Furkan Alkilic
Specialised in:
Enterprise and business
Call Furkan at:
+31 (0)10 209 27 79 or +31 (0)6 27 55 75 80
Education
Furkan Alkilic received his master’s degree in Corporate Law cum laude from Leiden University in 2020. He wrote his thesis on the potential loopholes in the then-to-be-introduced Law on Management and Supervision of Legal Persons, in particular for foundations operating in the semi-public sector.
In addition to his law studies, Furkan Alkilic also completed business administration and the master’s degree in Strategic Management at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He also successfully participated in the interdisciplinary Erasmus Honors Program.
After his studies, Furkan gained several years of experience as a (legal) policy officer at various social organizations.
Position and facts
Furkan joined LVH Advocaten in September 2023, was sworn in as a lawyer in December 2023 and started professional training with the Dutch Bar Association in March 2024.
Furkan has a particular interest in corporate law and insolvency practice. At LVH Advocaten he is therefore widely employed within these areas of law.
Competences
The combination of his business administration and legal training and experience enables Furkan to have an eye for the strategy of the company when dealing with legal issues and to think along with the entrepreneur and his company on a broad level. Coming from an entrepreneurial family, Furkan speaks the language of the entrepreneur and can empathize well with situations in which clients find themselves. Clients receive effective advice from him that they can apply immediately.
Personal characteristics
Driven, focused and involved.
Articles
Testing an employee for alcohol or drugs: allowed or not?
The AVG states that testing employees for substance use is not allowed. According to the Personal Data Authority, it is only permissible to have employees undergo alcohol and/or drug testing if there is a legal basis for doing so.
Dismissal of statutory director: reasonable grounds for dismissal?
The dismissal of a statutory director occupies a special position within labor law. For example, the protection against dismissal that a director under the articles of association has is designed differently from normal employees. It is no different in that there must be reasonable grounds for a legally valid dismissal. The absence of reasonable grounds can cost the employer dearly.
The importance of the notice of default
Almost every entrepreneur has to deal with it at some point; a counterparty who does not fulfill his/her agreements. In this article Gentia Niesert, attorney at contract law, explains how you can act towards your counterparty in such a situation and what the importance of a notice of default can be.
