Ms Neyzar Ünübol > Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli Offices
SAGLAM FIKIR SOKAK, KELEBEK CIKMAZI NO 5
ESENTEPE
34394 ISTANBUL
Turkey
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Ms Neyzar Ünübol
Work Department
Competition Law
Position
Competition Law Counsel
Neyzar Ünübol leads the Firm’s competition law practice, providing services in all aspects of competition law, such as cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, individual exemption applications, M&As, joint ventures and design and application of merger remedies. She also designs and implements specialized competition law compliance programs for various multinational and local companies and delivers competition law training that is tailored to clients’ needs and the characteristics of the sector in which they operate. She represents various sector-leading clients and private equity funds, such as Gratis, Hedef Filo, QTerminals, Upfield, Ocean Network Express, HDI Insurance, ORIX Corporation, Vinmar Group, Cheplapharm Arzneimittel, team.blue, Turkven Private Equity and Mediterra Capital.
Career
Neyzar had almost 12 years of experience in the TCA as a competition expert prior to joining Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı. She first worked as a Competition Specialist and then as a Chief Competition Expert for over ten years. Neyzar joined KDK in 2019 as Competition Law Counsel.
She has had strategic involvement in the preparation process of various secondary legislations on Competition Law and contributed to in-service training and certificate internship programs organized by the TCA. She has participated in many international and national conferences and workshops representing the TCA, such as OECD roundtables, ICN workshops and UNCTAD meetings.
She is the author of “Interlocking Directorates under European Union Competition Law,” Competition Journal, Vol. 20 Issue 1 (2019), “Competition in Food Retailing and Implications for Consumers” 3. Consumer Law Conference, Institute for Consumer Law, Aristo Publishing, pp. 225-234 (2014), “Role of Competition in Public Procurement Markets: Protection of Competition and Competition Advocacy,” (Turkish Competition Authority Expertise Thesis, 2012) as well as the co-author of “Settlement: A Journey to Uncertainty,” Competition Journal, Vol. 16 Issue 4 (2015).
Languages
English, Turkish
Memberships
UCL Alumni Association; METU Alumni Association; Association of Competition Experts; International Competition Network (Non-Governmental Advisor for Turkish Competition Authority).
Education
University College London, Master of Laws in Competition Law (2015); Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration (LL.B., 2007).
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Competition
(Rising stars)The team at Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli brings experience to advising insurers and domestic and multinational business on merger filings, Competition Authority investigations and competition audit and compliance programs. The firm’s client roster spans such sectors as e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, beverages, energy, mining, retail and shipping. The practice is led by Umut Kolcuoğlu and counsel Neyzar Ünübol, who utilises 12 years of experience working at the TCA, which included handling negative clearance applications and merger cases. Also of note is Ali Tunçsav, who was promoted to senior associate in July 2023.
Turkey > Compliance
The team of ‘dedicated professionals’ at Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli maintains its strong reputation for assisting clients with the creation of crisis management plans, and follow-up actions, with particular emphasis on interactions with regulators. The group is also known for advising on internal investigations and compliance with employment and insurance regulations within Turkey. Practice head Okan Demirkan is a ‘skilled negotiator’ known for his vast expertise in the conduction of anti-bribery and anti-corruption investigations, whilst co-head Maral Minasyan is particularly adept at handling data privacy related compliance issues, such as the structuring of personal data management systems. Ali Tunçsav frequently acts for clients in antitrust investigations, and Neyzar Ünübol leads the firm’s competition practice, regularly assisting domestic and global companies with competition compliance programmes.