About

ISIKAL Law Office was established by Alper Işıkal, attorney at law, with the aim of providing fast and effective legal support and advisory services to its clients in many areas of law, in accordance with the requirements of the local and international business world, with a solution-oriented approach, and with the consciousness, that time is a non-recoverable phenomenon.

ISIKAL Law Office offers its experience and know-how in various areas for the benefit of its clients, prioritizing clients’ requests and satisfaction with top-level mutual understanding regarding all solutions it offers. The primary goal of ISIKAL Law Office is to provide solution-oriented legal services to its clients.

ISIKAL Law Office aims to provide its clients legal support and consultancy services through working standards at the highest level, in accordance with the continuously-changing dynamics of law. Within the said goal, ISIKAL Law Office considers taking any initiative for establishing international partnerships and/or collaborations as a responsibility towards its clients.

ISIKAL Law Office offers a wide range of legal advice and services, including real estate and construction, banking, foreign investment, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and enforcement, document drafting, structured finance and project finance transactions for both creditor and borrower sides, and all other corporate and commercial matters.

ISIKAL Law Office represents leading banks, major national and multinational corporations and conglomerates, as well as individuals.

Areas of practice and specialities
ISIKAL Law Office is a full-service law office which provides legal service to its local and international clients in many areas of law with a solution-oriented approach that the business world requires. The firm practices mainly but is not limited to the following areas;

Energy law: ISIKAL Law Office serves domestic and foreign, real and legal entities in the energy sector, with services such as conducting legal due diligence works for the corporate operations in the energy sector, following up environmental and zoning issues, regulatory reviews and participating in project finance agreements negotiations.

Commercial and corporate law: ISIKAL Law Office shares its comprehensive expertise gained through their long experience in providing legal advice and support in some of the most important and notable transactions, to strengthen its clients’ abilities to get the best results from their businesses and investments. These include; incorporation of companies and all other transactions regarding the continuity of companies, such as keeping commercial books, conducting general assemblies, amendments of articles of association, capital increases, and other changes to the corporate structure and governance of our clients’ businesses, due diligence services, liquidation of companies, mergers and acquisition, share purchase agreements, share transfers, executing shareholder agreements, project finance agreements, bankruptcy litigation.

Mediation, arbitration and litigation law: ISIKAL Law Office represents its clients in disputes before local courts, in mediation, and in national and international arbitration and delivers creative solutions that are tailor-made for client’s needs and objectives.

Real estate law: ISIKAL Law Office delivers a complete range of client-focused services to investors, financers, buyers and sellers in real estate transactions and disputes, including legal analysis, drafting, negotiating, and reviewing of real estate related agreements such as lease agreements, real estate development and management agreements, construction agreements (FIDIC-based), architecture agreements, leasing transactions, establishment and cancellation of rights such as mortgage, servitude, construction, and usufruct rights, acquisition and sale of real estate, all procedures involving land registry directorates, municipalities, and tax offices, disputes arising from real estate matters such as unlawful occupation, eviction, confiscation without expropriation, and zoning.

Immigration law: ISIKAL Law Office guides its clients along with a secure and fast roadmap in order to; apply to obtain a residence permit and Turkish citizenship, objections and appeals, if necessary prepare the required documents and the necessary interviews.

Languages

  • Turkish
  • English

Memberships

  • Istanbul Bar Association - Energy Law Commission
  • ABA - American Bar Association - International Law Section
  • AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers

Staffing Figures

  • 9 Number of Lawyers
  • 7 Number of Paralegals and Collection Specialists