Olgac NACAKCI (Mr.)
Managing Partner | Attorney at Law, Trademark Attorney & Mediator
E-mail: olgac@nacakci.av.tr
Cell: +90 533 815 33 53
Professional Summary
Managing partner at NACAKCI, with over 15 years of extensive experience in intellectual property law, commercial litigation, and corporate advisory. Prior to his current role, he served as a partner at a prominent Istanbul law firm for nearly a decade. He represents a diverse roster of Fortune 100 companies and multinational corporations across various industries—including technology, fashion, automotive, hospitality, and pharmaceuticals—in complex IP enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, patent litigation, and commercial disputes.
Core Expertise & Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property: Trademark prosecution & enforcement, patent and industrial design litigation, copyright protection, and anti-counterfeiting procedures.
- Commercial & Competition Law: Unfair competition, antitrust compliance, IT law, and corporate contract drafting.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution: Registered commercial mediator with the Turkish Ministry of Justice.
Professional Experience
- 2020 – Present: Managing Partner, NACAKCI / Attorneys at Law & President of NACAKCI Danışmanlık A.Ş.
- 2011 – 2020: Partner, Ekdial & Nacakçı (Istanbul)
- 2006 – 2011: Associate, Istanbul Patent and Trademark Consultancy Ltd. (Istanbul)
- 2005 – 2006: Legal Intern, Güner Law Firm (Istanbul & New York)
Education & Academic Background
- Ph.D. Candidate (Ongoing): Istanbul Bilgi University
- B.A. (Ongoing): Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics
- LL.M. in International Business Law: Istanbul Bilgi University (2010)
- Erasmus Exchange Program: Maastricht University, Faculty of Law (2009)
- LL.B. (Law Degree): Istanbul University, Faculty of Law (2005)
- High School: Antalya Anadolu Lisesi (2000)
Affiliations & Credentials
Languages: Turkish (Native), English (Fluent).
Bar & Official Admissions: Antalya Bar Association, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Trademark Attorney), Ministry of Justice (Registered Mediator), Court Appointed Expert registered into Antalya District Registry of Experts.
Global Networks: Active committee member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and AIPPI International.
Olgaç is a member of the Antalya Bar Association. He is actively working in committees of International Trademark Association (INTA); AIPPI International, International Bar Association and many other organizations. He was lecturer at the Istanbul Bar Association, Legal Intern Educational Center.
He is also entitled to practice as Trademark Attorney before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and a Mediator registered with the Ministry of Justice.
Olgaç received his LL.B., from Istanbul University, School of Law and his LL.M. from Istanbul Bilgi University. His studies focused on Copyright, Patent and Utility Model Law, Industrial Designs Rights and Invalidation, Consumer Law, Information Technologies, Business Law, Competition Law, Economic Analysis of Law, Pharmaceutical and Arbitration Law. He prepared numerous academic papers and presentations related to these fields. Olgaç also attended to Erasmus Exchange Program in Maastricht University and participated and accomplished several classes such as Law & Economics, American Law, Intellectual Property Law, and European Competition Law. His Master Thesis is focused on Patent Law, i.e. “Clash of Patent Rights and Competition Law Rules: Analysis of EU Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry”. He is now working on his Ph.D. thesis on “Economical Analysis of Patent Law and special focus on methods of the calculation of damages in Patent Infringement cases” at the Istanbul Bilgi University.
Olgaç is a volunteer member Educational Volunteers (TEGV), Amnesty International, and Greenpeace. He is also former Campaign and Children Rights Coordinator of Istanbul Amnesty International.
Practice Areas:
– Intellectual Property Law
– Copyright Law and Brand Protection
– Anti-counterfeiting Procedures
– Unfair Competition Law
– Competition and Antitrust Law
– IT Law
– Marine Law and Mega Yachts / Super Yachts
– Mediation- Advertisement Law
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