Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Leading Turkish competition attorney Sahin Ardiyok joins Dentons in Istanbul, (Nov 21, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Asia Pacific | Dentons, LLP
One of Turkey’s leading competition attorneys, Sahin Ardiyok, has been appointed as partner to Dentons Europe Competition practice in Istanbul, the firm has announced. Joined by a team of five attorneys and three economists from Turkish consulting business ACTECON, Ardiyok will operate from Dentons’ local partnership firm Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki (BASEAK). The newly formed competition team is expected to strengthen Dentons’ presence in Istanbul.
Ardiyok is known in the market for his business-oriented approach and experience with challenging mergers and complex competition investigations before the Turkish Competition Authority. He represents the Turkish Republic at the International Chamber of Commerce Competition Commission and is a leading author on antitrust litigation in Turkey.
Ardiyok is also highly regarded for his expertise with public-private partnership (PPP) projects and enforcement activities, particularly in the energy, telecommunications, and life sciences sectors. He also teaches economic regulation, telecommunications, and energy law at the University of Istanbul, and frequently publishes articles regarding these industries.
“I am delighted to welcome Şahin and his team to Dentons,” Dariusz Oleszczuk, Chief Executive Officer of Dentons Europe, said. “As Turkey’s economy continues to grow, Istanbul is steadily becoming the pivotal location for firms doing business in the country and for those investing in the Middle East and the CIS countries. This growth is creating huge opportunities for the future, and with Şahin and his team on board, we now have one of the leading competition practices in Turkey to take advantage of these positive prospects.”
Dentons is a new full-service firm, created in March 2013 by the combination of international law firm Salans LLP, Canadian law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, and international law firm SNR Denton. The firm has more than 2,600 attorneys and professionals located in more than 75 offices, spanning 50 countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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