Nabi Can ACAR Associate

Nabi Can ACAR provides legal advice to a wide range of clients on investigations initiated by the Turkish Competition Authority and on merger control issues related to both domestic and cross-border transactions.

Mr. ACAR assists clients with their day-to-day competition and regulatory compliance matters. He also plays an active role in defending local and international clients before the Ministry of Trade in trade remedy investigations.

Mr. ACAR speaks English and French fluently.

EXPERIENCE & MAIN PROJECTS

• Investigation initiated by the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") concerning anti-competitive information exchange in MDF & Chipboard market. (ongoing)
• Investigation initiated by the TCA concerning allegations of abuse of the dominant position and resale price maintenance practices of a leading shock absorber producer.

Bilgi University, Istanbul, LLM in Business Law, Candidate, 2018-2020

Koç University, Istanbul, LLB, 2016

1. "Competition Authorities to Investigate Mobile Application Store Dominance", Kluwer Competition Law Blog, October 2019, with Barış Yüksel and Mehmet Salan

2. "The Spanish Competition Authority Initiates Second-Phase Examination in Connection with an Acquisition of a White Cement Production Base (Çimsa/Çimex)", Concurrences July 2019, with Bahadır Balkı and Burak Buğrahan Sezer

3. "Meal Card Companies under the TCA’s Scrutiny: From Full-Functionality to Collusion", with Ertuğrul Can Canbolat and Aybert Kurt, Kluwer Competition Law Blog, May 2019