AYÇA GÜNTÜLÜ ALKAN ÖZDEMİR
Istanbul
Summary
Proactive legal professional with a strong focus on solutions and team management. Demonstrated ability to facilitate effective communication and collaboration within teams. Proven track record of delivering results in high-pressure environments. Expertise in navigating complex legal challenges and providing strategic guidance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Head of Legal & Ethics Officer
Air Liquide Türkiye
Istanbul
2024.08 - Current
- Managed all legal and compliance matters, advising leadership on strategic risks.
- Ensured compliance with local and global regulations, including competition and HSEQ laws.
- Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts, improving risk allocation and efficiency.
- Led litigation and dispute resolution, minimizing financial and reputational exposure.
- Supported cross-border operations and corporate governance initiatives.
- Implemented data protection (KVKK/GDPR) and compliance training programs.
- Partnered with business units to enable growth while maintaining legal integrity.
- Highlight your accomplishments, using numbers if possible.
Head of Legal & Ethics Officer
Bemka Energy A.Ş.
İstanbul
2022.10 - 2024.08
- Responsible for carrying out commercial contract negotiations by presenting the company
- Checking the final versions of commercial contracts and/or composing commercial contracts
- Providing daily legal consultancy to the related business scope
- Composing resolutions for legal disputes
- Ensuring compliance with the Laws and company's policies and procedures
- Leading our legal team to set the operations and procedures compliant with regulations
- Providing comprehensive legal assessment and policy recommendation on ongoing legislative and administrative rules
- Ensuring that legal proceedings are ongoing right, efficient and target oriented
- Reporting the whole feedback directly to our CEO
Senior Lawyer
BEMKA Enerji A.Ş.
Istanbul
2018.11 - 2026.05
- Responsible for carrying out commercial contract negotiations by presenting the company, checking the final versions of commercial contracts and/or composing commercial contracts, providing daily legal consultancy to the related business scope, composing resolutions for legal disputes, ensuring compliance with the Laws and company's policies and procedures such as leading our legal team to set the operations and procedures are compliant with regulations, providing comprehensive legal assessment and policy recommendation on ongoing, legislature and administrative rules, ensuring about the legal proceedings are ongoing right, efficient and oriented and finally reporting the whole feedback directly to our CEO.
Junior Lawyer
Ozgun Law Firm
Istanbul
2018.03 - 2018.11
- Responsible for attending international dispute resolution meetings, counseling on every kind of commercial contracts, carrying out the legal procedures.
Junior Lawyer
Competition Law & Research Center
Istanbul
2016.03 - 2018.03
- Responsible for consulting on cases on the basis of Competition Law, reporting my opinion on literature to the clients when needed, carrying out law conferences and giving lectures on Competition Law, speaking at legal seminars and conferences at Competition Law and Policy Research Center.
Legal Intern
Linklaters LLP
Paris
2015.01 - 2015.02
- Internship
Legal Intern
Egemenoğlu Hukuk Bürosu
Istanbul
2014.01 - 2015.01
- Compulsory legal internship
Legal Intern
Allen & Overy Paris
Paris
2014.01 - 2014.12
- Internship
Legal Intern
Saban Sisa Pekkan Hukuk Bürosu
Istanbul
2014.02 - 2014.05
- Compulsory legal internship
Education
Master's of Law (LL.M) - International Business Law LL.M.
Pantheon Assas University Paris (Paris II)
Paris 2014.10 - 2015.07
Master's of Law (LL.M) - Economics Law LL.M.
Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul 2016.09 - 2018.01
Bachelor's Degree - Law
Bahçeşehir University
Istanbul 2010.09 - 2014.01
Skills
- Teamwork
- Problem-Solving
- Leadership
- Legal Compliance
- Commercial Law
- Competition Law
- Personal Data Protection
- Legal Analysis
- Leadership excellence
- Disciplinary action execution
- Advanced data analysis
- Financial budgeting
- Contract negotiation
- Report-writing
LANGUAGES
English
Proficient (C2)
French
Elementary
PUBLICATIONS
- 1. Motorlu Taşıtlar Sektöründe Yedek Parçaların Tasarım Hakkının Korunması, Prof. Dr. Ali Necip Ortan’a Armağan, C.2, Legal Yayıncılık / 2020
- 2. Protection of the Right to Design of Spare Parts in the Motor Vehicles Sector / Prof. Dr. Ali Necip Ortan’a Armağan / C.2 / Legal Publishment / 2019
- 3. Rekabet Hukukunda Motorlu Taşıtlar Grup Muafiyeti / Competition Law Group Exemptions Within Motor Vehicles Sector / Seçkin Publishment / 2018
- 4. 2017/3 Sayılı Motorlu Taşıtlar Sektörü Dikey Anlaşmalara İlişkin Grup Muafiyet Tebliği İncelemesi / 2018
- 5. Haksız Fiil Sorumluluğunda Zamanaşımı, Kazancı Hakemli Hukuk Dergisi / 2016
- 6. Pantheon Assas University - Paris II - Sorbonne Universites / International Business Law LL.M Program / dissertation / Examination of The Limits of Mergers and Acquisitions Based on a Theoretical Case of Megafruit and the Case of Pharmacia & Upjohn and Monsanto to Create “Pharmacia Corporation” under the Regulations of European Union Competition Law/ 2015
- 7. Motorlu Araç Sektöründeki Dikey Anlaşma ve Uyumlu Eylemlere İlişkin Grup Muafiyetleri 1400/2 sayılı AB Hukuku ve 2005/4 sayılı Aynı Konulu Türk Hukuku Tebliğlerine İlişkin Düzenlemeler, Kazancı Hakemli Hukuk Dergisi / 2013
Accomplishments
Motorlu Araç Sektöründeki Dikey Anlaşma ve Uyumlu Eylemlere İlişkin Grup Muafiyetleri 1400/2 sayılı AB Hukuku ve 2005/4 sayılı Aynı Konulu Türk Hukuku Tebliğlerine İlişkin Düzenlemeler, Kazancı Hakemli Hukuk Dergisi, 105-106 (2013)
Haksız Fiil Sorumluluğunda Zamanaşımı, Kazancı Hakemli Hukuk Dergisi, 147-148 (2016)
Motorlu Taşıtlar Sektöründe Yedek Parçaların Tasarım Hakkının Korunması, Prof. Dr. Ali Necip Ortan’a Armağan, C.2, Legal Yayıncılık, 2651 (2020)
Pantheon Assas University – Paris II –Sorbonne Universites / International Business Law LL.M Program / dissertation / “Examinatıon of The Limits of Mergers and Acquisitions Based on a Theoretical Case of Megafruit and the Case of Pharmacia & Upjohn and Monsanto to Create “Pharmacia Corporation” under the Regulations of European Union Competition Law” / 2015
Istanbul Bilgi University / Private Law – Economics Law LL.M. Program / “2017/3 Sayılı Motorlu Taşıtlar Sektörü Dikey Anlaşmalara İlişkin Grup Muafiyet Tebliği İncelemesi” / 2018
Rekabet Hukukunda Motorlu Taşıtlar Grup Muafiyeti / Competition Law Group Exemptions Within Motor Vehicles Sector / Seçkin Publishment / 2018 Istanbul 9.2. Protection of the Right to Design of Spare Parts in the Motor Vehicles Sector / Prof. Dr. Ali Necip Ortan’a Armağan / C.2 / Legal Publishment / 2019 Istanbul
Timeline
Head of Legal & Ethics Officer
Air Liquide Türkiye
2024.08 - Current
Head of Legal & Ethics Officer
Bemka Energy A.Ş.
2022.10 - 2024.08
Senior Lawyer
BEMKA Enerji A.Ş.
2018.11 - 2026.05
Junior Lawyer
Ozgun Law Firm
2018.03 - 2018.11
Master's of Law (LL.M) - Economics Law LL.M.
Istanbul Bilgi University
2016.09 - 2018.01
Junior Lawyer
Competition Law & Research Center
2016.03 - 2018.03
Legal Intern
Linklaters LLP
2015.01 - 2015.02
Master's of Law (LL.M) - International Business Law LL.M.
Pantheon Assas University Paris (Paris II)
2014.10 - 2015.07
Legal Intern
Saban Sisa Pekkan Hukuk Bürosu
2014.02 - 2014.05
Legal Intern
Egemenoğlu Hukuk Bürosu
2014.01 - 2015.01
Legal Intern
Allen & Overy Paris
2014.01 - 2014.12
Bachelor's Degree - Law
Bahçeşehir University
2010.09 - 2014.01