OUR TEAM

Attorney Aysem Diker VANBERG, PhD, works with ONGUR&PARTNERS International Law Firm on international arbitrations; she focuses on ICC, LCIA, ICSID, ISTAC international projects, competition law, mergers & acquisitions, international investment projects, and cases related to UK law.

Dr. VANBERG demonstrated strong legal ability and expertise in international dispute resolution processes, and she provided effective solutions in multinational project disputes. Dr. VANBERG has worked with a wide range of our international clients, including the Turkish business community, UK start-ups and corporations based in Turkey. She has a strong track record of success with various employment, investment and trade based visas issues.

Dr. VANBERG provides unique solutions for ONGUR&PARTNERS’ Turkish and international clients for investments, company establishments, and visa processes in compliance with UK Law.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  English (Native) / Turkish (Native) / German (Fluent)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

PHD DEGREE ESSEX  UNIVERSITY   MASTER

2009-2015 University of Essex
PhD candidate Working Title of PhD Thesis “ Article 102 TFEU’s suitability to the new economy” Research focus on European competition law, contract law, European law, data protection and privacy law Essex Scholarship recipient

 POST GRADUATED STUDIES

2008—2009 : The College of Law
International Mergers and Acquisitions International Practice Diploma Programme MASTER STUDIES ON EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 2003—2005 : University of Bremen
Master in European and International Law (LL.M. Eur) Distinction Thesis : “ Limiting the extraterritorial application of the new EC Merger Control Regulation” Moots : Represented Germany in the Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition April 2004   2002—2003 : Bremen University of Applied Sciences
Master in European Studies in Public and Private Management (MA) Distinction Thesis: “Mergers and Acquisitions in the Media Sector: How does EU competition policy affect the competitive dynamic of the industry?”   B.A LAW DEGREE 1996—2000 : Ankara University
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) First Class Honours Prizes and Scholarships: Turkish Ministry of Education Postgraduate Scholarship

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCES

2011- Present Teaching Asistant, University of Essex :Teaching European Law and Competition Law

2009-2011: Research assistant of Professor Chris Marsden and Professor Agasha Mugasha, University of Essex

2007—2008 : In-House Legal Counsel, Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal (Ankara, TR)

2005—2007 : In-House legal counsel, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Group (Ankara, TR)

2001—2002 : Attorney-at-law, Trade Mark & Patent Representative, Sariibrahimoglu Law Office (Ankara, TR)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Ozkan, F & Diker Vanberg A, ‘ Yesterday Microsoft today Google: competition cases on product designs in high-tech markets’, Competition Journal, Issue 1, 2013 (fortcoming).

 

• Diker Vanberg, A, ‘From Archie to Google :Search engine providers and emergent challenges in relation to EU competition law’, European Journal for Law and Technology, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2012.

 

• Presentation at the 26th EuroCPR, Ghent, Belgium, March, 29, 2011, Paper entitled “Search Engine Dominance in the European Digital Economy (peer-reviewed selection).

 

• Presentation at the British &Irish Law, Education and Technology Association Conference, Manchester, UK, April 12, 2011, Paper entitled “ From Archie to Google- Search engine providers and emergent challenges in relation to EU competition law ( peer-reviewed selection).

 

• Co-author (2002) of book “Enerji-Bankacılık-Telekom Üst Kurulları ve Rekabet”  (The Regulatory Bodies in Energy, Banking, Telecommunications and Competition)