Elif Gökdağ Öner, LL.M.

Assisting and advising our firm in competition law; Att. Elif Gökdağ Öner has represented and defended many clients before the Turkish Competition Authority and Courts on numerous competition investigations and represented clients in merger control and exemption filings. Att. Elif Gökdağ Öner has extensive experience in automotive, steel, cement, energy, media, construction equipments, FMCG, tobacco, banking and finance industries. Att. Elif Gökdağ Öner advised leading blue chip automotive companies on all aspects of antitrust law and ensured their antitrust compliance on an extensive scale from dealer networks to HQ and prepared custom-made compliance manuals based on the specific industry dynamics. She advised clients on structuring of dealership organizations, drafted distribution, supply and dealership agreements in accordance with the international antitrust legal framework and negotiated these agreements with the clients’ distributors and international suppliers. She is also highly experienced in contract law and negotiation. Att. Elif Gökdağ Öner is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Law at Istanbul University. She achieved her LL.M. from Kings College London by completing her thesis under the supervision of Prof. Richard Whish.