The Legal 500

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu is a second tier firm,

Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu’s highly experienced banking team has an excellent reputation for project finance where it regularly advises borrowers and lenders. The four-partner team includes Mesut Çakmak, Zeynep Çakmak, Sebnem Onder and Mehtap Yildirim Öztürk. Clients include HSBC, Commerzbank, Visa Europe and E.ON.

Within Competition, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu is a second tier firm,

Mehtap Yildirim Öztürk heads a strong team at Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu, which has an excellent reputation for regulatory matters. Highlights included advising Garanti Bank on challenging a record fine imposed by the Competition Board. Visa Europe is also a client.

Within Corporate and M&A, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu is a second tier firm,

Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu’s highly-rated partners, including Ahmet Dogan, Mesut Çakmak, Zeynep Çakmak and Sebnem Onder, are ‘very good professionally and always easy to reach’. The firm has an excellent track record advising clients in heavily regulated industries such as energy and mining. It advised Exxaro Resources and Centerra Gold on matters relating to mining, and acted for Cukurdere, a Turkish joint stock company, in its partnership with Calik Maden Isletmeleri.

Within Dispute resolution, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu is a first tier firm,

Based in Ankara, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu has a superb reputation and is praised for its ‘very good network of experts’ and ‘prompt, knowledgeable lawyers’. Among the partners, Mesut Çakmak is considered ‘a great strategist and organiser’, while Tugba Bayman is ‘very precise and knowledgeable in her area’. Clients also single out the ‘diligent and intelligent’ senior associate Çagdas Ergün, who has an ‘excellent grasp of law’. The firm is highly recommended for international arbitration, commercial and administrative litigation. Recently it successfully represented Andas in an ICC arbitration against the Republic of Turkey regarding electricity distribution privatizations.

Within IT and telecoms, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu is a first tier firm,

Mesut Çakmak and Mehtap Yildirim Öztürk come highly recommended at Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu, which is one of the top firms for regulated industries such as telecoms. The firm has a strong track record in privacy and data protection issues. Clients include Garmin, Google, Gameloft and Vodafone.

Within Intellectual property, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu is a second tier firm,

Headed by Mesut Çakmak, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu’s impressive IP team has two registered patent and trade mark attorneys, including Tugba Bayman. Highlights included achieving two favourable rulings for Diageo North America against the Turkish textile company Molloaglu Tekstil. Other clients include Mitsubishi, Garmin International and Philip Morris.

Within Privatisation, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu is a first tier firm,

Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu’s superb four-partner team has an excellent reputation for privatisations, particularly in the energy industry. Recently it advised RWE Energy on the due diligence process for the privatisation of the natural gas distributors, Baskent Dogalgaz Dagitim and Izmit Gaz Dagitim Sanayi ve Ticaret. Mesut Çakmak and Zeynep Çakmak are highly recommended.

Within Project finance/projects, Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu is a first tier firm,

Çakmak Avukatlik Bürosu’s ‘excellent’ project finance team has ‘no competition on energy and infrastructure’ matters. Overall, the team is ‘very responsive, has resources in many practice areas, provides a high level of service and is timely in handling complex transactions’. Among the partners, clients praise Mesut Çakmak, the ‘hard-working, always available and extremely knowledgeable’ Zeynep Çakmak, the ‘very responsive, accurate and quality’ Mehtap Yildirim Öztürk and Sebnem Onder, who is ‘particularly good in negotiations’. Recently, the firm advised Cengiz Enerji on the $104m financing for a 240MW combined-cycle power plant.