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Mrs Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumuş
Work Department
Data Protection and Privacy
Corporate and M&A
Life Sciences
Competition
Technology, Media and Telecom
Position
Partner
Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumuş has been with the firm since 2007 and became a partner in 2021. Her practice focuses on data protection and privacy, corporate and M&A, life sciences, and competition.
Begüm deals with all aspects of data protection and privacy, including supervising and conducting data privacy compliance projects, advising multinational clients in their activities on a day to day basis as well as in their specific projects. She has sector specific knowledge in regulated sectors and advises clients on newly developed devices/apps to ensure compliance. Begüm advises clients on international data transfer of personal data and represents clients before the Turkish DPA. She assists clients in data breach notifications and investigations, provides appeal strategies to object to Turkish DPA decisions rendered against our clients. Begüm represents multinational companies operating in various industries including pharmaceutical, medical device, telecoms, banking and automotive industry. She holds Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E) designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals and she is one of the former co-chairs of IAPP Knowledgenet Istanbul Chapter, and founding member of Data Protection Association in Istanbul.
Begüm led several M&A projects including due diligence processes and assisted various local and foreign companies during incorporation of their partnership in special projects which also include transfer of technology, know-how and thus needs protection in this respect. She drafted and negotiated several joint-venture agreements, shareholders agreement, share pledge and voting agreements. In addition to her corporate law expertise, she has experience in competition law related matters and provides full service to clients in their corporate law related matters. Apart from providing consultancy services and trainings, she is also representing clients before the TCA about notifications and investigations.
Having wide range of experience in pharmaceutical and medical device industry, Begum advised and represented several multinational pharmaceutical and medical device companies on their commercial deals and needs, including advising on their new investments in Turkey, marketing authorization and asset transfers, corporate restructuring projects, negotiating distributorship agreements and termination of these agreements, and advising on localisation projects.
Languages
English, Turkish
Memberships
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Former KnowledgeNet Co-chair
International Technology Law Association (ITECHLAW), Data Protection Committee
EuroCloud, Cloud Privacy Check
Istanbul Bar Association
Education
Bournemouth University, International Commercial Law, UK (LL.M. 2007)
İstanbul University, Faculty of Law, Istanbul (LL.B. 2005)
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Competition
The life sciences sector is the standout strength of Gün + Partners‘ competition practice, where Özge Atılgan Karakulak and 2021 partner promotion Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumus co-lead matters. The department assists its clients with industry investigations and merger control filings, as well as a host of issues at the intersection of regulatory and competition law.
Turkey > Compliance
Gün + Partners fields a business crimes and anti-corruption practice which is a reliable choice for assistance with investigations in a variety of regulated sectors. The client base primarily features multinationals with operations in Turkey who instruct the team when regulatory bodies start investigations, but also on day-to-day compliance and registration with the relevant authority. Four lawyers jointly coordinate the department: Beril Yayla Sapan, who became a partner in October 2021, has employment law expertise and regularly advises on white collar crime, compliance, and legal audits; Barıs Kalaycı is an experienced business crime and anti-corruption expert; Özge Atılgan Karakulak leverages her IP litigation expertise and extensive knowledge of life science sectors in advises on regulatory matters for clients in that sector; and 2021 partner appointment Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumuş focuses on data protection matters. Former practice co-head Filiz Toprak Esin departed to set up her own firm in May 2022.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Both Görkem Bilgin and Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumus were raised to the partnership at Gün + Partners in October 2021 and now co-lead the firm’s corporate and M&A group, following the departure of Filiz Toprak Esin. The firm’s strengths lie in some of the country’s most heavily regulated sectors, including pharmaceuticals, life sciences and automotives. Senior associate Yalçın Umut Talay supports on the full range of instructions.
Turkey > IT and telecoms
(Next Generation Partners)The TMT practice at Gün + Partners covers the full spectrum of matters relating to e-commerce, technology, social platforms, music, cinema, advertising, media and entertainment. The team is well-versed in all disciplines from industry regulations and compliance to data protection, privacy and transaction services. Practice head Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumuş regularly advises telecoms companies on regulatory issues and the transfer of personal data. Senior associate Yalçın Umut Talay provides additional support.
Lawyer Rankings
- Compliance Turkey
- Next Generation Partners Turkey > IT and telecoms
- IT and telecoms Turkey
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Turkey
- Competition Turkey