Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel plays a prominent role in cross-border disputes for multinational clients. Among these are complex bankruptcy proceedings and disputes between shareholders. Practice head Ali Osman Ak, who focuses predominantly on commercial disputes, labour law, and restructuring, leads a growing team that handles litigation and arbitration.

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Key clients

  • Axa Sigorta A.Ş.
  • BNP Paribas Cardif
  • Ca Technologies
  • MDS Ap Tech
  • Volvo Group
  • Akdeniz Turistik Tesisler A.Ş. (Club Méditerranée SA)
  • Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Company Limited
  • Telecoming SA
  • PSA International

Work highlights

  • Consumer law disputes regarding package tours for Akdeniz (Club Med). The majority of cases relate to disputes arising from the relationships with the customers who benefitted from package tour services.
  • Assisting Telecoming with 13 tax lawsuits filed against the Turkish tax authority for the cancellation of tax fines regarding transactions operated from Spain.
  • Advising Taiyuan in the scope of (i) a lawsuit initiated by Krom Maden—a mining company located in Turkey and with whom the client had a partnership—for the cancellation of an international arbitral award and of (ii) a lawsuit for the obtainment of the certificate to ensure the enforceability of that arbitral award.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ali Osman Ak