Lexist Law Firm

Lexist is an independent full-service Turkish law firm with offices in Istanbul. disputes (litigation and arbitration), corporate/M&A banking and finance, capital markets, energy and projects are the standout practices of the firm, particularly concerning large-scale infrastructure and real estate investments. The team is legal solutions-focused with a business savvy, practical mindset. Highly regulated sectors dominate the client portfolio, such as financial services (digital banking especially), nuclear and renewable energy, healthcare, TMT and construction.

Clients involve their Lexist team of regulatory specialists, corporate lawyers, litigators and arbitrators from the very start of a project to ensure the best legal and business strategy is in place. These projects are both in Turkey and abroad (notably SE Europe and the Middle East).

Types of work undertaken
Banking and finance: Lexist has extensive experience handling bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, secured and unsecured credit facilities, bridge facilities, restructuring, refinancing, acquisition and leveraged financing, Islamic financing and financial restructuring. Regulatory advice in the digital financial markets and payment systems is a niche.

Capital markets: Lexist covers the full spectrum of capital markets transactions including IPOs, SPOs, debt and equity offerings, medium-term note programmes and Rule 144A, Regulation S offerings and Islamic finance solutions, among others.

Corporate, commercial and M&A: Lexist advises a diverse client base, utilizing a sector-focused approach, on a range of corporate and commercial matters as well as on the full spectrum of M&A transactions.

Dispute resolution: Lexist’s dispute resolution expertise stands out with its strong track record in complex litigation and international arbitration. The high profile strong arbitration team's particular strengths are international investment and commercial arbitration. The team has successfully represented clients in numerous institutional and ad-hoc arbitration processes (ICSID, ICC and LCIA).

Project finance and projects: Lexist provides full-scope legal consultancy services for high value infrastructure projects, PPPs, BOTs and privatizations across highly regulated complex sectors. The team has won numerous awards for its billion-dollar highway financings and the privatization of the Turkish national lottery.

Energy: Lexist advises on power plant, pipeline and licensing projects utilising conventional and renewable sources. The team represents ambitious foreign and Turkish public and private entities and is uniquely placed to provide full-scope legal services on a wide array of regulatory, business and disputed matters. Nuclear and wind energy are niches.

Real estate: Lexist represents domestic and foreign investors and public institutions in all areas of real estate law, including construction (in respect of FIDIC based contracts or other EPC/turnkey contracts), the rental and management of complexes such as real estate mixed use development projects, shopping and business centres. Real estate and construction-related disputes, whether international or domestic, account for a significant part of the Firm's litigation and international arbitration practices.