Esin Attorney Partnership, a Member Firm of Baker McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein
‘Very knowledgable and skilled in the field’, the team at Esin Attorney Partnership, a Member Firm of Baker McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein advise household name multinationals across sectors ranging from food and beverages, healthcare and life sciences to gaming, chemicals and consumer goods, involved merger control filings, investigations and competition disputes. The group is led by seasoned litigator Hakan Özgökçen, who brings expertise to merger notifications, cartel investigations and leniency applications; and Sinan Diniz, who, in addition to advising clients on day-to day competition matters, utilises his experience representing multinational and local companies before the Turkish Competition Authority. Other notes figures include senior associates Esen Ergül and Ceren Seymenoğlu.
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‘The team is composed of experts, including previous members of the Competition Authority. Very knowledgable and skilled in the field.’
‘Sinan Diniz is very responsive and hard-working.’
‘The team is always reachable, including at partner level, and provides to-the-point advice supported by examples from practice. Their transactional experience gives them a unique position in the market.’
‘They are very capable for multi-jurisdictional projects. A good system providing fast access to basic information on over a hundred jurisdictions.'
‘Ceren Seymenoğlu is a well-organised professional. Good cooperation skills. ’
‘Clear, practical advice that is plainly based on a deep understanding of how competition law is applied in Turkey.’
‘The competition practice team of Esin Attorney Partnership is very competent, accomplished, attentive and prudent. They pay very close attention to every single detail in their evaluations and provide very elaborative comprehensive assessments.'
‘Hakan Özgökçen is an excellent lawyer with impeccable competition law knowledge and practice. He has extensive knowledge on the market and the legal issuing surrounding it, has broad understanding of legal matters.'
Key clients
- Pepsi Cola Servis ve Dağıtım Ltd. Şti. and Frito Lay Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Sysmex Turkey Diagnostik Sistemleri Limited Şirketi
- SSR Mining Inc.
- Playtika Holding Corp.
- Platinum Equity Group
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation
- Ak Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.
- Peak Oyun Yazılım ve Pazarlama A.Ş.
- Unilever Sanayi ve Ticaret Türk A.Ş.
- Silver Lake Group LLC
- Türk Philips Ticaret A.Ş.
- Acıbadem Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- SK Geo Centric Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised Peak Games before the Turkish Competition Authority for an investigation concerning allegations regarding non-poaching agreements in the Turkish labour market.
- Advised Philips Turkey before the Turkish Competition Authority in relation to the pre-investigation initiated based on a complaint alleging that Philips Turkey abused its dominant position through refusing to deal in the market for medical imaging ancillary equipment and systems.
- Advised Platinum Equity on the acquisition of sole control of Diversey for an all-cash transaction with a value of $4.6bn, which required multi-jurisdictional merger filings.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Hakan Özgökçen, Sinan Diniz