Press Release

We are delighted to announce that Sertaç Kökenek has joined our team as an Equity Partner. Sertaç will be co-heading the M&A-Private Equity practice and heading the Employment and Compliance practices.

“We are excited to welcome Sertaç to the firm. Sertaç is recognized as a brilliant lawyer offering outstanding client service. Our global platform is the perfect fit for his multi-disciplinary practice” commented Managing Partner Selin Bayar.

Ayşe Yüksel Mahfoud, Global Head of Corporate, M&A and Securities of Norton Rose Fulbright, welcomed Sertaç Kökenek: “We are delighted to welcome Sertaç to our alliance firm, Pekin Bayar Mizrahi, in Istanbul. With his extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, Sertaç enriches our team and brings valuable insights to our clients in Türkiye and the broader region. Sertaç’s substantial expertise in employment law and compliance further strengthens our commitment to delivering high-quality legal services to our clients.”

We believe that with his stellar track-record, commitment to perfection and eagerness to excel at his profession, Sertaç Kökenek will be an invaluable member of our team and will contribute to the advancement of our firm.

Prior to joining Pekin Bayar Mizrahi, Sertaç was a partner at Esin Attorney Partnership (a member firm of Baker McKenzie) and subsequently a name partner at Moral Kınıkoglu Pamukkale Kokenek. He graduated from Bahçeşehir University’s School of Law in 2006 as valedictorian and earned an LL.M. degree from the University of Cambridge in 2010 with a full Chevening scholarship.