Cankat Simsek Returns to Private Practice

Former Stryker Regional Legal Counsel Cankat Simsek has joined Oncel, Aydin & Uygun Attorney Partnership as a Partner.

Simsek had been with Stryker since February 2020. Before that, he was a Senior Counsel with Vertiv. Earlier still, he worked for Emerson Network Power, first joining the company in 2013 as a Contract Administrator & ITC Manager and becoming a Counsel & ITC Manager in 2015.

Before moving in-house, Simsek was an Associate with ELIG between 2012 and 2013 and with Cigdemtekin Dora Aranci Law Office between 2009 and 2012. 

“I wanted to challenge myself in private practice on a wider range of clients after 10+ years of in-house experience and I am keen to provide results-oriented legal solutions in different sectors and industries,” Simsek commented.

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