Kahraman Altun, LL.M. (Edinburgh) specialises in foreign trade law and economic security issues. His areas of expertise include all aspects of German and European export control law, sanctions and embargoes as well as customs law. He also regularly advises investors, sellers and M&A advisors on investment screening law.  He represents clients before the customs authorities, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA), the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and national courts.

Kahraman Altun studied law at the University of Hamburg and the Charles University in Prague. He completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf with stages at a major international law firm, the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry for Economic Affairs and the legal department of an energy company. In 2018, Kahraman Altun earned a Masters degree (LL.M.) from the University of Edinburgh. Kahraman Altun subsequently worked first as a research assistant at a major international law firm and then as a lawyer at a leading German law firm, both in the field of foreign trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) screening law.