Mr Levent Yetkil > ASC Law Office > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

ASC Law Office is a strong performer in representing Turkish and foreign lenders and borrowers on local law matters, as evidenced by the addition of eight new clients to the practice over the past year, including Turgut Aydın Holding and Eczacıbaşı Holding. Firm co-founding partner Okan Beygo anchors the team and is a 35-year veteran in the field; notably, he brings to bear significant in-house experience gained during stints at Citibank, Garanti Bank and Doğuş Holding. The three-partner department also includes Levent Yetkil and Ela Sarı, who are both well versed across a broad range of banking, finance and capital markets matters.

‘Swift, responsive and easily accessible’, ASC Law Office’s project finance and infrastructure investments group specialises in representing debtors, sponsors and lenders across all core energy and infrastructure sectors. The team’s robust position in the area was recently evidenced by its takeover of Istanbul Grand Airport’s entire legal portfolio. Co-founding partner Okan Beygo steers the practice with strong support from increasingly prominent banking and finance specialist Levent Yetkil and finance partner Fulya Sert Topçu.

Demonstrating ‘extensive knowledge in restructuring and insolvency’, ASC Law Office’s strong presence in the area is reflected in its broad client roster. The group acts for a myriad of local and foreign debtors and banks on contentious and out-of-court restructurings, with its debt structuring and dispute resolution departments frequently acting in tandem to provide cross-practice advice. Co-founding partner Okan Beygo leads the debt structuring team and also steers the restructuring and insolvency practice with support from finance partner Levent Yetkil, who is noted for his experience in domestic and cross-border cases.

ASC Law Office‘s team, which is headed by Okan Beygo and Levent Yetkil, has experience in handling the full range of matters relating renewable energy, including wind, solar, natural gas, and hydroelectricity. Other key members of the team include Merve Mert, who advises on infrastructure investments and project finance.