The Legal 500

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, Birsel Law Offices is a second tier firm,

Birsel Law Offices’ ‘extremely responsive, collegiate and professional’ group recently acted on a number of billion-dollar financings for borrowers in the telecoms sector, and advised a bank on a multimillion-Euro credit facility provided to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Begum Ozaydin is ‘reliable and commercial’, and gives ‘good and practical advice’. Senior associate Ayse Türkçü is also recommended.

Within Competition, tier 5

Birsel Law Offices has represented a number of clients before the TCB recently with respect to sanctions imposed for violating competition rules.

Within Corporate and M&A, Birsel Law Offices is a second tier firm,

Birsel Law Offices provides ‘comprehensive responses to all inquiries’ and ‘goes out of its way to satisfy clients’ requests’. The group recently acted for the purchasers in a share transaction in the energy sector. Begum Ozaydin is ‘knowledgeable and responsive’.

Within Dispute resolution, Birsel Law Offices is a third tier firm,

Birsel Law Offices represents clients before civil, commercial and administrative first instance and appellate courts, and is notable for banking litigation. The accessible Serkan Pamukkale is recommended, as is Mahmut Birsel for arbitration.

Within IT and telecoms, Birsel Law Offices is a first tier firm,

Clients praise the ‘market knowledge and experience of the team’ at Birsel Law Offices, which advises on regulatory and licensing issues in addition to multimillion-dollar financings and acquisitions in the IT and telecoms sectors. Begum Ozaydin is singled out for her ‘professionalism and accurate advice’.

Within Media and entertainment, Birsel Law Offices is a second tier firm,

Birsel Law Offices advised clients on various proposed acquisitions of broadcasting companies and digital platform operators in Turkey. The team also advises on regulatory and licensing issues. Begum Ozaydin is recommended.

Within Privatisation, Birsel Law Offices is a second tier firm,

Birsel Law Offices has developed ‘impressive expertise’ in privatisation, including recently in the electricity distribution sector. Begum Durukan Ozaydin is recommended.

Within Project finance/projects, Birsel Law Offices is a first tier firm,

Clients report that they ‘can always be assured of an excellent and professional service’ from Birsel Law Offices’ projects team, which is ‘a pleasure to work with’. In addition to acting for financing parties on energy and power projects, the group is also advising a client on the Marmaray project, an underground and underwater tunnel connecting the European (Halkali) and Asian (Gebze) sides of Isanbul, and its related tender. Mahmut Birsel and Begum Ozaydin are recommended.