Baker & McKenzie’s Turkish member firm, Esin Attorney Partnership, has hired a leading infrastructure and projects lawyer and an in-house counsel from one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates to further enhance the firm’s Energy, Mining & Infrastructure (EMI) practice.
Türker Yöndem, who joins Esin as a partner, is a leading lawyer on Turkish infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships (PPPs). He worked at the International Project Finance & PPPs Department of the Turkish Treasury on international financing of infrastructure projects for over a decade before going into private practice. He joins from his family law firm Yalti Yöndem
Muge Onal, who joins as Of Counsel, previously worked as Legal Affairs Manager of Zorlu Holding, one of Turkey’s largest diversified conglomerates active in the energy, financial services, textile, electronics and household appliance sectors. As the most senior legal role in the group, she advised management on legal affairs and worked on Zorlu’s most significant energy and finance transactions.
Ismail Esin, Managing Partner of Esin Attorney Partnership, Baker & McKenzie’s Turkish member firm, commented, “These hires strengthen our corporate, energy and projects practices significantly. The projects area is extremely busy and Türker’s knowledge of how the government approaches infrastructure enhancements is invaluable to clients. Meanwhile, Turkish conglomerates are increasingly influential domestically and internationally, and Muge has exceptional knowledge of their legal and commercial concerns, which will allow us to better serve these important clients.”
Daniel Matthews, managing partner of Baker & McKenzie Consultancy Services Attorney Partnership in Istanbul, added, “Turkey is predicted to be the fastest-growing economy in the central and eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region in 2013. These strategic hires position us well to continue to help clients navigate legal the legal landscape for their largest and most complex projects.”
Baker & McKenzie launched in Istanbul in October 2011, offering the full-service, international and foreign law advice of the world’s leading global law firm and the Turkish law counsel of Esin Attorney Partnership, one of the country’s leading law firms.
