INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
BTS & Partners group a team of highly specialized attorneys with extensive knowledge on Intellectual Property and commercial law to negotiate and draft complex agreements. We provide transactional advice as well as license portfolio management support. The team is led by attorneys with considerable international business and negotiation experience so that we can reach that elusive point where legal risks are minimized and business opportunities are maximized. We have substantial experience in licensing, collaboration agreements, joint ventures, development agreements, technology transfer, franchising, software licenses and software related transactions.
BTS & Partners provide consultancy and strategic support with a particular focus on the maximization of client’s intellectual assets. We help identifying and managing the intellectual assets of our clients, including the management and enforcement of IPR portfolio, to maximize the returns of such intangibles such as patents, trademarks, know- how and show-how. We assist our clients with strategic decision making to insure that business targets are reached by the proper management and coordination of intellectual assets. We also assist clients in identifying and acquiring technology. We are particularly experienced in managing early stage technology portfolios from university and research institutions
Tuğrul Sevim (LL.M.)
Selin Beceni (LL.M.)
Çağdaş Çizer
Duhan Kurt
Ece Özelgin
Ecem Gündüz
Deniz Gürün
Melis Mert
Tuğrul specializes in complex IT and telecommunication contracts (development, licensing, integration, outsourcing), electronic commerce and internet legal issues, privacy law and complex IT litigation (Expert proceedings, alternative dispute resolution)
He assists clients in the management of their Intellectual Property portfolios and the establishment of their market strategies on complex ICT projects and in negotiating and drafting complex IT contracts with strong Intellectual Property and regulatory content.Tuğrul also has a strong capability in data privacy. advises businesses on how to strategically manage their privacy, security, electronic workplace, and e-business legal risks both domestically and globally. He has assisted a wide range of business in a variety of industries by developing a privacy strategy that yields practical solutions in a rapidly evolving area and that weighs costs and benefits in a light of a company's risk profile and culture.
Practice Areas
Education
Marmara University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Bilgi University, Faculty of Law, Economics Law, LL.M.
Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law, Private Law, PHD
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Lecturer at Bilgi University, Economy Law Master Program, Information Security Law
Languages
Turkish; English, French
Selin specializes in M&As as well as in corporate law, public procurement law, property law and employment law. She has over 15 years of experience covering the whole range of corporate and M&A work, including the incorporation of foreign-capitalized companies, conducting share sale transactions, asset sales, joint ventures, investment agreements and resolving shareholders' conflicts. She is also experienced in public procurement law, employment law and property law.
In recent years, Selin was involved in various mid-level private M&A deals and also represented clients bidding for major public tenders. She also advised one of the most prestigious venture capital funds of Turkey for its investments to various portfolio companies in ICT sector.
Practice Areas
Education
Ankara University, Faculty of Law LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Ankara Bar
Istanbul Bar
International Bar
Women Presidents Organization-Turkey Chapter
Languages
Turkish, English
Zeynep Ünlü
Senior Managing Counsel - Attorney at Law
zeynep.unlu@bts-legal.com
AWARDS
Zeynep specializes in M&A, Corporate law, Investments and Employment law. With 10 years of experience, she specialized in corporate and transactional works, with a focus on FDI, NGOs, VCs and private equity funds as well as entrepreneurs. She has led the incorporation of Turkish entities for several prestigious global and local NGOs, as well as for venture capital funds, which she still advises regularly.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Fintech
Information Technologies
IP
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Pro Bono
Public Projects & Procurement
Education
Koç University, Law School, LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Çağdaş offers consultancy in content regulation as well as intellectual property law, information technology law and electronic communication law. He has worked on a significant number of cases, in which he has represented fortune 500 clients before common courts, during mediations and in informal settlement talks.
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Electronic Communication
Information Technologies
Intellectual Property
Media & Entertainment
Education
Kadir Has University, School of Law, LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Umut Bakanoğulları
Associate - Attorney at Law
umut.bakanogullari@bts-legal.com
AWARDS
Umut particularly works on drafting
contracts regarding investments, trademarks, patents and other intellectual
property and technology transfers and IT law, advises clients for business
set-ups and other commercial, employment and regulatory needs, provides daily
preventative maintenance and counseling services for multinational and national
clients, provides regulatory compliance matters with regards to information and
communications technologies and e-commerce sector. Umut also provides
assistance on various competition law matters, with its extensive experience in
competition law prior to joining BTS.
Practice Areas
Blockchain Technology
Contracts & Business Set-ups
Competition
Fintech
Information Technologies
Intellectual Property
Media & Entertainment
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Regulatory Compliance
Education
Istanbul University, Faculty
of Law LL.B.
Bar Admissions &
Memberships
Istanbul Bar
ELSA Lawyers Society
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Duhan works information technologies law and internet law focusing on cloud computing, content regulation and domain name disputes. She also participates in due diligence projects for M&A transactions. She has experience in providing detailed memoranda, supporting clients regarding content regulation and information technologies issues.
Practice Areas
Employment
Information Technologies
IP
Media & Entertainment
Public Projects & Procurement
Education
Koç University, School of Law
Koç University, School of Law, Public Law, L.L.M.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Ece specializes in information and communication technologies, as well as intellectual property law, regulatory and compliance. She works with a wide range of local and international clients that are leading technology companies and top companies in their respective sectors, advising them on various areas, while mainly focusing on technology law, internet law, data privacy, data protection and compliance. Prior to joining BTS, she has gained extensive experience in intellectual property law and corporate law.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Corporate and M&A
Information Technologies
IP
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Personal Data Protection
Pro Bono
Public Projects & Procurement
Regulatory Compliance
Education
Koç University, School of Law, LL.B.
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, LL.M.
Bar Admssions & Memberships
İstanbul Bar
American Bar
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
International Association of Privacy Professionals, IAPP
Languages
Turkish, English
Ecem specializes in IT law, contracts law, e-commerce law and intellectual property law. She has deep experience and understanding in drawing up contracts regarding IT and telecommunication matters, notably on development, licensing, integration, and outsourcing. She assists clients in understanding, negotiating and drafting complex contracts with a strong intellectual property content on a wide range of subjects while helping them to develop their general strategies and designing their business models. She also runs IT market legal risk analysis whilst managing regulatory and technical compliance projects.
Practices Areas
Contracts
Corporate and M&A
Electronic Communication
Fintech
Information Technologies
IP
Media & Entertainment
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Pro Bono
Regulatory Compliance
Education
Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Galatasaray University, Faculty of Law, Business Law, L.L.M.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Yasin Beceni (LL.M.)
Managing Partner - Attorney at Law
yasin.beceni@bts-legal.com
AWARDS
Yasin
Beceni is the managing partner of BTS&Partners. He advises clients on a
wide range of commercial transactions including outsourcing agreements and
other procurement arrangements as well as advising generally on contentious,
non-contentious and transactional information and communication technologies
and intellectual property law issues including information security,
investments, regulatory compliance, privacy- data protection, new products and
services, digital media, payment services, e-commerce.
He
also has significant experience on information society issues at a national and
European Union level more than 20 years and advising on legal-regulatory risk
analysis, product and services deployment and development in Turkish market,
regulatory compliance and market entry strategy for large multinationals,
engagement strategies with governmental, academic and non-governmental
institutions. He advises clients in drafting and negotiating large
infrastructure, project and services contracts, joint venture/company
agreements as well as agreements relating to acquisition of significant stakes
in telecom and tech companies. Mr. Yasin Beceni's clients include various
Fortune 500 companies, big tech companies, NGO's, Turkish large business
conglomerates, telecommunications companies, media companies, financial
institutions, software and hardware suppliers and other large multinational
companies.
Mr.
Beceni is actively involved in conferences, trainings, congresses,
publications, seminars, councils, panels,
legislative commissions, workshops, and strategy workgroups, within his expertise areas. Mr. Beceni
actively renders consultancy services to various leading NGOs and academic
institutions in technology and legal related matters. Within his contributions
to the efforts in relation to shape up the information society legal
infrastructure in Turkey; he has been contributing in many regulatory/policy
making initiations/efforts. In this regard he was elected as a member of
Ministry of Justice E-Commerce Draft
Code Scientific Commission, Data Protection Draft Code Scientific Commission and New Turkish Commercial Draft Code Scientific
Commission. He is the chief legal advisor of TUBISAD (Turkish Informatics
Industry Association) and executive-execution board member of TBV (Turkish
Informatics Foundation). He is also a member of several national and international prestigious NGO’s and
elected the committee member of these
organizations such as; Turkish Industry and Business Association
(TÜSİAD) Information Society,
Information-Communication Technologies & Innovation Committee; ABFT (American Business Forum in Turkey);
Communication Committee of Turkish National
Commission for UNESCO.
Mr. Beceni is also a part-time lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi University and Sabancı University. He gives a course entitled Information and Communication Law Policies and Strategies in ICT Law LL.M. Program at Istanbul Bilgi University and gives a course entitled Legal Aspects of Data Driven Economy and Legal Ethics in Data Analytics Master Program at Sabancı University. He also contributes academic works around the world at the leading academic institutions as a visiting lecturer.
Education
Marmara University, Faculty of Law,
LL.B.
Bilgi University, Faculty of Law,
Economics Law, LL.M.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar Association
Turkish Informatics Foundation
International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
International Bar Association – Technology
Committee
HIS RECOGNITIONS
Yasin Beceni has been accredited
as ‘without doubt a shining star’ Legal 500 2012 and recognised as Turkey’s Leading individual in Technology
Media Telecom (TMT) more
than eight years accredited as ‘helping to redefine what a law
firm should be doing in the years and decades ahead’ and described as ‘simply the best in his field’ Legal 500 2013 and ‘knows the IT sphere in Turkey
inside and out, and complements his legal strength with a strong strategic
focus and quality counsel’ Legal 500
2014 and ‘a star among Turkish IT lawyers’ Legal 500 2015 and “combines commercial thinking with a passion for
technology law and policy’ Legal 500
2016 and ‘top person for telecoms’, ’the ‘deeply knowledgeable’ Legal 500 2017- 2018. Yasin Beceni
has been awarded in ‘hall of
fame’ list and listed leading individual by Legal 500 EMEA 2019.
Yasin Beceni has also been accredited as “one and only top ranked lawyer” in TMT by Chambers Europe and described as “always searches for new opportunities and prepares the best strategies." by Chambers Europe 2015 and "a very smart, creative and ambitious lawyer,“ "He is pragmatic, thoughtful and knows the technical matters” by Chambers Europe 2016 and "very accomplished, follows up on any matters I assign to him and gives personal reports for every project we are involved in
Deniz practices IT law, contracts law, e-commerce law and intellectual property law. She has experience in understanding, negotiating and drawing up complex contracts with a strong intellectual property content on a wide range of subjects while helping clients that are mainly local and multinational technology, fintech, software and consultancy companies in designing their new business models. She is also experienced in assisting clients regarding life sciences sector, pharma patent infringements and trademark disputes
Practice Areas
Contracts
Intellectual Property
Information Technologies
Electronic Communication
Regulatory Compliance
Education
Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.Bar
Admissions & Memberships
İstanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Melis practices IT law, contracts law, e-commerce law, payment services legislation and intellectual property law. She has experience in working with both local and multinational technology, fintech, software, Blockchain technology and assists them both in projects and for daily basis matters with IT and telecommunications contracts, e-commerce, fintech, IT and IP law. She is also experienced in international public law.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Intellectual Property
Information Technologies
Fintech
Electronic Communication
Regulatory Compliance
Blockchain Technology
Education
Galatasaray University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Admissions & Memberships
İstanbul Bar
Genç ISTAC
Languages
Turkish, English, French
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