Akalin Law

Founded in 2015 by experienced legal professionals Yiğit Akalın and Deniz Akalın, Akalın Law stands as a boutique law firm committed to excellence.

With extensive experience exceeding 15 years, Akalın Law, situated in the heart of Istanbul, specializes prominently in Criminal Law, Intellectual and Industrial Property Law, Capital Markets Law, Media Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Inheritance Law and Family Law.

Exemplary services are committed to being provided to both our esteemed national and international clientele by the team of highly skilled lawyers and supporting staff.

Akalın Law offers extensive professional experience across their respective fields, ensuring meticulous attention to detail and precise handling of legal matters. Our reliable domestic and global network ensures the fulfilment of our clients' needs while maintaining high standards of service.

In an environment where legal services are often diluted by mass production, Akalın Law, steadfastly upholds the artisanship of legal practice.

Fields Of Expertise

Criminal Law: Our proficiency in advising clients about regulatory and law enforcement concerns enables us to navigate them through criminal proceedings, including investigation to the appellate stage. Our experience includes successful representation of clients in significant cases, notably in organised crime litigation. We provide regular guidance to our clients regarding white-collar crimes, corporate crimes, financial sector crimes, cybercrimes (particularly man-in-the-middle attacks), fraud, tax evasion, and internal investigations. Our team is careful, strategic, and proactive, facilitating the attainment of optimal results for each client. In addition to focusing on the legal aspects of each case, the team also focuses on dealing with the press and relevant public bodies. We have developed solid partnerships with law firms operating in a number of different jurisdictions to ensure that multi-jurisdictional cases are handled seamlessly and efficiently, and that communications with international bodies and local law enforcement authorities are maintained.

Intellectual and Industrial Property Law: Our IP practice offers a broad range of legal services, drawing on extensive experience in domestic and cross-jurisdictional IP matters. We serve clients from diverse industries and specialize in protecting works of art and literature, as well as software, databases, performances, TV broadcasts, and sound recordings. Additionally, we have a distinguished practice in unfair competition and advertising litigation before the Advertising Board of the Ministry of Trade and the Turkish Advertising Self-Regulatory Board. IP services are not limited to trademark and industrial design applications, oppositions, registrations, customs protection and proceedings, licence agreements, portfolio management and a wide range of litigation scenarios arising from trademarks, industrial designs, media law and copyright. Our team provides sound preliminary advice ahead of campaigns, advertisements, and commercials. With a strong record in disputes and litigation concerning intellectual property, we actively represent clients in trademark prosecutions before the prosecution offices and in civil litigation concerning trademarks, industrial designs, utility models and patents. Known for combining legal expertise, industry knowledge and a pragmatic approach, our team has successfully resolved significant IP issues for domestic and international/multinational clients.

Contracts Law: Akalın Law offers legal services in Turkish, English, and French, serving local and international clients with a comprehensive range of support. We are experienced in dealing with a wide range of issues arising from project-related and routine business activities, including drafting legal documents, facilitating negotiations, providing legal opinions, taking necessary actions, making post-signing amendments, and concluding relevant legal agreements. In the area of contract law, our firm prioritises a solution-oriented and practical approach to provide optimal value to our clients. We carefully assess the specific requirements and characteristics of the client's industry to ensure that the legal services provided are both effective and efficient.

Real Estate Law: Our team handle a wide range of real estate matters, from specific property transactions to the nuances and disputes that can arise in commercial transactions. With extensive industry knowledge and a deep understanding of the sector, we are recognised for navigating complex property issues and consistently delivering positive client outcomes. We offer steadfast assistance across the complete range of property matters and are highly regarded for our insightful proficiency in various aspects, such as property investments, structuring, real estate financing, post-foreclosure eviction, and dispute resolution. Our diverse experience spans all kinds of properties, from retail hubs, manufacturing facilities, shopping centres, and hotels to flats and houses in both urban and rural environments. Regularly engaged by domestic and international companies seeking to safeguard their property interests, we offer a clear, knowledgeable, and reliable perspective. Understanding our clients' objectives, whether personal or commercial, we provide innovative yet practical solutions when necessary, ensuring the efficient and drama-free completion of real estate transactions.

Labour Law: We advise individuals and companies on resolving labour disputes, drafting individual and collective employment contracts, terminating employment contracts, ensuring workplace and employee safety, and other labour-related matters that may arise. Additionally, we represent our clients in re-employment, labour receivables, and associated lawsuits brought against them. We act on behalf of our clients in mediation negotiations through our registered mediator lawyers who possess extensive experience in the relevant processes and practices. Additionally, we provide consultancy services to our clients in the light of current legislation to ensure that the human resources practices of companies are carried out in accordance with labour law.

Data Protection & Privacy: As a result of technological developments, the use and protection of personal data in its many forms in all areas of daily life is a topic which involves many legal disciplines. In this context, we provide advice and litigation services on the collection, processing, disclosure, erasure, and cross-border transfer of data through various media, as well as on the establishment of contractual relationships between data controllers and data processors, the implementation of legal guidelines for the protection of personal data, and the handling of disputes arising from breaches of these guidelines.

Capital Markets Law: Our expertise in Capital Markets Law covers securities regulations, investment funds, and compliance issues. We place a strong emphasis on keeping abreast of the constantly changing financial landscape to provide bespoke advice and strategic solutions that align with our clients' goals. Whether we are advising on regulatory compliance, negotiating intricate financial instruments, or representing clients before regulatory bodies, we are committed to achieving the best possible outcomes. Recognising the dynamic nature of capital markets, our client-focused philosophy involves comprehending the distinct challenges each case poses, enabling us to create inventive and efficient legal approaches.

Inheritance Law: Inheritance law which includes the rights and obligations of heirs and inheritors in relation to all movable and immovable, tangible, and intangible assets to which people are legally entitled, is one of those areas that require careful and diligent work due to its highly technical and complex regulations. Our office provides diligent representation and litigation services concerning inheritance law. We offer legal assistance, including counselling and litigation services, to our clients who wish to assert their inheritance rights in Turkey or other parts of the world. Multifaceted and very technical works and transactions such as will preparation, obtaining a certificate of inheritance, cancellation of the will, deprivation of inheritance, Refusal of Inheritance, Inheritance Contract, Renunciation of Inheritance, Inheritance Sharing, Elimination of Inheritance Partnership, Reduction case, Deed Cancellation due to Simulated Acts of the Deceased, Deed cancellation due to Inheritance Evasion, Equalisation case, Inheritance Appropriation case are carried out with an expert team.

Family Law: We provide a range of family law services to both domestic and international clients. In all matters relating to family law, and in particular to divorce and its consequences, our firm provides both advisory and litigation services. In this regard, our team has provided both advice and litigation services in many high-profile cases involving division of property, matrimonial settlements, paternity establishment, child custody, maintenance, and compensation.

Tax Law: For both individuals and companies, our firm provides services to correct tax errors, resolve tax disputes, conduct reconciliation procedures, and litigate for refunds and cancellation of erroneous charges.