The Istanbul and Ankara-based corporate practice at Çakmak Attorney Partnership leverages the bench strength of its team to advise domestic and foreign businesses across the automotive, financial services, construction, engineering, telecoms, energy, and oil and gas sectors. The team’s full service covers matters ranging from structuring and joint ventures to corporate governance and cross-border M&A. The group is led by practice area expert Zeynep Çakmak; Naz Bandik Hatipoğlu, a specialist in energy, mining and infrastructure matters; and Gülsen Engin, who has particular expertise in corporate governance matters. Partner Gökhan Okan joined the firm from Verdi Hukuk Bürosu in February 2023.
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Key clients
- Rönesans Holding
- Koç Holding
- Assystem
- Western Union
- Visa Europe
- Flamagas
- İntaş İnşaat
- Gates Corporation
Work highlights
- Advising Rönesans with respect to a joint venture formed in Kazakhstan for the purposes of financing, design, construction and maintenance service of multidisciplinary hospitals in Kazakhstan.
- Advising Koç Holding in relation to partial spin-off of its three public companies, Aygaz, Koç Holding and Tüpraş.
- Providing legal assistance to Assystem, one of the Türkiye’s leading consultancy and engineering firms, with respect to its corporate law matters.
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Zeynep Çakmak, Naz Bandik Hatipoğlu, Gülşen Engin