Team Members

We have a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified and specialized professionals who provide expert knowledge in each of the subjects.

Juan Jose Patricio

Managing Partner

Juan Jose Patricio is the founding partner of Juan Jose Patricio Banderas Abogados SLP and its lead practitioner. He graduated from Universitat de Barcelona faculty of law in 2011, attended the LL.M. program in Universidad Complutense de Madrid the following year and is currently registered to Madrid Bar Association. He previously worked at top boutique law firms in Madrid and is currently advising a wide range of clientele regarding commercial and corporate matters.

Dr. R. Selva Korkmazcan Isik

Practice Partner

Attorney Selva KORKMAZCAN ISIK, Ph.D. Ankara / Madrid
Dr. R. Selva Korkmazcan Isik graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law. She holds an LLM in Public Law from Gazi University Institute of Social Sciences, a D.E.A. in International Law from the University of Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and has her PhD in Law (summa cum laude) from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. She worked as an Associate at Ernst&Young (EY Law) L.L.C. in Tbilisi/Georgia and as Legal Counsel for Ziraat Bank Inc’s Foreign Operations Department before joining our team. Her practice areas are competition law, international commercial law, international arbitration and private international law. She is fluent in English and has working level French proficiency.

Attorney Gökberk Tekin

Executive Partner

Attorney Gökberk Tekin – Ankara / Madrid
Gökberk Tekin graduated from Kuleli Military High School, Spanish Military Academy (B.Sc. Degree in Systems Engineering), Selcuk University Faculty of Law (LL.B.), Aberystwyth University (LL.M.) and Ankara University Faculty of Law (LL.M.) respectively.
He served as a legislation project officer in Spanish General Staff, High Disciplinary Board operation officer in Gendarmerie General Command, and lecturer in Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy before joining our team. He is highly skilled in dispute resolution. He focuses on international commercial arbitration, financial law and contract law, as well as constitutional, administrative, and human rights law. He is fluent in English.