About

Çağhan Tansel has led some of the most significant changes in the legal function at RB Turkey. When he assumed his position in 2012 the local branch did not have a legal department and the most difficult challenge he faced was overcoming the perception of the in-house department as a luxury. Building the right communication lines with the business and delivering tangible results was key to his success. In recognition of his achievement he was awarded with ‘The Best Partnership Oscar’ during the annual ‘Company Oscars’ in December 2013. ‘This was an outstanding recognition for the legal function and highly appreciated by my regional and global legal colleagues’. Tansel’s reforms have resulted in 50% cost reduction on legal budget and have aligned any outsourcing with business priorities. A business oriented lawyer with great problem-solving skills, Tansel believes that ‘in today’s business, cost and service quality are the two soldiers who conquer the minds of all professionals’ and these are the principles that should govern the external legal services providers in Turkey.