Ferhat Pekin specializes in M&As, securities law and offerings, international business transactions, corporate transactions, arbitration, contracts and sector-specific transactions in energy, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications areas.

Has been a member of the core team in the a number of major international public offerings of significant Turkish companies, secondary offerings and bond offerings and has been the leading counsel in more than two dozens of major acquisitions and M&A projects in recent years in various sectors such as cosmetics, retail, appliances, food, textile, services etc.

Has been involved in half-dozen International Chamber of Commerce arbitration proceedings as claimants' and respondents' counsel and led the arbitration team, both with respect to petition submissions and oral hearings before the Tribunals.

Has been the leading counsel in more than half-dozen energy-related transactions and has been advising international energy companies, with respect to energy legislation and various aspects of their energy projects. Mr. Pekin has also been the leading counsel in various pharmaceutical and healthcare-related transactions and has been advising major international pharmaceutical companies, in their daily corporate affairs and in issues related to pharmaceutical regulations.

Ferhat Pekin has been with Pekin Bayar Mizrahi since 2004.

Bar Admissions
Admitted in New York State, U.S.A. in January 2004

Education
University of Minnesota Law School Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Juris Doctor 2003

Universite Jean Moulin Lyon III, Faculte de Droit Lyon, France
Study Abroad, Spring 2003

Bogazici University Istanbul, Turkey
Bachelors of Art 2000
Major: International Relations & Political Science

Lycee de Galatasaray Istanbul, Turkey
High School Diploma 1995

Significant Accomplishments
Recipient, Magna Cum Laude May 2003
Graduated in the top one percentile of the Law School class

Membership to the Order of the Coif May 2003
Special award presented to the top ten law graduates

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Director 2002-2003
Supervised the 2003 University of Minnesota Law School Competition Team for a world-wide moot court competition

Recipient, High Honors June 1995
Graduated in the top one percentile of Bogazici University

Award of the B.U. International Relations Department June 1995
Recognition for ranking third in the graduating class

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
  
• New York Bar State Association

Piercing the Confidentiality Veil: Physician Testimony in International Criminal Trials, Minnesota Journal of International Law, Volume 15, Issue 1, Winter 2006