Ecem Süsoy Uygun

Biography

Ecem Süsoy Uygun is a Managing Associate in the Competition and Compliance Department of Erdem & Erdem Law Office. She specializes in mergers and acquisitions, competition law, data law, and sustainability and energy regulation.

Süsoy advises domestic and international clients on cross-border transactions, antitrust and trade regulation matters in various industries. She assists clients with regard to merger control and exemption filings made before the Turkish Competition Authority and she further represents clients in all phases of the competition law investigations before the Competition Authority. Additionally, she assists companies in complying with data protection compliance programs.

She advises companies operating in the energy markets for their regulatory requirements, assists them in reviewing contracts, and helps them comply with competition law requirements. She is also listed as an arbitrator in the arbitrator list of Energy Disputes Arbitration Center.

In addition, she provides companies with a wide range of legal support in corporate structuring such as e-commerce, data protection regulations, and environmental, social, and governance systems, as well as in start-up investments and foundation establishment.

Süsoy completed her LL.M. degree in Freie Universitaet Berlin and received a law degree from Bilkent University. During her studies, she took legal courses at Cambridge University.

Service Areas

Competition and Antitrust

Field of law that regulates and protects competition in a free market economy.

Compliance

Ensures that corporate activities are in accordance with existing legislation.

ESG and Sustainability

ESG examines the impact and progress of a company's environmental, social, and governance practices.

IT Law and Artificial Intelligence

A field that regulates legal issues arising from the use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence.

Mergers and Acquisitions

The merger of two or more companies and the acquisition of one company by another.

Personal Data Protection

Based on personal rights and freedoms, it protects the privacy of personal information.

Start-ups and Equity Investments

Includes the activities of venture capital funded companies and their sponsors.

Representative Matters

Competition and Antitrust

Corporate Advisory

Mergers and Acquisitions

Compliance

Provided competition law consultancy on a regular basis to leading domestic and multinational firms operating in various industries such as automotive, glass, port services, logistics, financial services, information technologies, online retail, FMCG, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, iron-steel, fertilizers, chemicals, tourism and paper packaging.
Provided consultancy services to leading banks in Turkey in the preliminary inquiry and investigation processes of the Competition Board.
Provided support to leading energy companies in Turkey that provide electricity generation, distribution, and supply services as part of their competition compliance programs.
Represented a leading fast-food restaurant services provider in the investigation conducted by the Competition Board, and providing support within the scope of competition compliance programs.
Represented an undertaking operating in the second-hand vehicle buying and selling market in the investigation conducted by the Competition Board.
Represented a leading undertaking in the ticketing services and ticketing software market in the investigation conducted by the Competition Board.
Provided legal assistance to a leading technology company before Turkish and Dutch courts in the lawsuits with compensation claims.
Represented leading banks and financial technology companies in their merger filing notification before the Turkish Competition Authority.
Represented Şişecam and Şişecam Çevre Sistemleri before the Competition Authority and coordinated the commitment procedure.
Represented a major non-alcoholic beverages supplier in an investigation before the Competition Authority.
Represented a significant manufacturer of fertilizers in an investigation regarding anti-competitive information exchange and concerted practice before the Competition Authority.
Represented a hospital in an investigation before the Competition Authority.
Provided consultancy to a leading construction company in the preparation of the merger filing within the scope of the Taşucu Port tender.
Represented a leading tourism firm and its many subsidiaries in the investigation regarding cartel and concerted practice allegations before the Competition Authority.
Represented one of the biggest retail market chain in an investigation conducted by the Competition Authority.
Represented a client active in the financial and payment systems sector before the Competition Authority with regard to its various individual exemption, applications and providing daily competition law support.
Provided counselling in representation of the majority lenders before the Competition Authority in restructuring of OTAS, the Turkish telecommunication company, in one of the largest project finance deals in Turkey.
Assisted to the largest household glassware provider in Turkey with regard to designing a distribution system and preparing of the individual exemption filing that was made the Competition Authority.
Provided counselling to biggest stationery manufacturer in Turkey with regard to designing a distribution system and preparing of the exemption filing that was made the Turkish Competition Authority.
Assisted to the largest double-glazing provider in Turkey with regard to designing a franchise system and preparing of the exemption filing that was made the Turkish Competition Authority.

Advised start-up companies operating in digital markets for preparation of general corporate documentation and reviews of contract.
Advised one of the biggest electricity distribution and sales company in reviews of relevant contracts.
Providing consultancy on energy efficiency and energy performance contract modeling to a leading Turkish company operating in the energy market.
Provided legal support to leading domestic and foreign companies in their agency, distributorship and franchising contracts.
Advised a client in establishment of a foundation in Turkey.
Performed legal due diligence on behalf of domestic and international companies for the acquisition of the shares of the companies operating in cement, port, tourism and plastic pipe sector, ensured coordination with the foreign legal firms in the multijurisdictional transactions.
Conducted legal due diligence on behalf of a Turkish group company, for the privatization of Derince port and Kalamis Marina.

Assisted a Turkish group company in the acquisition of all shares of Socar Terminal and Petlim.
Assisted a Russian company in the acquisition of 100% shares of a Turkish company that is engaged in the production of GRP pipe systems.
Represented Paşabahçe in the acquisition of the assets (including machinery/land, factory, licenses etc) of the Pearl for Glass Manufacturing S.A.E. in Egypt.
Represented Camiş Ambalaj in spin off and sale of its corrugated cardboard manufacturing business to Dunapack Packaging, a member of Austria-based Prinzhorn Group.
Assisted a Turkish group company in the acquisition of all shares of Mota-Engil Logistica and Tertir Terminais de Portugal that amounts to 335 million.
Assisted a Turkish group company in the acquisition of all shares of Senerji A.Ş. and Düzce Enerji A.Ş.
Assisted a Turkish group company who is active in mining sector, in the acquisition of coal-mining assets in Colombia.
Acted as the supporting personnel for the restructuring of the financing of hydroelectric power plants in Turkey owned by a Turkish company.

Prepared data protection law compliance programs to companies operating in construction, banking, tobacco, glass, iron and steel industry and to non-governmental organisations.
Assisted companies operating in energy, IT, automotive, white goods, glass, online retail, FMCG, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, iron and steel industry to ensure compliance with competition compliance program.
Prepared and reviewed the sustainability policies of leading automotive, industrial, and energy companies in Turkey and providing consultancy services for compliance with relevant legislation.

Education

Freie Universitaet Berlin, LL.M. MBL

Bilkent University, Law Faculty

TED Ankara College Foundation Private High School

Publications

Reporting Obligation under the European Union Border Carbon Regulation Mechanism and Developments in Turkey, Energy Law Journal, Issue: 2024/1, July 2024
Data Law in Digital Energy Transformation: The EU Approach, Energy Law Journal, Issue: 2023/2, December 2023
New Era in E-Commerce: What the Amendments in the E-Commerce Law Bring?, Platin Magazine, November 2023
Competition Board's Approach to Energy Performance Contracts in Light of the Enerjisa/Galatasaray Decision, Energy Law Journal, Issue: 2023/1, June 2023
Turkey’s Energy Sector Legal Status Report 2020, Energy Law Research Institute, November 2021
New Horizons in Competition Law; Federal German Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) Facebook Case (Mert Karamustafaoğlu, Ecem Süsoy Uygun), Istanbul Bilgi University Competition Law Seminars 2020, On İki Levha Yayıncılık, March 2021
How Effective Are The Turnover-Based Thresholds Under the European Union Merger Regulation In the Merger Control Regime? Competition Journal, December 2018/70

A New Breath of Fresh Air for Competition Investigations from the Constitutional Court

Competition Law

Adapting Bilateral Agreements based on Natural Gas in the Electricity Market

Law of Obligations

Amendments Introduced to the Law on Regulation of Internet Publications

IT Law and Artificial Intelligence

Amendments to the Judicial System by Law No. 6545

Law of Civil Procedure

Amendments to the Labor Law by Law No. 6552

Labor Law

Changes Brought to the Energy Market through Law Numbered 7257

Energy Law