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Ercument Erdem is the Founder and Senior Partner of Erdem & Erdem Law Office. He has more than 35 years of experience in international commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, corporate finance and arbitration. He serves international and national clients in a variety of industries including energy, construction, finance, retail, real estate, aerospace, healthcare and insurance.

Syndicated Loans and Arbitration Newsletter Articles
Syndicated Loans and Arbitration

Syndicated loans undoubtedly hold a significant position among global financing models. In 2023 alone, 3,655 syndicated loans were provided to companies in the US, with their total value reaching USD 2.4 trillion...

Arbitration 30.09.2024
Selection of Arbitrators Newsletter Articles
Selection of Arbitrators

One of the most important reasons for parties to choose arbitration is the opportunity to freely choose their arbitrators. This freedom granted to the parties also distinguishes arbitration from proceedings before state courts, where the parties are deprived of the power to determine the judges who will conduct the...

Arbitration 30.04.2024
Sustainability in Commercial Law and Liability of the Board of Directors Newsletter Articles
Sustainability in Commercial Law and Liability of the Board of Directors

Companies are undergoing a transformation and development in terms of their objectives nowadays. There is no doubt that the main purpose of companies is to generate profit. However, while achieving this goal, companies should not ignore their impact on the environment and society and should act responsibly...

ESG and Sustainability 30.11.2023
M&A Arbitration Newsletter Articles
M&A Arbitration

Mergers and Acquisitions (“M&A”) are restructuring of companies or assets through various types of financial transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions, purchase of assets, or management acquisitions. This Newsletter article covers M&A disputes being solved before arbitral tribunals.

Arbitration 28.02.2023
Hub and Spoke Cartel in Comparative Law Newsletter Articles
Hub and Spoke Cartel in Comparative Law

The hub and spoke cartel, which is a relatively new type of violation in terms of Turkish competition law, is defined as the indirect exchange of information between two independent undertakings which are horizontal competitors on the supplier or retailer level, through another undertaking...

Competition Law April 2022
Arbitration of Corporate Law Disputes: The Swiss Example, Lessons to be Learnt and Suggestions Newsletter Articles
Arbitration of Corporate Law Disputes: The Swiss Example, Lessons to be Learnt and Suggestions

Arbitration in corporate law contains controversial elements in many respects, especially the issue of arbitrability. Even in legal systems where these disputes are considered to be arbitrable, uncertainties remain on whether an arbitration clause can be included in the articles of...

Arbitration December 2021
The New Cartel Decision of the Competition Board Newsletter Articles
The New Cartel Decision of the Competition Board
Competition Law September 2020
The Recent Motor Vehicles Insurance Decision of the Competition Board Newsletter Articles
Price / Margin Squeeze Newsletter Articles
Price / Margin Squeeze
Competition Law November 2016
An Update from the ICC: The ICC Force Majeure and Hardship Clauses 2020 Newsletter Articles
Revision to International Commercial Terms: Incoterms® 2020 Newsletter Articles
Revision to International Commercial Terms: Incoterms® 2020

INCOTERMS are a set of rules introduced by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to explain the commercial terms that are widely used in international trade. The purpose of the Incoterms rules is to contribute to and facilitate the safe and swift conduct of international trade...

Commercial Law September 2019
Share Pledges in Limited Liability Companies Newsletter Articles
Share Pledges in Joint Stock Companies Newsletter Articles
Share Pledges in Joint Stock Companies
Commercial Law May 2018
Importance of ICC Model Contracts as Part of Soft Law Newsletter Articles
Important Principles regarding Dividends in Joint Stock Companies Newsletter Articles
Latest Amendments to the Turkish Commercial Code and the Law on Cheques Newsletter Articles
Termination Agreements For Agency And Distribution Contracts Newsletter Articles
Draft Bill On Swiss Corporate Law Reform Newsletter Articles
Leveraged Buyouts Within The Context Of Financial Assistance Ban Newsletter Articles
Joint Stock Companies’ Capacity Of Becoming A Surety Newsletter Articles
Termination Of A Limited Liability Company By Just Cause Newsletter Articles
Capital Reduction Within The Scope Of The Turkish Commercial Code Newsletter Articles
Termination Of A Joint Stock Company By Just Cause Newsletter Articles
New Lawsuits Regarding Mergers, Spin-Offs And Conversions Newsletter Articles
Trade Registry Regulation Newsletter Articles
Trade Registry Regulation
Commercial Law January 2013
Amendments Made in the New TCC with the Law No. 6335 Newsletter Articles
Innovations in The New Turkish Commercial Code Concerning Voting Rights Newsletter Articles
Dispute Resolution in the Digital Age Newsletter Articles
Dispute Resolution in the Digital Age

Arbitration has benifited from a great increase in the use of technology which has directly effected the conduct of proceedings. More particularly, with digitalization, the way that we conduct arbitration proceedings has been changed to reflect the current needs of parties, with an aim of increasing time...

Arbitration July 2021
Voluntary Document Production in Arbitration: Civil-Law Approach Newsletter Articles
Arbitrability of Corporate Law Disputes Newsletter Articles
Current Issues in Expedited Procedures in Arbitration Newsletter Articles
The Recent Philip Morris V. Uruguay Decision Newsletter Articles
Drafting Arbitration Agreements Newsletter Articles
Drafting Arbitration Agreements
Arbitration July 2015
Turkish Wealth Fund Newsletter Articles
Turkish Wealth Fund
Other February 2017

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