Yaprak Erişen Email & Phone Number

Istanbul, Turkey

*Providing support to in-house units in legal matters*Following the lawsuits filed in favor of and against the company and reporting to the senior management*Representation of the company in mandatory and optional mediation negotiations*Following the legislative changes and informing the relevant units about the actions to be taken*Providing legal opinion on domestic and international legal issues *Responding to official notifications received within the company*Legal examination, negotiation and signing of company contracts*Creating contract templates that the company needs*Establishment of company contract management system*Ensuring internal risk and compliance management*Coordination of domestic and international law offices*Preparation of documents such as Board of Directors, circular of signature, notary public*Establishing internal policies and procedures

Istanbul, Turkey

*Follow –up of lawsuits arising from laws 2547*Follow-up of discipline processes arising from the law no 2547*Follow –up of labor law cases *Follow –up administrative law cases*Follow –up consumer law cases*Preparation of legal correspondence, responses and dedications before the Ministry of National Education and the Council of Higher Education *Arrangement, review and interpretation on internal contracts*Legal Counseling to other internal departments*Legal Counseling at trademark law and related legislations *Legal Counseling at Personal Data Protecting law and related legislations

İstanbul, Türkiye

Reporting to the Board of Directors*Follow –up of lawsuits arising from laws 5580 *Follow-up of discipline processes arising from the law no 5580 *Follow –up of labor law cases *Follow –up administrative law cases*Follow –up consumer law cases*Preparation of legal correspondence, responses and dedications before the Ministry of National Education and the Council of Higher Education *Arrangement, review and interpretation on internal contracts*Legal Counseling to other internal departments*Legal Counseling at trademark law and related legislations *Legal Counseling at Personal Data Protecting law and related legislations

Ayaydın/Miroglio Group Company Lawyer2007-2018Reporting to CEOThe Ayaydın - Miroglio Group has been established by coming together with Ayaydın, a leading Turkish clothing industry corporation and the Italian clothing and textile giant Miroglio in May 2008. The Ayaydın - Miroglio partnership was launched with seven companies in May 2008; by the end of the year, it is anticipated to have 12 active companies. The number of companies in Turkey has gone up to four including the production facilities active in Istanbul and Edirne. In addition to five companies established in Greece, Romania, England, Ukraine and Russia, new ones will be incorporated in Kazakhstan, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan.*Negotiating, preparing, drafting internal and international lease contracts. *Reviewing and executing internal and international franchise agreements.*Managing lease and franchise relations. *Reviewing and executing all contracts about daily operations of the company(i.e; IT, service, barter, advertisement,e-commerce, distribution, sales, manufacturing etc).*Following up all consultancy legal matters.*Counseling at trademark law, advertisement law, business law, e-commerce law and other operational issues. *Performing applications of Turquality and providing legal consultancy about the operations and regulation.*Attending court hearings on all litigation matters.*Drafting and preparing litigation pleadings, responses and objections.*Deciding strategy on potential legal proceedings and manage the legal proceedings.*Reviewing all court proceeding paperwork.*Assessing and calculating legal risk of the Company.*Interpreting , advising on current and new relevant legislation and updates to the Company about new legislation*Determining and defining Legal Compliance Processes.*Giving trainings to the managers about the business law.

Migros Türk T.A.Ş Lawyer 2005-2007Reporting to the Legal Director*Providing legal advise of the departments of the Company in daily operational problems.*Reviewing all contracts of the Company such as business, sales, lease, franchise, IT, etc. *Interpreting , advising on current and new relevant legislation updates to the Company.*Supervising the delivery legal services through external counsels. *Following legal writings between the Company and official authorities such as Ministries, Municipalities to solve the problems of the stores.*Drafting and preparing litigation pleadings, responses and objections.*Reviewing all court proceeding paperwork

Marmara Patent Ltd ŞtiLawyer2004-2005Reporting to the Owner of the Company *Experienced in as a consultant lawyer, on intellectual property law and litigation experience*Drafting the petitions of objections against the decision of Turkish Patent Enstitute and following the objections.*Attending court hearings on litigation cases about violation of intellectual property rights.*Joining to the meetings with the clients about protection of their intellectual property rights. *Determining protection policy for client’s intellectual property rights.*Providing information about current legislation of intellectual property

NTV Haber Ajansı Reklam ve Ticaret A.Ş Lawyer2003-2004Reporting to the Legal Manager*Drafting petitions and following objections against decisions of RTUK *Drawing up agreements related to the departments and hands-on advice with daily legal business *Monitoring all company-related civil, criminal, administrative court cases and enforcing procedures*Providing legal consulting to the Company on all sort of legal issues

Education record

Master'S Degree, Emba

Master'S Degree, Law

Bachelor, Law