Mr Bahadir Balki > ACTECON > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
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Arnavutköy, Beşiktaş,
Turkey
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Mr Bahadir Balki
Work Department
Competition/Antitrust, International Trade & Customs, Regulations, Data Protection & Privacy
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Working in ACTECON since 2008. Partner since 2014 and managing partner since 2017.
Bahadir is known for his excellent work discipline together with his intriguing and effective defenses. He has been involved in virtually every significant cartel and abuse of dominance investigations launched by the Turkish Competition Authority concerning insurance, banking, iron&steel, automotive, car parts, cement, telecommunications, broadcasting rights, ro-ro transportation, FMCG, alcoholic beverages, media audit, port services etc. Clients have also benefited from Bahadir’s extensive experience in global merger cases, especially in Phase II procedures, in a variety of industries (i.e. eyewear and lenses, titanium dioxide, crop protection business, iron&steel, FMCG, ground handling, aviation, port management services, ro-ro transportation, cement, movie theatre). He is regarded as a pragmatic and client-focused advisor connected to the business facts.
Beyond successfully leading the leniency applications, Bahadir’s experience is above the rest in terms of leniency enforcement. He contributed to the creation of the first precedent in the Turkish competition law practice in which a leniency applicant still obtained the immunity even if the nature of the violation is not considered a hard-core cartel by the Turkish Competition Authority.
Languages
English
Memberships
Istanbul Bar Associaton, ABA
Education
Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, BA in Law, 2002-2006
Universitat des Saarlandes, EU Law Institute, LL.M. in EU Economy Law, 2007-2008
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Competition
(Leading individuals)‘ACTECON, with its extensive knowledge and experience in competition law, provides a very high-quality service‘ to domestic and multinational businesses across such sectors ranging from tech, energy and building materials to e-commerce, food and beverages. The group’s comprehensive service covers merger control filings, investigations, sector inquiries, litigation, compliance programs and negotiations with the Competition Authority. The practice is led by managing partners Bahadir Balki, an authority in global merger transactions and cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, and Fevzi Toksoy, an expert in merger notifications and customs issues. Other key figures include counsels Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, an international trade remedy specialist; economist Erdem Aktekin; Caner K. Cesit, a specialist in follow-on litigation; and Mustafa Ayna, who handles judicial reviews of administrative actions.
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