Litigation
Europe Guide 2024 : Turkey
Band 1
About
Provided by Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı Attorneys at Law
Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı (KDK) represents Turkish and foreign clients in a wide range of disputes before Turkish courts. The team is well-versed in internationally recognized rules and practices and always strives to resolve client disputes in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
KDK’s highly-qualified lawyers carefully analyze the nuances of each dispute, to provide a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis that supports each client’s commercial interests and goals.
The team represents clients in commercial claims, employment-related disputes, white-collar criminal matters and administrative disputes at all court levels. The Firm represents clients throughout the lifecycle of their disputes, from initial discussions to post-resolution execution, in relation to various matters involving M&A transactions, construction contracts, intellectual property rights, sales agreements, agency and distributorship agreements, lease agreements, operation contracts, employment agreements and financing transactions.
Chambers Review
Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı Attorneys at Law has a solid litigation practice, able to advise on bankruptcy and employment mandates, with additional experience in handling IP claims and debt collection cases. The team is also active in white-collar crime disputes. The lawyers handle cases in the finance, media and construction sectors.
Work Highlights
- Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı Attorneys at Law assisted Abdi İbrahim with its employment law-related disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The law firm is very responsive and highly regarded with respect to commercial dispute resolution."
"They are great litigators. We are happy with their boutique approach to their clients."
"Everything is clearly highlighted and its responsiveness is really on top."
"The team is in a position to give us an overview of all possibilities we might have from a legal perspective and also highlighting elements in terms of opportunities and risk in a manner so that we are confident in the advice."
"The law firm is very responsive and highly regarded with respect to commercial dispute resolution."
"They are great litigators. We are happy with their boutique approach to their clients."
"Everything is clearly highlighted and its responsiveness is really on top."
"The team is in a position to give us an overview of all possibilities we might have from a legal perspective and also highlighting elements in terms of opportunities and risk in a manner so that we are confident in the advice."
Notable Practitioners
Okan Demirkan is a recognised leader in the litigation legal market in Turkey. He handles corporate litigation, including shareholder disputes as well as employment and IP disputes.
"Okan is a very knowledgeable Turkish lawyer and driven to efficiently resolve our legal issue."
"He is a great specialist, an outstanding litigator who has got the deepest expert knowledge of Turkish proceedings and is very responsive."
"He has the ability to consider context and business matter in his decisions. Okan is able to put himself in the client's perceptive."
Begüm Biçer İlikay is a counsel at the law firm. She has experience representing domestic and international clients in a wide range of disputes, including administrative and commercial claims and white-collar crime.
"She is good at understanding different legislations and opportunities."
"She is at ease to explain different possibilities to non-legal people and has a good combination of legal capability and knowledge."
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Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı Attorneys at Law
Turkey
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