- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Insurance Law
- International Trade and Foreign Trade Law
- National and International Dispute Resolution
- Russia & CIS Countries
- Construction and Real Estate Law
- Data Protection and Privacy
- Intellectual Property Law
- Competition Law
- Inheritance Law
Corporate and Commercial Law
Corporate and commercial law is one of the fundamental areas of expertise of our law firm. We put our deep and versatile knowledge in this field into action for the superior benefit of our clients, develop practical solutions, and provide advice.
Our law firm's expertise in this field and client-oriented approach enable us to provide consultancy services to companies, traders, and entrepreneurs in all areas of law, and develop practical, fast, and result-oriented solutions tailored to our clients' needs.
From the establishment of the company to its liquidation, we respond to the needs that arise during the design and supervision of the company's internal structure. Within this scope, we develop practical solutions for any legal requirements that may arise during the company's daily operations, provide legal and consultancy services for short and long-term matters, and determine all necessary actions to protect the company's interests against both legal authorities and third parties in their external relations. We also develop solutions that cover all legal dimensions in this regard.
The main legal services we provide in the field of corporate governance include internal and external negotiations, preparation and review of contracts, company decisions, capital increases and reductions, functioning of the board of directors and other corporate governance bodies, negotiation of shareholder agreements, status of executives, risk analysis, crisis management, consultancy in all aspects of corporate governance, representation at general meetings, appointments, compliance with regulations, restructuring, status of company headquarters and other offices, establishment of branches, domestic and foreign investment processes, legal regulation and oversight of relationships with customers and investors, follow-up of investigations and lawsuits, legal status and compensation of company employees, management of reconciliation and mediation processes in this regard, mergers and acquisitions, various legal needs arising from the company's foreign relations, and continuous and effective consultancy in these specialized legal services.
Our fundamental vision and mission in this field is to contribute positively to our small, medium, and large-scale clients who aim to compete in the national or global market by identifying constantly changing and evolving needs in today's fast-paced world. Accordingly, we are constantly improving ourselves, keeping up with current developments, getting to know the markets, and enriching our perspective beyond just the law. In fact, Article 1 of the Turkish Commercial Code, which bears the title "Commercial Provisions", gives priority to commercial customs and practices rather than general laws in commercial matters without commercial provisions. This drives us to learn more than just the laws. In this direction, our law firm strives to respond quickly to our clients' urgent need for access to information by closely monitoring legal and non-legal developments and offering practical solutions.
Our law firm never settles for existing knowledge alone, instead seeking the support of specialized institutions and organizations, developing official relationships with some of them, working with specialized individuals and academics, and regularly attending national and international current training in commercial practices, finance, and technology to expand our knowledge.
Insurance Law
We specialize in insurance law, which is one of the two main areas of expertise of our law firm. With our experience and knowledge in this specialized field, we develop solutions that encompass all legal dimensions and intricacies of complex insurance disputes for large, medium, and small-scale actors in the insurance sector.
In today's world, it is not possible to consider commercial life independently from the concept of insurance and, therefore, insurance law. In the field of insurance law, which is constantly evolving, full of innovations, and has vital importance in commercial activities, competent and technically knowledgeable legal consultancy is of great importance.
Our services related to insurance law especially include consultancy and representation services for disputes arising from liability insurances such as Compulsory Financial Liability (Traffic) Insurance, Voluntary Financial Liability Insurance, Personal Accident Insurance, Mandatory Liability Insurance for Hazardous Substances, Fire Insurance, Employer Liability Insurance, Managerial Liability Insurance, as well as consultancy and inspection services for insurance contracts and policies arising from reinsurance agreements.
In addition to pursuing lawsuits in insurance and reinsurance disputes, our office also actively participates in negotiation and mediation stages aimed at resolving disputes through alternative dispute resolution methods such as conciliation, arbitration, and mediation.
International Trade and Foreign Trade Law
Based on our experience in International Trade and Foreign Trade Law, we provide legal and consultancy services to foreign companies aiming to invest in Turkey and to companies located in Turkey that are parties to foreign commercial relationships through import & export practices or foreign investments.
Our experience in international trade and foreign trade dates back to before the establishment of our law firm. Our team of lawyers has dealt with hundreds of complex disputes in this field, provided numerous consultancy services, and is equipped with technical knowledge and experience.
Our law firm specializes in various areas of international trade, including import and export practices, shipping and logistics, freight and insurance, payment methods and applications in international trade, preparation and implementation of international commercial contracts, international sanctions, franchise, agency and distributorship agreements, as well as delivery terms in international trade (incoterms), dumping and subsidies, documents used in foreign trade, document filling techniques, pricing practices in foreign trade, regular shipping lines at sea, disputes arising from e-commerce management, e-export, blockchain applications, methods of promoting exports, service exports, green supply chains in foreign trade, letter of credit flow, alternative financing tools (factoring, etc.), Eximbank credit insurance and guarantee programs, customs regulations, customs declaration, customs clearance process, foreign trade practices under exchange regulations, investment incentives, risk management in foreign trade, standard contracts, international arbitration, and product and customer management.
In Turkey and many different countries around the world, we put our negotiation tools into action to resolve disputes in many specialized and technically demanding areas of international trade, provide fully equipped consulting services to our clients to assist them in their foreign relations and manage these relations, and develop fast and practical solutions covering all legal dimensions of complex disputes.
We strengthen our legal expertise through many reputable organizations and individuals who are experts and have technical knowledge in international trade. We establish direct contacts with foreign country representatives, collaborate with correspondent law firms with whom we have relationships in many different countries, and strive to ensure that our clients remain active and in a healthy position in their commercial interactions, regardless of where they are located.
National and International Dispute Resolution
We provide services for the resolution of all kinds of commercial and legal disputes, follow-up of cases, national and international arbitration, mandatory and voluntary mediation, verbal and written negotiations, and alternative dispute resolution methods.
A significant part of dispute management is to anticipate potential problems and take necessary actions in line with the client's interest. In this regard, we attach importance to pre-dispute stages, legal measures to be taken, and negotiation skills, and provide our clients with fully equipped consultancy services covering these processes.
As soon as a dispute arises, we determine the most realistic and accurate solution paths for our client's interests. We develop our options in full attorney-client cooperation by transparently presenting all effective resolution methods, alternatives, and possibilities that may arise during the process. In this context, we initiate and manage all necessary legal processes, including tracking cases in courts, arbitration, reconciliation, and other alternative dispute resolution methods, especially mediation.
Russia & CIS Countries
We provide legal services directly to our clients who speak Russian without the need for an interpreter in countries including Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Tajikistan, and Estonia.
Being able to communicate directly with clients who speak Russian, located not only in overseas and European countries but also in geographies where Russian is spoken, is an important value of our law firm. Russian, which is spread over a wide geography, is one of the most indispensable global languages of trade, economy, technology, energy sectors, art, and literature. The greatest advantage of our law firm is that it can provide direct and indirect legal services, which are extremely important in terms of transparency and accountability, to clients who are parties to small, medium, and large-scale commercial transactions in Turkey and settled in these geographies.
The privilege of being able to speak in their own language for clients who are foreigners in a country is the most important parameter for them to feel safe, as they can learn about their legal rights directly from their lawyer in their own language and have a direct oversight mechanism.
In addition, our law firm, which is referred to by relevant state representatives and has developed cooperation procedures with the local lawyers of our clients in these countries, has a global and modern structure. Our firm strives to protect the legal rights of foreign clients in Turkey.
Construction and Real Estate Law
Our law firm provides legal consultancy services to local and foreign clients in real estate and construction investments, and carries out the necessary legal procedures for resolving disputes, based on its long-standing experience and broad perspective in the field of construction and real estate.
The popularity of the construction and real estate sector in Turkey and the world gives rise to many types of disputes, and the actors in this sector require professional legal consultancy services. Our law firm is experienced and fully equipped in this field.
In real estate investments, developments, buying and selling transactions, risk analysis and early detection of solutions, creating strategies that guarantee our clients in the face of the dynamic and fluid structure of the real estate sector, preparing and supervising contracts and technical specifications in this field, actively participating in construction projects, lease contracts, verbal and written negotiation processes, and resolving disputes that arise through settlement, mediation, legal action and similar dispute resolution methods, we protect the investments of our small, medium and large-scale clients.
Our law firm, with the awareness that the real estate sector is versatile, has collaborated with organizations and individuals related to banking, finance, real estate sector, architects and engineers, contractors, investment consultants, and many other fields of expertise, with the perspectives gained from the experiences and problems encountered so far. We make an effort to approach the disputes our clients face with a comprehensive perspective. As a result, our clients have access to a comprehensive solution.
Data Protection and Privacy
Our law firm provides fully equipped consultancy services to our clients in all areas, including and beyond the Personal Data Protection Law, and carries out their legal processes in the face of disputes that our clients face in this field.
Our team of lawyers provides legal services in data protection, privacy, data subjects' rights, domestic and international data transfers, analysis of industry-based practices, practices related to the use of data, cyber security and breach notifications, compliance projects, compliance with regulations, integration processes of companies, follow-up of cancellation lawsuits opened and to be opened for the resolution of disputes arising in this field, management of objection processes, and investigation processes.
Intellectual Property Law
Our law firm consists of a team of experienced attorneys who have received the necessary training in the field of trademarks and patents and are equipped to provide services in the areas of trademarks, patents, utility models, licensing agreements, geographical indications, designs, copyright, trade secrets, and unfair competition to our clients.
Intellectual property law is a broad and highly technical field that requires specialized expertise. To provide the right guidance in this area, it is essential to be knowledgeable and experienced in the field.
Our law firm provides consultancy services related to intellectual property rights, protection of intellectual property rights, industrial design applications, researching the known state of the art with trademark and patent offices, making domestic and international patent applications, ensuring compliance with utility model regulations, drafting and reviewing licensing agreements, international trademark registration and transfer transactions, preventing the misuse of trade secrets, providing consultancy and supervision services regarding research, application, follow-up, objection, renewal, licensing, and copyright law both domestically and abroad, as well as pursuing and resolving disputes arising from these areas.
Competition Law
Our law firm provides consultancy services and represents our clients before the Competition Authority in disputes that may arise in the field of competition law.
Our team of attorneys provides comprehensive consultancy services in competition assessments, relying on sector-based research and knowledge in the field, and represents our clients before the Competition Authority in cases of abusive dominant position and anti-competitive behavior, including investigation stages, and protects our clients' interests at every stage of the dispute.
Our main activities in this field include analyzing and reporting on anti-competitive behavior, agreements that restrict competition, regulating all kinds of contracts, analyzing and reporting monopolies, trusts, cartels, and similar structures, abuse of dominant position, investigations and on-site inspections, negative determinations and exemption applications, initiating administrative litigation processes against Competition Authority decisions, and implementing all legal remedies available in this field.
Inheritance law
Based on the deep and nuanced experiences we have gained in this field, we provide professional legal services to protect our clients and their loved ones, particularly in disputes arising from the deceased's will.
As Professor Rona Serozan of Turkish civil law puts it, inheritance law is the process of determining "who" will inherit "which special legal relationships" from the deceased, "according to whose will," "in what proportion, under what conditions, with what rights and obligations," and "how."
Our legal team is highly skilled in all these stages and takes necessary steps to protect our clients and their loved ones both before and after death. We provide legal services such as drafting wills and inheritance agreements, enforcing or canceling agreements and wills, removing and appointing heirs, making donations, establishing foundations, conducting inheritance and transfer procedures, rejecting inheritance, canceling dispositions, canceling and registering deeds, determining the estate, resolving co-ownership disputes, and providing legal services on international inheritance disputes.