Jan 22, 26

Cem Davutoglu Returns to Private Practice as Bener Partner

Former Akbank Legal Counsel Cem Davutoglu has returned to private practice as a Partner at Bener Law Office.

Davutoglu has spent over seven years with the bank, joining it in 2016 (reported by CEE Legal Matters on March 14, 2016).

Before that, he was a Partner with Bener between September 2014 and 2016.

Earlier still, he was a Partner with Davutoglu Attorneys at Law between 2008 and 2014. Between 1997 and January 2008, he worked for the White & Case team in Istanbul.

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