Mar 25, 26

Burcu Karaaslan Altan Makes Assistant General Counsel at McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company has appointed Burcu Karaaslan Altan to Assistant General Counsel in Turkey.

Altan has been with McKinsey & Company since 2015 when she joined as a Contracts Manager. In 2018 she was appointed to Senior Contract Manager and in 2019 to Assistant General Counsel. Before joining her current team she worked with PwC, first as an Attorney between 2012 and 2014 and as a Senior Attorney between 2014 and 2015.

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Veljko Smiljanic Returns to Private Practice to Establish Tria Partners

Before setting up Tria Partners, Smiljanic worked for United Mead as the company's Head of Legal from 2021 to 2025. Earlier, he worked for Karanovic & Partners as a Senior Associate from 2011 to 2021.

Efthalia Sarri Returns to Private Practice as KG Law Firm Partner

Efthalia Sarri has joined KG as a Partner in the firm’s banking, finance, and capital markets practice. Before joining KG, Sarri worked for Capital One as its Head of Legal, Products from 2024 to 2025.

Microsoft Appoints Gabriela Popescu as Permanent General Manager RO, MD & CIS After Interim Role

She joined the company in 2017 as the Legal Director. Since then, she has held multiple roles in the organization, including Legal Director, Multi Country Region, CEE between and Corporate, External and Legal Affairs Lead, Central Europe.