Mr Erdem Atilla > Pekin & Pekin > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Pekin & Pekin
LAMARTINE CADDESI NO 10
TAKSIM
34437 ISTANBUL
Turkey

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Position: Senior Partner
Practice Areas: Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Law, Corporate Law,  Labour & Employment Law

Career

Following his graduation from Galatasaray University Faculty of Law, Erdem joined Pekin & Pekin in 2009 and as the Team Leader of the Dispute Resolution team, is currently the most senior member of the Firm.

Erdem, as a Senior Partner leading the Dispute Resolution team, has been involved in a wide range of lawsuits including commercial disputes, employment disputes, criminal proceedings, administrative disputes, execution and bankruptcy proceedings, debt collection proceedings, compensation lawsuits, consumer disputes, disputes arising from contracts having an international aspect as well as contracts subject to Turkish Law.

The clients that Erdem advises and represents are both international and local clients from a wide range of sectors including Automotive, Banking & Finance, Consumer Products & Retail, Energy & Natural Resources, Hospitality & Leisure, Industrial Manufacturing & Service Industries, Infrastructure, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Biotechnology, Real Estate & Construction, Telecommunications, Media & Technology, Transportation, Logistics & Defense.

With more than ten years of court litigation experience, in 2020, Advisory Excellence awarded Erdem as their “exclusively recommended commercial litigation expert in Turkey”.

He is a Lycée Saint-Joseph graduate and is fluent in English and French.

Languages

Turkish, French, English

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association (2010)

Education

Galatasaray University Faculty of Law (LL.B. 2009)

Galatasaray University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (2004-2005) 

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Dispute resolution

Pekin & Pekin houses a robust dispute resolution practice that acts for a mix of domestic and multinational clients in judicial, arbitral and mediation proceedings. The five-lawyer strong group is well versed across a wide scope of matters, including commercial disputes, administrative law issues, employment litigation and contentious IP cases. Senior partner Erdem Atilla steers the team, with support from senior associate Idil Kocaman.

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