also advises multinational clients on international data transfers and localization requirements. He holds Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals since 2019.

English, Turkish

Istanbul Bar Association Law Society of England & Wales Better Justice Association, Board Member Istanbul Arbitration Association, Member International Association of Privacy Professionals, Member Stiftung Mercator, Fellow

2020, Istanbul Bilgi University Information Technology Law Master’s Program (with thesis) 2014, Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law