Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Gide is pleased to announce the election of a new partner in its affiliated firm in Turkey, whose name now becomes Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Avukatlık Ortaklığı.
Admitted to the Neuchâtel (Switzerland) Bar in 2003 and to the Istanbul (Turkey) Bar in 2008, Arpat Şenocak specialises in merger & acquisition transactions and in the structuring of investments. Arpat has been advising Turkish and international investors for more than 10 years in various business areas with a specific focus on regulated sectors such as financial services (banking, insurance) and energy (oil & gas, renewable energy). He gained significant experience in the handling of multijurisdictional transactions during his secondment at Gide's Paris M&A department in 2011, where he advised on numerous cross-border transactions. In this context, Arpat also regularly assists Turkish clients in the scope of their outbound investments and M&A transactions abroad. He is a graduate of the Neuchâtel University Law School and holds an equivalency degree from the Istanbul University Law School. Arpat is a board member with the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey.
Gide Senior Partner Baudouin de Moucheron states: "I am particularly pleased to announce the election of Arpat Şenocak as a partner of our affiliated firm in Turkey, having personally contributed to the establishment of Gide in Istanbul more than seventeen years ago. This election is a testament to our strategic vision and contributes to further strengthening our areas of key expertise, particularly in mergers & acquisitions / corporate law, in a region that enjoys a strong growth potential."
