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Mr Erdem Atilla
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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