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IT and telecoms
Leading individuals
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- Yasin Beceni – BTS & Partners
- Senem İşmen – Hergüner Bilgen Özeke
IT and telecoms specialist BTS & Partners is ‘the best in its area of expertise’, and is ‘helping to redefine what a law firm should be doing in the years and decades ahead’. The team includes ‘world-class professionals’, most notably managing partner Yasin Beceni, who is ‘simply the best in his field’, and senior international counsel Soner Memish, who shows ‘sharp business sense and strategic vision’. Nilay Erdem, Tuğrul Sevim and Betal Ozay are also recommended. Clients include Facebook, Paypal, eBay, Microsoft, as well as a multinational software company and a Turkish cellphone operator.
Birsel Law Offices’ ‘very responsive and practical’ team has built a strong reputation in the IT sector, and is expert in e-commerce. Fulya Kazbay is ‘knowledgeable and has very good market intelligence’. Begum Ozaydin is also recommended.
ELIG, Attorneys-at-Law advises clients including Google and YouTube on internet law. The team also recently assisted Akamai Technologies with advice on the Turkish regulatory framework for e-business infrastructure services. Gönenç Gürkaynak is the main contact.
Hergüner Bilgen Özeke has a solid client base in the IT sector, where clients include Amazon and TPV Technology. The group has strong experience representing clients in applications to, and dealings with, the Information Technologies and Communications Authority (ITCA). Senem Ismen is the main contact.
Mehmet Gün & Partners ‘knows the business well’ and ‘gives valuable input’, particularly on IT and telecoms regulatory matters. The firm’s broad client base includes computer software and hardware companies, telecoms operators, internet service providers, and online gaming businesses. IP expert Ugur Aktekin and recent arrival Serra Başoğlu Gürkaynak are the main contacts. Sebnem Işik joined NSN Law Office.
Pekin & Pekin is primarily recommended for providing corporate and transactional support to IT and telecoms clients, as well as for regulatory advice. Kemal Serdengeçti is the main contact.
YükselKarkinKüçük has ‘outstanding experience in IT outsourcing deals’, and is also expert in software and technology licensing agreements. It is also representing Turkcell in a series of arbitrations against the ITCA. Practice head Gökhan Gökçe is highly recommended.
ADMD Law Office provides ‘overall excellent service’ in the IT space. Orhan Mavioglu is recommended.
Telecoms giant Turkcell is a key client of Akol Avukatlik Bürosu. Meltem Akol is the key contact.
Bener Law Office’s telecoms and IT practice acts for clients including Siemens, eBay, Microsoft, and Kron Telecom. The team has particular strength in M&A and investments pertaining to the internet and e-commerce sectors. Gözde Esen Sakar is the main contact. Funda Özsel joined Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership.
Çaga & Çaga represents various major corporations, including internet service providers and software systems companies. The group chiefly advises on day-to-day business operation matters and related corporate work. Erdem Degerli is the main contact.
Güner Law Office’s Ece Güner advises a significant client in the telecoms sector on all its transactional work in Turkey, and on related regulatory matters.
Özel & Özel’s IT and telecoms practice has acted for clients including Hewlett-Packard and Dell. Haluk Can Özel is the main contact.