Gökçe Serez
Esin Attorney Partnership, Member Firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss VereinAdvising clients with a ‘high-level of expertise’, the team at Esin Attorney Partnership, Member Firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein is well versed in the full spectrum of compliance issues relating to collusive tendering, and counter-terrorism financing. Yalın Akmenek leads the team, utilising his extensive expertise in handling corporate investigation, collusive tendering, and M&A due diligence related mandates. The ‘exceptional’ Gökçe Serez is well known for her exceptional knowledge of matters involving compliance with international sanctions, criminal liability, and anti-money laundering issues, regularly advising clients on regulatory investigations, and third party due diligence and compliance.
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Testimonials
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‘Baker McKenzie's compliance team in Turkey is great. Their compliance team is by far the best team in the region. I especially admire their practicality, responsiveness and deep expertise. Would recommend to anyone!’
‘I worked closely with Gokçe Serez, who is an exceptional attorney and that helped in me in toughest times. Her expertise in trade sanctions and general compliance matters and programs is very deep and she comes up with very pragmatic solutions. I truly enjoy working with her and would seek her guidance in any compliance matter.’
‘The team is highly responsive and available. They are capable of providing to-the-point advice. They act with a high degree of responsibility and professionalism and provided their legal services accordingly.’
‘Gökçe Serez has an exquisite understanding of international sanctions, her guidance was easy to understand, detailed, and adjusted to our needs from beginning to end. Potential clients would appreciate her detail-oriented yet practical approach. Her experience in establishing compliance programs was valuable. She is eminently qualified and a go-to choice in her area of expertise. ’
‘Yalın Akmenek has a solid experience on risk assessment. His calm approach helps a lot during crises. His business minded perspective puts clients in line with reality. Gökçe Serez is a gem. She is fully equipped for most of the sub-practices of compliance. Her practice is devoted to the field. She is very knowledgeable not only in legal matters but also other fields that requires input. She is swift and confident.’
‘They have high-level of expertise and are able to understand specific dynamics of the sector in question. They analyse and advise with a wholistic approach, taking into account all laws and regulations that might be relevant to the case.’
‘Esin Attorney Partnership is fast, solution-oriented and always available. They treat our matters as if they were their own. They are all cooperative and we are happy to have them as our advisors.’
‘Yalin Akmenek and Gokce Serez were both very practical in their advice and helped a lot, informing us on what to do from a very practical perspective.’
Key clients
- Ethics and Repudiation Society (TEID)
- SOCAR
- Insider
Work highlights
- Advised a global construction company on the adoption of a comprehensive compliance program, and assisted the client with its communication with international creditors to obtain a temporary release of a suspension decision.
- Advised a global pharmaceutical company and its Turkish subsidiary regarding a corruption related internal investigation, and successfully provided a set of solutions and a full-scale compliance system against the operational dangers that the scope of the Turkish market may pose to protect the client's compliant and ethical business practice.
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Yalın Akmenek