Ms Özge Atılgan Karakulak > Gün + Partners > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

With a strong team that handles all aspects of the IP process, Gün + Partners continues to prove itself as a go-to firm for clients seeking advice on trade marks, designs, copyright, IP prosecution, anti-counterfeiting, and patents. Mehmet Gün has over three decades of experience in the IP landscape. He leads the team alongside Uğur Aktekin, Bariş Kalayci, and Özge Atılgan Karakulak. Their combined experience spans from IP litigation and anti-piracy cases to patent infringements and unfair competition matters. Other prominent members of the team include Selin Sinem Erciyas, Hande Hançar, and Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın. In particular, Erciyas frequently handles the IP portfolios of pharmaceutical and technology companies.

The competition group at Gün + Partners advises a client base of corporates at the national and international levels spanning sectors ranging from pharmaceuticals, biotech and insurance to renewables, beverages, retail and aerospace. The practice is headed by Özge Atılgan Karakulak and Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumus, who bring experience to representing clients before the Competition Authority in response to investigations and filings.

Assisting a diverse and lucrative client base across a wide variety of sectors, Gün + Partners maintains its stellar reputation for handling the implementation and audit of compliance structures. The team is jointly led by Barış Kalaycı, the ‘amazing‘ Özge Atılgan Karakulak, Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumus, Beril Yayla Sapan. Kalaycı is known for his extensive knowledge of anti-corruption cases, while Karakulak leads on the life sciences side. Okumuş frequently appears before regulatory authorities in a variety of sectors, including telecoms and automotives, and Sapan has ample knowledge of white collar crime related mandates, and legal audits.