Background
Oz, Yilmaz was born on April 10, 1930 in Ankara, Turkey. Son of Hilmi and Zuhtiye (Muslim) Oz.
Oz, Yilmaz was born on April 10, 1930 in Ankara, Turkey. Son of Hilmi and Zuhtiye (Muslim) Oz.
University of Ankara (Bachelor of Laws, 1951). Yale University (Master of Laws, 1952). Spoken languages: Turkish, English and French.
Admitted to the bar, 1956, Ankara, Turkey. Publications: Numerous articles on subjects of professional and general interest in periodicals, journals and dailies, in English and Turkish. "Quotations from Ataturk," 1981.
Chapter on "Turkey" in M. Kurkela"s "Comparative Report on Force Majeure in Western Europe," 1982.
"Summary of Turkish Petroleum Legislation," written and periodically revised for "Petroleum Legislation," New York, last revised, September 20, 1994. Major clients of Yilmaz Oz: Energy: Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli.
Allied Chemical. Amoco. Ashland; Arco.
Chevron. Conoco; Enron. Huffco.
Marathon; Pennzoil. RWE-Drug Enforcement Administration.
Unocal; Union; Wintershall. Manufacturing, Service and Miscellaneous: Associated Press.
Beechcraft. Bombardier. British Gas.
Cabot; C.Itoh. Banque Nationale de Paris; Chiyoda. Cooper.
Diebold; Dun & Bradstreet. Federal Maritime Commission; General Electric.
General Motors; Hughes.
International Business Machines Corporation. International Cooperation; Isuzu; Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht. Loral; Lockheed-Martin.
Magnavox; Mallinckrodt.
3M Company. McDonnell-Douglas. Mitsui. National Canada Northern Electric.
Science Applications International Corporation.
SNC-Lavalin; Singer. Thompson Ramo Wooldridge. Texas Instruments. United Technologies. Non-Profit Governmental: Ford Foundation.
Population Council.
Rockefeller Foundation. United Nations Development Programme (Turkey); United States. Department of Justice.
Established in 1956, the firm advocates the idea of "Preventive Counselling" as it stresses the need for and encourages its clients (mostly North American, European and Japanese Corporations) to seek professional assistance at pre-contract and contract-administration stages with a view to eschew or minimize prospects of future litigation.
The firm regards this as of particular importance in a legal environment such as that exists in Turkey where legislative arrangements are fast-changing and ever-expanding with increased chances of careless lawmaking often resulting in ambiguities which lead to varying or contradictory interpretations.
Member Ankara Bar Association, World Jurist Association, Yale Law School Alumni Association, Turkish-American Association (president 1965-1974), Rotary (Ankara club president 1966-1967, international service consultative committee 1967).
Married Nihal Ipek, November 29, 1951. Children: F. Simin, Y. Sinan, Selmin.