Gedik & Eraksoy

Partner, Banking & Finance & Capital Markets

Umut is a Partner and practises all aspects of banking and finance and capital markets work.

Umut has five years of experience working for Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) and has extensive personal experience of advising many national and international financing institutions, including but not limited to banks, in connection with their day-to-day business operations, business planning, regulatory advice in all aspects.

Key expertise Banking and Finance Capital Markets Financial Services Regulation Islamic Finance Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Projects Restructuring

CAREER HISTORY

Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Avukatlık Ortaklığı, Istanbul, Turkey (2006-2012, Senior Associate since 2009)

Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, Ankara (2001-2006, Banking Expert)

Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (1999-2001, Legal Counsel)

Reisoğlu-Ensari-Kuntalp Ortak Avukatlık (1998, Trainee)

Turkish (native)- English (Fluent)

BAR ADMISSION

Admitted to the Patent Bar as a patent attorney, January 2001 (not registered)

Admitted to Istanbul Bar (2008)

Admitted to Ankara Bar (1998)

Northwestern Law School, Chicago., U.S.A. (2005, LL.M.)

Ankara University, Faculty of Law, Ankara, Turkey (1997, LL.B.)