Sakine Yilmaz is an associate at Crowell & Moring’s Brussels Office and a member of the firm’s Corporate & Commercial Group.
She practices corporate law and commercial law, focusing on: the incorporation, operation, and restructuring of businesses; national and cross-border restructuring and reorganization; mergers and acquisitions; compliance; and contract drafting. She also advises Belgian, European, and international clients more broadly on other aspects of corporate law.
Before joining Crowell & Moring, Sakine worked for five years with clients active in the non-profit sector. This valuable experience allows her to advise non-profit organizations on a broad range of corporate and commercial questions, including incorporation of non-profit legal entities under Belgian law; the setting-up of tailor-made governance structures; the managing and financing of non-profit organizations; general corporate matters and compliance; and the reorganization of groups of associations and foundations.
Sakine became a member of the Brussels bar in 2017. In January 2019, she received the “Prix des Bâtonniers Braun et Jakhian,” a prize that is awarded by the French-speaking bar to the first-year trainee who is ranked first in the Bar exams.
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Admitted to practice: in Belgium and before the European Court
Speeches & Presentations
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"Contract Drafting in Light of Recent Legislative Changes," Crowell & Moring Webinar, 2022.
(May 19, 2022).
Speakers: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Federik Van Remoortel, Delphine Keppens, Sakine Yilmaz, and Charlotte Stynen.
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“The draft EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: what legal consequences on companies and board members?,” Joint EcoDa and Crowell & Moring Webinar
(February 23, 2022).
Speakers: Frederik Van Remoortel, Sakine Yilmaz, Andrew Blasi, Anselme Mialon, Leena Linnainmaa, Daniela Mattheus, and Alessandra Stabilini.