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Baker & McKenzie Hires New Tax Director in Turkey

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The Esin Attorney Partnership, the Istanbul member of Baker & McKenzie International, has hired Erdal Ekinci as Tax Director to lead its tax practice in Turkey.

Ekinci has led restructuring, international tax, tax planning, transfer pricing, and indirect tax projects for Turkish holding companies and large international companies operating in various industries. He started his career at Arthur Andersen, and later joined the Flokser Group as deputy general manager. He joins Baker & McKenzie from the Erdikler Tax Consultancy, where he was a Partner. He graduated from Bogazici University and holds an executive MBA from Sabanci University and a PhD from Istanbul Bilgi University.

"We knew that Erdal would be an excellent addition to our team from the many projects we've worked on together. Under his leadership, we will be able to enhance and diversify our tax consultancy services - a key area of concern to our clients," commented Daniel Matthews, Managing Partner of Baker & McKenzie in Istanbul.

Ismail Esin, the Managing Partner of the Esin Attorney Partnership, said that: "While our Firm is known for its transactional practices, particularly its M&A capabilities, we have implemented a strategic growth plan to build our advisory practices. The appointment of Erdal to head our tax practice cements our status as one of the few truly full-service firms in the Turkish market."