Noted for their ‘impressive’ legislative knowledge, Erdem & Erdem Law Office’s diverse offering handles the full range of national and international trade compliance and anti-corruption issues, often representing clients in inquiries. Leading the team from Istanbul and İzmir, Mert Karamustafaoğlu is adept at assisting clients with a broad range of compliance projects, particularly in relation to competition and personal data protection, and Özgür Kocabaşoğlu, who leads the firm’s corporate practice, is well versed in corporate governance matters, advising board members on management audits and internal investigations. İzmir’s Sevgi Unsal Ozden regularly assists both domestic and international corporations with the application of their personal data protection compliance programmes.
Testimonials
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‘Erdem & Erdem has been the right choice for us. They are creative, responsible, available and easy to connect with. Their command of legislation is especially impressive.’
‘Özgür Kocabaşoğlu and Sevgi Ünsal Özden create a great working atmosphere. They are specialists who are friendly and easy to understand when it comes to solve complex problems. Özgür Kocabaşoğlu’s great leadership capabilities combined with Sevgi Ünsal Özden’s creative solutions make this team even better.’
‘They take all legal precautions on time and before the job is completed.’
Key clients
- KumportLiman Hizmetleri A.Ş.
- Turkon Konteyner Taşımacılık ve Denizcilik A.Ş
- Yılport Holding A.Ş.
- Norm Holding A.Ş.
- Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş.
- Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Xiaomi Turkey Teknoloji Limited Şirketi
- Samsunspor Futbol Kulübü A.Ş.
- Samsunspor Mağazacılık ve Sportif Ürünler San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
- Akinon İnternet Yatırım ve Proje Geliştirme A.Ş.
- SLT Medikal ve Sağlık Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. (SapioLife)
- Şişecam
- Yilport Gavle Container AB
- Yilport Gavle AB
- Polymetcore Trading
- Yıldırım holding
- İş Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.
- Livewell Giyilebilir Sağlık Ürün ve Hizmet ve Teknolojileri San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
- International Chamber of Commerce
- Trigo Çözüm Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Tohum Türkiye Otizm Erken Tanı ve Eğitim Vakfı
- Tohum Türkiye Otizm Erken Tanı ve Eğitim Vakfı İktisadi İşletmesi
- DyDo Drinco İçecek Satış ve Pazarlama A.Ş.
- AG Anadolu Grubu Holding A.Ş
- Çelik Motor
Work highlights
- Advised Çolakoğlu Metalurji on inquiries related to its personal data processing activities, along with the preparation of memorandums, and the implementation of anti-corruption compliance programmes.
- Advised Livewell, active in wearable health products, on day-to-day data protection inquiries.
- Advised Yılport Holding on the preparation of a legal memorandum in relation to the questions regarding the US and EU economic sanctions regime.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mert Karamustafaoğlu