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 Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Contact: oncu@oncuserter.com

oncuserter@gmail.com

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date and Place of Birth:

23.03.1984, Ankara- Turkey

Marital Status:

Single

Military Obligation:

Postponed

EDUCATION

September 2003- January 2007

September 2007- June 2008

Bilkent University Faculty of Law (LL.B.), Turkey

·        High Honors, Salutatorian (Ranked 2nd) out of 105 students, 3.78/4.00

·         Full Scholarship throughout the LL.B. study

·        Member of the Bilkent University Team at the International Rounds of the XV. Willem C. Vis Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition, awarded Honorable Mention  in the competition for the Martin Domke Award Best Individual Oralist in the General Rounds  (Vienna, 2008)

 

January 2007- July 2007

University of Groningen Faculty of Law, The Netherlands

·         Socrates/Erasmus Exchange student

 

September 2002- June 2003

Bilkent University School of English Language, Turkey

·         Academic English Preparation

 

September 1995- June 2002

H. Ömer Tarman Anatolian High School, Turkey

·         Valedictorian (Ranked 1st) out of 310 Student, 5.00/5.00

·         Editor and the writer of the Journal “Utopia”

·         President of the Student Council

·         Member of the Knowledge Team and the Basketball Team

 

CAREER PURPOSES

 

Being an attorney-at-law; specializing in M&A Transactions, Competition Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution

WORK EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS

February 2008

Turkish Competition Authority, Ankara – Turkey

Intern

·         Trained on the basic concepts of Turkish Competition Law

·         Made legal research on issues of Turkish Competition Law

·         Defended a moot suit before a fictional Competition Board

 

June 2006

Paksoy Attorneys at Law, Istanbul - Turkey

Summer Associate

·         Wrote case briefs and legal memoranda

·         Prepared translations of Turkish codes

·         Made legal research on issues of Turkish law

 

TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATES

August 2007

Berlin Humboldt University & Tulane University School of Law, Germany

9th International Summer School on Dispute Resolution

·         Advanced Study and Training in Dispute Resolution (Mediation & Negotiation)

·         Training in International Commercial Arbitration

 

July 2007

Munich Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany

Training in German and European Law

·         Trained in German Law of Contracts, Tort Law, Property Law, European Union Law, Corporate and Securities Law and Antitrust Law

·         Full DAAD Scholarship

 

August-September 2006

Berlin Carl Duisberg Centrum, Germany

·         Intensive German Course with full DAAD scholarship

 

March-July 2005

Hacettepe University & Ankara Bar Association, Turkey

·         Training in Human Rights Law and Philosophy

 

February-March 2003

Bilkent University Student Development Center, Turkey

·         Attended several seminars on self-development

 

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

May 2006, July 2007

Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)

·         Scholarship for Intensive Language Course in Germany

·         Scholarship for Munich University Summer Training

 

May 2006

European Law Students’ Association (ELSA)

·         Ranked 3rd in Uğur Mumcu Essay Contest on Judicial Independence

September 2002- present

Bilkent University

·         Full scholarship throughout the LL.B. study

March 2002

Philosophy Institution of Turkey

·         Participation to Sixth Turkey Philosophy Contest

September 1998

Ertugrul Ghazi Foundation

·         Ranked 1st in a Turkey-wide Essay Contest on Ottoman Empire

LANGUAGES

 

Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (intermediate)

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

 

Excellent command of Microsoft Windows OS, Microsoft Office Programs, various Adobe and Macromedia Programs

MEMBERSHIPS

 

International Law Students’ Association (ILSA)

·         Founder of Bilkent University Chapter

European Law Students’ Association (ELSA)

PERSONAL INTERESTS

 

19. Century German Philosophy, Developmental Psychology, Martial Arts, Basketball, Classical Music and American Cinema