PRACTICE AREAS

INTERNATIONAL LAW

With our specialized and experienced team in the various fields of international law,  our law firm provides consultancy services to local and foreign clients in disputes arising in international legal matters. Our law firm mainly provides the following services;

• The settlement of contractual disputes between private international companies,
• Consultancy service in the field of international investment law,
• Resolution of legal disputes arising from import or export,
• Prevention of unfair competition,
• Recognition and enforcement of decisions rendered in foreign courts,
• Legal support in the field of foreigners and citizenship law,
• International Arbitration and Mediation,
• Application to the European Court of Human Rights,

CORPORATE & TRADE LAW

With our experienced team in the field of international trade law, we provide the following services to our foreign and domestic clients from different sectors;

• Resolution of legal disputes arising from international trade,
• Preparation and issuing international commercial contracts in a way to prevent possible conflicts by complying with international and local legal rules, especially with the UNIDROIT principles,
• Consultancy in accordance with the CISG provisions regarding the international sale of goods and related disputes,
• Consultancy for exporting companies to export in accordance with the provisions of “GATT” and foreign state regulations,
• Consulting on procurement, production, distribution and sales,
• Consultancy on customs procedures,
• Legal support in international noncompetition disputes.

INVESTMENT LAW

Our law firm provides consultancy services to foreign clients who want to invest in Turkey in matters of company establishment, share transfer, merger and acquisition procedures in accordance with the Turkish legislation. It provides consultancy services to our domestic clients who want to invest abroad by carrying out a detailed and comprehensive research on the legislation of the foreing state with regard to trade, foreign capital, tax, business and other related legislation. Our firm informs its domestic and foreign clients, especially about the rules of the European Community. Thus, it prevents possible legal disputes that may be encountered at the international level.

LAW OF CONTRACTS AND OBLIGATION

As a result of a comprehensive study, our law firm prepares the contracts that our domestic and foreign clients from all sectors need in their domestic and international commercial relations. Our law firm provides services especially during the stage of preparation of the contracts and in legal disputes arising from the following contracts;

• Company contracts,
• Goods and services purchase and sale contracts,
• Distributorship contracts,
• Franchising contracts,
• Carriage contracts,
• Procurement contracts,
• Confidentiality agreements,
• Labour contracts,
• Leases,
• Letters of intent.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & INDUSTRIAL RIGHTS

Our law firm provides legal consultancy to our local and foreign clients especially in matters of copyright, patent and trademark and during the preparation of contracts to be made on intellectual and industrial rights and the stage of registration of those rights.  In addition, our office provides consultancy and advocacy services regarding legal disputes arising from intellectual and industrial rights.

FOREIGNERS AND CITIZENSHIP LAW

Our law firm provides legal consultancy services to foreign clients on the following issues in accordance with the Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901;

• Aqcuisition of Turkish Citizenship,
• Residence permit, work permit and family residence permit,
• Real estate purchase and sale,
• Litigation pursuant to the Law No. 2675 on International Private and Procedural Law.

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION LAW

• Contracts required for real estate purchase and sale,
• Matters of de facto and legal confiscating without expropriating,
• Title deed transactions,
• Preparation of domestic and international construction contracts.
• Rental law,
• Real estate disputes arising from inheritance.

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW

• Preparation of labour contracts,
• Legal consultancy to the human resources department of the relevant companies in disputes between employees and employers,
• Legal consultancy during the preparation of the personnel files of the workers,
• Cases of severance, notice pay and other related rights,
• Cases for annulment,
• Cases for reemployment,
• Matters of social security,
• Preparation of noncompetition and confidentiality agreements,
• Preparation of letters before claim regarding the annulment of a labour contract.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Our law firm provides the following services to its clients in legal disputes with administrative institutions;

• Compensation cases related to the liability of the administration,
• Cases of expropriation,
• Administrative disciplinary investigations,
• Disputes regarding zoning law,
• Appeal to the administration,
• Full remedy actions and annulment actions against administrative acts.

FAMILY LAW

• Divorce suits,
• Alimony, material and moral compensation and marital property cases arising from divorce,
• Taking protective measures,
• Uncontested divorce,
• Paternity suits,
• Cases arising from the breaking of engagement,
• Paternity cases,
• Guardianship and curatorship cases,
• Cases of recognition and enforcement of divorce decisions made abroad.

INHERITANCE LAW

• Actions for reduction,
• Cases on the fictitious transaction of the testator,
• Certificate of inheritance,
• Determination of the heritage,
• Partition cases,
• Contracts to make wills,
• Testamentary proceedings.

INSURANCE LAW

• Preparation of insurance agreements,
• Cases with regard to personal accidents,
• Cases arising from loss of life,
• Litigation for material and immaterial damages in accidents occurring in land, air and sea transportation,
• Material and immaterial compensation cases in fatal and injured traffic accidents,
• Material and immaterial compensation cases in material damage accidents.

BANKRUPTCY AND ENFORCEMENT LAW

• Executive proceedings,
• Enforcement action,
• Actions of law of bankruptcy,
• Proceedings regarding appeals to debt and pursuit,
• Cases of lifting withdrawal of the appeal,
• Negative declaratory action and restitution claims.

CRIMINAL LAW

Our law firm provides legal support and consultancy to its clients at all stages of investigation, prosecution and execution.