Former ELIG Gurkaynak Senior Associate Cigdem Gizem Okkaoglu has joined Gunay Erdogan Attorneys at Law as a Partner in Ankara.
According to Gunay Erdogan, Okkaoglu is an “engineer and a lawyer” and “currently deals with antitrust & regulations, corporate law, technology law, cybersecurity law, aerospace law, intellectual property law, investment law, international trade, sanctions, and export control.”
Prior to joining Gunay Erdogan, Okkaoglu spent over a year and a half with ELIG Gurkaynak Attorneys-at-Law as a Senior Associate and, earlier, almost a year with Dentons Turkey affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki. Before that, she spent almost five years with the Turkish Competition Authority as a competition expert and enforcement officer. Since 2023, she is also a Co-Founder of hukukteknolojisi.com, a platform aimed at building the legal tech ecosystem in Turkey.
“Cigdem Gizem Okkaoglu will be an invaluable addition to the team with her multi-disciplinary background and enriched perspective gained at a regulatory authority and also at BigLaw firms,” Gunay Erdogan announced.