Gülsen Engin > Çakmak Attorney Partnership > Ankara, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
Çakmak Attorney Partnership Offices
PIYADE SOKAK, PORTAKAL ÇIÇEGI APT NO. 18
C BLOK, KAT 3
ÇANKAYA, ANKARA
06550
Turkey
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Gülsen Engin
Work Department
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Employment and Data Protection
Position
Gülşen primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions and corporate law matters. She has substantial experience in advising sellers, private equity clients and strategic buyers on complex cross-border and local transactions in a wide range of sectors such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, telecommunications and information technologies. She has also been involved in the capital and business restructuring of Turkish companies, as well as the drafting and negotiation of shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements and share purchase agreements in high profile transactions. She regularly assists clients in data protection, compliance and complex employment law matters; and advises some of the major players in the payments systems sector.
Career
Gülşen joined Çakmak in 2013 and became Partner in 2022.
Languages
Turkish and English
Memberships
Ankara Bar Association, Turkey, 2011
Turkish Bar Associations Union, 2011
Education
Ankara University, Faculty of Law, LL.B. 2010
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Employment
At Çakmak Attorney Partnership, Mesut Çakmak, Zeynep Çakmak, Gülsen Engin and Elif Demiröz lead the employment law team, which is known for being ‘collaborative and open to interaction’. In relation to disputes in particular, newly appointed practice head Demiröz is a standout member of the team. As well as local companies, the group counts international embassies as clients, often providing regulatory advice in line with both Turkish law and the law of the country in which the embassy is based.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Next Generation Partners)The Istanbul and Ankara-based corporate practice at Çakmak Attorney Partnership leverages the bench strength of its team to advise domestic and foreign businesses across the automotive, financial services, construction, engineering, telecoms, energy, and oil and gas sectors. The team’s full service covers matters ranging from structuring and joint ventures to corporate governance and cross-border M&A. The group is led by practice area expert Zeynep Çakmak; Naz Bandik Hatipoğlu, a specialist in energy, mining and infrastructure matters; and Gülsen Engin, who has particular expertise in corporate governance matters. Partner Gökhan Okan joined the firm from Verdi Hukuk Bürosu in February 2023.
Turkey > Compliance
Çakmak Attorney Partnership‘s practice is known for its strong focus on the energy, banking, and payment sectors, in addition to its broad knowledge of data privacy regulation. Mustafa Durakoğlu and Gülsen Engin co-lead the team from Istanbul and Ankara respectively. Durakoğlu is particularly adept at handling regulatory issues relating to anti-mondey laundering, payment services, and banking, while Engin is noted for her expertise in internal investigations and risk management. Simge Esendal is a key name for payment service clients, often assisting with the implementation of asset freezing decisions, and the prevention of terrorism financing.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Turkey
- Compliance Turkey
- Employment Turkey