Bora Özbek
Junior Associate
İstanbul
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Junior Associate
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys At Law
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Worked as a junior associate in the litigation department.
- Drafted lease agreements and protocols and assisted the clients throughout for one of the biggest clothing brands in the market.
- Partly involved in the assistance of drafting responses to Ministries regarding advertisements within the scope of intellectual and industrial property rigths.
- Assisted clients at all stages of litigations regarding commercial disputes, labor law disputes, contractual claims and non-pecuniary claims.
- Kept track of execution proceedings, and debt collection procedures; drafted legal memorandums regarding national and international disputes subject to Turkish and foreign laws.
- Involved in DD procedures and assisted in preparation of DD reports on litigation matters.
Legal Trainee
Moroğlu Arseven Attorney Partnership
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Drafted countless RfA's within the scope of sports law for basketball players regarding contractual conflicts.
- Provided assistance to associates in corporate and intellectual property departments, particularly in litigation department.
- Provided legal advice to local and foreign clients, focusing on litigation and commercial relationships; attended hearings with colleagues.
- Handled consumer complaints and lawsuits against a technology company with a prominent position in the Turkish and global markets from start to finish.
- Assisted associates to keep track of and to further the execution proceedings form start to finish.
- Prepared case reports and attorney letters on a weekly and monthly basis; translated contracts, cease and desist letters, and legal documents
Summer Intern
Heuvel-Uras Law Firm
07.2021 - 08.2021
- Assisted the associates in a litigation born from a distributorship agreement.
- Translated various documents such as bill of lading, agreements, protocols, verdicts, articles and so on.
- Participated in meetings with clients.
- Provided administrative support, including organizing files in the archive.
Summer Intern
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
06.2021 - 07.2021
- Assisted associates to keep track of execution proceedings through UYAP or in the relevant courthouses.
- Conducted various researches in order to help the associates draft the necessary petitions and documents.
- Translated different documents such as agreements, protocols, articles, verdicts and so on.
- Was educated on drafting petitions and drafted two regarding commercial and labor law.
Education
Bachelor of Law -
Galatasaray University
Istanbul 09.2018 - 06.2022
High School Diploma -
Galastasaray High School
Istanbul 09.2013 - 06.2018
Skills
English - TOEFL - 104/120
Accomplishments
Succeeded in staying amongst the last 16 teams on Nuremberg Moot Court. (Sadly the rest was cancelled due to Covid-19)
Assisted in organizing physical or online events for people with disabilities, within International Leo Association.
Affiliations
Member of the International Leo Association. (Sep 2020 - Feb 2023)
Member of the Galatasaray Sport Club. (Sep 2018 - ... )
Member of the Association of Galatasaray. (Sep 2018 - ... )
Hobbies
Windsurfing.
Scuba diving.
Making music.
Timeline
Junior Associate
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys At Law
09.2023 - 02.2024
Legal Trainee
Moroğlu Arseven Attorney Partnership
09.2022 - 08.2023
Summer Intern
Heuvel-Uras Law Firm
07.2021 - 08.2021
Summer Intern
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
06.2021 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Law -
Galatasaray University
09.2018 - 06.2022
High School Diploma -
Galastasaray High School
09.2013 - 06.2018