Ms Begüm Biçer İlikay > Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli Offices
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34394 ISTANBUL
Turkey
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Ms Begüm Biçer İlikay
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Ethics and Compliance
Position
Counsel
Begüm Biçer İlikay has strong experience in dispute resolution, compliance and investigations. Begüm represents domestic and international clients before the Turkish Courts, execution offices and other public authorities in a wide range of litigation matters, including commercial and corporate-related disputes, employment-related disputes, administrative lawsuits, enforcement lawsuits, criminal proceedings in relation to white-collar crimes as well as execution and bankruptcy proceedings. She also provides Turkish law advice in connection with disputes pending before foreign courts. In the past years, Begüm has been extensively involved in major intra company disputes arising from SPA and SHA provisions. She has vast experience in execution and bankruptcy proceedings as well as enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards.
Begüm is also experienced in advising on the compliance of clients’ business practices with local and international anti-corruption and anti-bribery regulations and conducting internal investigations. She was involved in several major investigation processes.
Among the Firm’s clients, she represents various leading multinational and domestic companies, such as Mitsubishi Corporation, Philip Morris Turkey, Coca Cola, Roxcel, Terumo Europe, Alsim Alarko, Hepsiburada, Vinmar Group, Odea Bank, ArcelorMittal RZK, Global Founders Capital, Turkven Private Equity and Huntsman.
Career
Begüm Biçer İlikay joined Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı in 2016. She became one of the Firm’s counsel in 2024.
She is a co-author of “The International Investigations Review,” Turkey Chapter, 10-12th editions, the Law Reviews (2020-2022) and “The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review,” Turkey Chapter, 5th-6th editions, the Law Reviews, (2016-2017)
Languages
English, French, Turkish
Education
Galatasaray University School of Law (LL.M., pending); Galatasaray University School of Law (LL.B., 2012)
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Dispute resolution
(Rising stars)The dispute resolution group at Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli is praised by sources for putting ‘client needs at the forefront of every decision’. The practice is well-positioned to advise domestic and international clients on a wide range of judicial and arbitral disputes. Led by sole disputes partner Okan Demirkan, whose energy and infrastructure expertise underpins an active arbitration practice, the group also draws on a deep pool of experienced counsel and associates. Of particular note are newly promoted counsel Begüm Biçer İlikay, who focuses on dispute resolution, compliance and investigations, and seasoned of counsel Okan Gündüz.