Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership > Istanbul, Turkey > Firm Profile

Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership > The Legal 500 Rankings

Turkey > Employment Tier 2

Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership‘s sizeable team offers clients a full service in employment law, advising across the life cycle of labour matters. The group excels in litigious matters, and often represents clients in relation to termination and subsequent litigation. Its client base includes the human resources departments of corporations in Turkey as well as private individuals. Team leader Banu Mert has significant employment law expertise, enabling him to provide clients with advice on day-to-day employment matters as well as specific labour issues.

Turkey > Energy Tier 2

Turkey > Project finance/projects Tier 3

Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership is primarily active in representing sponsors and project companies on projects-related work, including bond offerings and finance transactions. Fatma Gozde Kardes is well versed across a range of project development, project financing, banking and capital markets matters. Kardes co-heads the group together with commercial, corporate and structured finance partner Ali Sefa Turkmen, who has a focus on energy and emerging markets.

Turkey > Real estate and construction Tier 3

Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4

The team at Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership advises Turkish businesses across such industries as construction, real estate, tech, manufacturing, energy, agriculture, on transactional and everyday matters. The practice is led by senior managing partner Hasan Akicioglu, who specialises in cross-border energy projects; Mutlu Ozturk Yurdakul, who handles, among other transactions, M&A, joint ventures and distribution agreements; Emre Ulcayli, whose transactional experience includes share purchase and asset transfer agreements; Başak Goksu Sari, who brings strength to airline industry matters; and Ecem Evin Baytun.

Turkey > Dispute resolution Tier 5

Among Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership’s key areas of expertise, the dispute resolution group has a focus on corporate litigation, white-collar crime, media and personal data protection, and international arbitration. Esra Sumer heads up the corporate and commercial litigation group, while Ali Tasar leads the criminal litigation practice.