Regulatory stalwart Lexist Law Firm specialises in advising on projects involving highly regulated industries, including energy, transport and healthcare. The group is also active in privatisation transactions, where it is currently advising the Turkish Privatisation Administration on the privatisation of three port assets. Murat Erbilen spearheads a group that includes co-founding partner Eyüp Kul, as well as Mesut Kaya, who focuses on energy, PPPs and privatisation work.
Testimonials
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‘The Lexist team is very professional and handles all our legal work. I like its flexibility and wide range of experience and knowledge. We are working with the team on many high-profile projects in Turkey and in Europe.’
‘Eyüp Kul is our main lawyer. He is always available for us and he is a natural negotiator. Partner Murat Erbilen is very good too and extremely patient.’
‘One of the best teams we have worked with: it sees the bigger picture, understands the commercial pressures, and is mindful of our budget. We work with it on a complex project involving multiple parties entering/exiting the deals, sector-specific regulatory hurdles and extensive project restructuring.’
‘The team manages all negotiations quickly and efficiently. We trust Lexist with all our projects, corporate and disputes work in highly regulated sectors such as construction and healthcare. Lexist is different because with this team the work and client relationship always comes first.’
‘Lexist always delivers. They avoid disputes. We can rely on them for any kind of work.’
‘Partner Mesut Kaya is commercially aware of the bigger picture.’
‘The Lexist team is unique for us because it has young lawyers who have worked in companies as lawyers. This means that it is better at understanding our side of the problem and can explain legal matters to our board members in a way that they can understand.’
‘Murat Erbilen and Mesut Kaya are the partners leading our projects. They are both accomplished projects lawyers and are very patient.’
Key clients
- Directorate of privatisation Administration
- TVF İFM Gayrimenkul İnşaat ve Yönetim A.Ş. (a subsidiary of the Turkish Wealth Fund)
Work highlights
- Advising TVF İFM Gayrimenkul İnşaat ve Yönetim Anonim Şirketi on the development of the Istanbul Financial Centre, a project to create a financial hub for the region.
- Advising the Turkish Privatisation Administration on the privatisation of three port assets.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Murat Erbilen