Erdem Ozyurek

Associate

Key practice areas: Class Actions & Major Projects
Qualifications: LLB, BComm
Location: Melbourne (VIC)

Erdem Ozyurek is an Associate in the class actions and major projects department and practices in the area of competition law.

Erdem has experience in international price fixing and market rigging cartel cases and is currently working on the Rubber Chemicals and Air Cargo cartel class actions. The Air Cargo case was issued in 2007 against Qantas and six other major international airlines, claiming hundreds of millions in damages for users of international airfreight services.

Erdem previously worked on the Vitamins global price fixing and market-rigging case against Roche, Aventis and BASF. This case was Australia's first ever cartel class action and was settled in 2006 for $30.5 million in compensation for the affected group members.

Erdem is a member of the Commercial Law Section, Trade Practices Committee and Young Lawyers Section of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Australian Lawyers Alliance.