Mr Arpat Şenocak > Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak
Büyükdere Caddesi 175
Ferko Signature
Sisli, Istanbul 34394
Turkey

Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions /Corporate - Insurance

Position

Arpat Senocak is a partner of Gide and of its correspondent firm in Turkey, Özdirekcan Dündar Senocak Ak. He specialises in merger & acquisition transactions and in the structuring of investments. Arpat has been advising Turkish and international investors for close to 20 years in various business areas, with a specific focus on regulated sectors such as financial services (banking, insurance) and energy (oil & gas, renewable energy). He gained significant experience in the handling of multijurisdictional transactions during his secondment at Gide’s Paris M&A department, during which he advised on a number of cross-border transactions. In this context, Arpat also regularly assists Turkish clients in the scope of their outbound investments and M&A transactions abroad.

Admitted to the Neuchâtel (Switzerland) Bar in 2003 and to the Istanbul (Turkey) Bar in 2008, he is a graduate from the Neuchâtel University Law School and holds an equivalency degree from the Istanbul University Law School. Arpat is the Chairman of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey.

Languages

English, French and Turkish

Memberships

Arpat Şenocak is the Chairman of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey.

Education

Admitted to the Neuchâtel (Switzerland) Bar in 2003 and to the Istanbul (Turkey) Bar in 2008, Arpat is a graduate from the Neuchâtel University Law School and holds an equivalency degree from the Istanbul University Law School.

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak is the affiliate firm in Turkey of Gide Loyrette Nouel and leverages this relationship in cross-border transactions involving Turkish law. Bülent Özdirekcan and Arpat Şenocak co-lead a team admired for its ‘diligent and practical approach‘ and ‘high level of collaboration‘. Associate Pınar Veziroğlu Dilek is involved across all matters.

Turkey > Competition

Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak fields ‘a very dynamic team with an excellent background in the subject‘ for competition law. The practice assists with transactional matters involving complex competition law implications, compliance training, and investigations by the TCA in a variety of sectors; the automotive and dairy industries being recent areas of activity. Arpat Şenocak heads the team and has expertise on the M&A side of things. Senior associate İklim Gülsün Aytekin concentrates her practice in competition law and comes highly praised by the firm’s clients.

Turkey > Insurance

(Leading individuals)

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Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak focuses on transactional insurance matters, regulatory frameworks, related disputes, privitisations, distribution models, product structuring, claim settlement, regulatory filings and compliance. Practice head Arpat Şenocak  advises a number of high profile clients such as BNP Paribas Cardif, Groupama and Helvetia; he is experienced in structuring of distribution schemes, drafting of related agreements and compliance matters.

Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets

Banking matters are the focus of Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak‘s department, drawing on the international network of its affiliate firm Gide to forge relationships with local and foreign banks, and international financial institutions. Regulatory advice, cross-border financing and aircraft financing were all features of the practice group’s work in 2022. The main contacts are Arpat Senocak and Bülent Özdirekcan, who co-lead the team, and client-recommended associate Mehmet Kösoğlu.

Turkey > Foreign firms

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is recognised by international investors as a leading firm in Turkey with experience across multiple areas of the law. The practice is well-versed in compliance, IP, dispute resolution, employment and insurance matters and has strong cross-border capabilities with tax and international arbitration work, in addition to inbound and outbound investments. The firm is jointly led with Bülent Özdirekcan, Arpat Şenocak, Ali Osman Ak and Esra Dündar Loiseau  doing restructuring, regulatory, employment and IP work respectively.