Balcıoğlu Selçuk Ardıyok Keki Attorney Partnership (BASEAK)

Managing Partner: Galip M. Selçuk

Number of partners: 15

Number of lawyers: 100+

Languages:English, French, German, Italian, Turkish

Firm Overview:

Balcıoğlu Selçuk Eymirlioğlu Ardıyok Keki Attorney Partnership (BASEAK) is an Istanbul-based full-service firm. The firm has gained an outstanding reputation and valued clientele by tailoring effective legal solutions to a broad spectrum of clients of all sizes, individuals; entrepreneurs; small businesses and start-ups; governments and government agencies; mid-sized, larger private and public corporations, including international and global entities. Now clients benefit from a team of almost 100 lawyers and economists who are committed to offering creative business and legal solutions.

Main Areas of Practice:

Arbitration

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Competition & Antitrust

Corporate

Employment & Labour

Energy

Environmental & Natural Resources

Franchising & Distribution

Insurance

Intellectual Property & Technology

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mining

Private Equity

Public Policy & Regulation

Real Estate

Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy

Securities & Corporate Finance

Tax

Trade, WTO, Customs

Banking & Finance:

Our banking and finance lawyers and professionals, led by Barlas Balcıoğlu, offer an expansive scope of insight, helping clients to structure and document transactions that help provide financing to practically every industry. Since we represent both finance providers and users, clients benefit from a counsel that understands the needs and wants of each party.

Contact: Barlas Balcıoğlu (Head of Banking and Finance)

Tel: +90 212 329 30 00

Email: [email protected]

Competition & Antitrust:

We provide legal advice on managing complex competition investigations, merger proceedings and litigation; the firm handles investigations by antitrust authorities, ensure merger clearance for acquisitions and joint ventures and help minimise risks of commercial arrangements facing legal challenge.

Contact: Şahin Ardıyok (Head of Competition and Antitrust)

Tel: +90 212 329 30 00

Email: [email protected]

Corporate & M&A:

From strategic planning through due diligence to post-closing integration, BASEAK’s corporate practice encompasses the full spectrum of corporate law. The firm established relationships with investment banks, accounting firms, regulators and lenders to help structure transactions on both the buy and sell side, from a takeover bid — hostile or friendly — to a merger, de-merger or consolidation. The firm advises Fortune 500 and middle-market companies, private equity investors, bidders and targets and financiers and independent board committees.

Contact: Galip M. Selçuk (Head of Corporate and M&A)

Tel: +90 212 329 30 00 Email: [email protected]

Capital Markets:

Our lawyers advise a large number of Turkish and international clients, issuers and underwriters, local and international companies in equity and debt capital market transactions including equity public offerings, debt instruments offerings, private placements and sales to qualified investors, voluntary mandatory tender offers, sukuk issuances and structured debt issuances. The firm’s experience and capabilities also include capital markets regulatory compliance, derivatives and structured products, distressed assets, public finances, residential mortgage purchase and sale, residential repo and finance and securitisations.

Contact: Barlas Balcıoğlu (Head of Banking and Finance)

Tel: +90 212 329 30 00

Email: [email protected]

Intellectual Property & Technology:

We offer practical and informed guidance from protecting intellectual property rights, through advising on data privacy issues, licensing, e-commerce, internet, technology and IT outsourcing strategies and contracts. We represent entrepreneurs, public institutions, emerging companies, IT companies, service providers, venture capital groups and global corporations. Our expertise includes IT, internet, media and advertising, e commerce, payment services, e-money, crypto money, IP rights, IP litigation, license contracts and privacy and strategic IP and IT planning and strategic outsourcing.

Contact: Kağan Dora (Head of Intellectual Property, Data and Technology)

Tel:+90 212 329 30 00

Email:[email protected]

Litigation & Dispute Resolution:

Our dispute resolution lawyers employ the most appropriate tools and strategies for each stage of the process and each unique situation. Whether through timely use of innovative alternative dispute resolution techniques or skillful and persuasive advocacy in the courtroom, our lawyers maximise prospects for a successful outcome. The firm assesses and manages risks in relation to the legal costs of the dispute and seeks to minimise the likelihood of future litigation.

Contact:Özge Özmenlikan

Tel:+90 212 329 30 00

Email:[email protected]

Real Estate:

We offer expertise in real estate leasing, project finance, acquisition and disposition, development, construction, or investment as well as assistance in real estate disputes. The firm also offers the full range of legal expertise and services in all business-related areas, including, inter alia: insolvency and debt restructuring, environmental and regulatory compliance, corporate structuring and cross-border matters.

Contact: Barlas Balcıoğlu (Head of Real Estate)

Tel: +90 212 329 30 00

Email: [email protected]

Tax:

Our Tax practice, offers an interdisciplinary team that understands how tax law meshes with other areas of the law— including corporate, M&A, real estate, litigation and employment to name a few. BASEAK assist the Clients across the entire corporate and tax spectrum including complex structuring issues to more routine tax issues as well as proactive management of tax controversy risks.

Contact:Dr. Gökçe Sarısu Kanmaz

Tel:+90 212 329 30 00

Emails:[email protected]