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Atty. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Can PEHLİVANOĞLU, LL.M. is Associate Professor of Commercial Law and the founder of Pehlivanoğlu Law Firm. He graduated from San Francisco Golden Gate University School of Law (U.S.A.), İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law, and V.K.V. Koç High School. Pehlivanoğlu is a former student at University of San Francisco (U.S.A.) and London School of Economics and Political Science (U.K.), and a former grant- funded researcher at City University of Hong Kong (China), Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (Germany) and University of Warwick Coventry (U.K.). 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pehlivanoglu has published widely on commercial law, focusing primarily on shareholder disputes, commercial fraud, corporate finance and beneficial ownership. His leading scientific books are Paravan Şirket (Shell Company) (published in Türkiye) and Non- Pecuniary Private Benefits in Publicly Traded Corporations: How Involuntary Dissolution Statute May Be the Solution (published in the U.S. and Netherlands). Pehlivanoğlu's academic articles have been published in leading peer- reviewed journals in Turkish and English. He teaches international corporate law, commercial law, European Union law and American law courses at several universities, including Istanbul Kent University and MEF University Faculty of Law. He has held several administrative positions in universities. 

Atty. Murat Can Pehlivanoğlu provides legal consultancy services on local and foreign investments, national and international commercial contracts, company merger and acquisition processes, reorganization and wealth management transactions. Atty. Pehlivanoğlu manages various lawsuits including cases related to liability of company shareholders and managers, commercial debt collection, copyright violation and unfair competition.

Murat Can Pehlivanoğlu is admitted to Istanbul Bar Association and Union of Turkish Bar Associations (2014). He is a member of Society of Legal Scholars (United Kingdom) and Law and Society Association (United States) professional associations, and university representative at European Law Faculties Association (Belgium). Pehlivanoğlu is a frequent speaker at academic conferences, and is hosted by Turkish media and various institutions, including Dubai Chamber of Commerce. He is fluent in Turkish, English and German.