PARTNERS UĞUR SEBZECI AND CAN ÖZILHAN ACCEPT NEW ROLES

Bezen & Partners is pleased to announce the successes of partners Uğur Sebzeci and Can Özilhan, who have accepted positions with the firm’s clients Rönesans Holding and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) respectively.

Uğur Sebzeci joined the firm 10 years ago as a trainee. Uğur spent the past 10 years advising and assisting Turkish and non-Turkish clients in M&A, corporate, commercial, competition and dispute resolution matters. Uğur will remain based in Istanbul for his new position as Chief Legal Officer at Rönesans Holding.

Can Özilhan also joined the firm 10 years ago. Can spent the past 10 years advising and assisting Turkish and non-Turkish clients in capital markets and finance matters as well as financial services regulation, all while carrying out high profile corporate deals. Can’s new position will take him to EBRD headquarters in London as Counsel.

Serdar Bezen, Managing Partner, wished both former partners of the firm the best in their new roles: “It has been such a pleasure seeing Uğur and Can grow from interns ten years ago into partners of the firm. Their new roles attest to their extraordinary expertise. We are proud of their successes and we look forward to continuing to work with them at both clients in their new roles”.