Work Department

Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and Projects & Infrastructure

Position

Yeşim Fethiye Api Şamlı is among the leaders in our Banking & Finance and Projects & Infrastructure practice groups. Ms. Api Şamlı has an outstanding reputation in the banking industry for her understanding of the operational needs of financial institutions, including not only commercial banks but also international financial institutions, ECAs and capital markets institutions, which she has developed through her close involvement in some of the most significant compliance-focused work in Turkey over the last two decades. She also has extensive experience on all sides of banking and finance transactions, having represented borrowers active in all major sectors in addition to lending institutions.

Education

Ms. Api Şamlı received her Bachelor of Laws from Istanbul University School of Law in 2000 and her Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 2005 where she was awarded a partial scholarship.