ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC > Istanbul, Turkey > Firm Profile
ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC Offices
YAPI KREDI PLAZA BLOCK C
6TH FLOOR NO:19 LEVENT
34330 ISTANBUL
Turkey
ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC > The Legal 500 Rankings
Turkey > Real estate and construction Tier 2
Routinely engaged by domestic and multinational clients, ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC’s group is noted for its ‘high-level experience and knowledge in construction law’. The team shows adept handling of a wide range of non-contentious real estate matters, including permits, development projects, and property sales and acquisitions, while it is also equipped to advise on complex construction disputes, including arbitration proceedings. Nazli Arikan spearheads both the construction and arbitration practices and is noted for her expertise in cross-border work. Managing partner Akin Volkan Arikan and counsel Selda Tasyürek Köksal are also key contacts.Practice head(s):
Nazli Arikan; Akin Volkan Arikan
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Led by Nazli Arikan, the construction team consists of some of the very rare lawyers in the market with high-level experience and knowledge in construction law and construction contracts. The team is very responsive and proactive in contract advisory and management services.’
‘Nazli Arikan’s involvement is what makes this firm very unique. Her senior associates are also knowledgeable of the sector.’
‘Nazli Arikan’s experience and knowledge in construction projects are unique. She is assisted by a team of lawyers, but she always remains responsive for all matters involving our projects. Akin Volkan Arikan is our contact for strategically important matters and decisions.’
‘Arıkan Partners is one of the strongest law firms in the field of construction law in Turkey. It provides ongoing support to its clients to manage their risks in all phases of international construction projects. The team is very successful in managing its clients’ cases in all dispute resolution platforms.’
‘Most legal advisers treat construction projects as if they are similar so that their recommendations and/or advice are most likely not matching the real needs of the projects. Arıkan Partners is aware and well capable of providing these unique services to the point in this aspect.’
‘Nazlı Arıkan is very attentive, accessible and very in charge of her work. She is trustworthy, and a good negotiator. ’
‘Nazlı Arıkan is professional in construction contracts and has vast experience in drafting, reviewing and managing the contracts during the construction period. Volkan Arıkan is strong in strategic and macro planning and he never loses the detail and always concentrates on the ultimate goal.’
Key clients
Haribo Sekerleme San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
Kiwi Turizm ve İnşaat Anonim Şirketi
Mühendis Project Management
Istanbul Modern Museum (IMSAV)
Emaar Properties Pjsc
Key Quantum International
Archicad Construction UK
Al Ghurair Investment LLC
Eczacibasi Holding
Saint Georg Db Group & Malta Healthcare Caterers
Nef Real Estate & Development
Mitsubishi Elevators / AG Melco Turkey
Asal Group of Companies
Plato Mining & Construction
Gemak Gemi İnşaat San. Ve Tic.
Gulman Real Estate & Development
Work highlights
- Advised Emaar Properties on construction, commercial contract management and dispute resolution matters in relation to the development and construction of the Emaar Libadiye project, which has a total value of $2.3bn.
- Advised Eczacibasi Holding on construction contract management connected with the development of the Galata port and Istanbul Modern Museum.
- Advised Al Ghurair Investment LLC on real estate and construction matters regarding its operations in Turkey.
Turkey > Dispute resolution
ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC > Firm Profile
The firm: ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC provides a broad range of legal services for its diverse client base. The firm’s structure is based on two core practice areas. The first is represented by the firm’s experienced international dispute resolution team and the second by the very capable international corporate team under which the firm consults and advises its clients on construction, energy, global finance, international trade, investment funds, M&A, private equity, project finance, capital markets and real estate.
ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC’s attorneys are recognised for their committed and sophisticated representation of its clients. Its team of jurists, having played key roles in numerous multimillion-dollar transactions, are trained and experienced to take responsibility in challenging legal and business matters, as well as in most complicated dispute resolution cases. All senior team members of the firm, having worked for major international law firms and companies for years prior to joining ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC, now serve the firm’s clients their significant experience in international business transactions.
As well as providing sophisticated legal services, ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC understands and pays attention to the business needs of its clients. The combination of legal knowledge, responsiveness, good business ethics and consideration of its attorneys sets the firm apart from most local and international law firms operating in Turkey. The experienced lawyers of the team secure the rights of the firm’s clients in international business transactions by helping and representing them from the very beginning of the transaction until the closing. The firm has an excellent command of commercial contracts related to the preparation of joint venture agreements, shareholders’ agreements, articles of associations, funding related matters etc for its clientele. This helps the firm to effectively deliver on its clients’ strategic cross-border and local transactions.
ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC plays an important role in the detailed structuring of its clients’ investments in and out of Turkey. The firm’s good anticipation of legal and corporate issues helps clients to be informed on the probable outcomes related to their transactions. In this regard, the firm is involved in the preparation, drafting, reviewing, negotiation and revision phases in commercial transactions in and out of Turkey.
Furthermore, the practice and experience of the firm’s international dispute resolution team encompasses the representation of its clients under various international arbitration rules, including but not limited to, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). The firm is also very efficient in the early and amicable settlement of international disputes related to the claims amounting to multimillion dollars in a cost and time efficient manner.
The sophisticated team of lawyers at the firm is also supported by a team of international and domestic senior counsels helping the firm to render full legal services to its clientele. ARIKAN | PARTNERS ILC’s attorneys are all educated in respected law schools in Turkey and abroad. The firm is committed to welcoming the best law graduates every year.
The firm is located in the reputed central business district of Istanbul at Yapi Kredi Plaza, Levent.
Areas of practice: Corporate and commercial law, construction, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, project finance, banking and finance, capital markets, private equity, dispute resolution and international arbitration, competition/antitrust and energy.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate & Commercial | Akin Volkan Arikan | varikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| Construction / Projects | Nazli Arikan | narikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| Real Estate & Construction | Nazli Arikan | narikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| Mergers & Acquisitions | Akin Volkan Arikan | varikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| Project Finance | Akin Volkan Arikan | varikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| Training and Compliance | Akin Volkan Arikan | varikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| Banking & Finance and Capital Markets | Akin Volkan Arikan | varikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| International Arbitration | Nazli Arikan | narikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| Competition / Antitrust | Akin Volkan Arikan | varikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
| Energy | Akin Volkan Arikan | varikan@arikanpartners.com | +902122572828 |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Ms NAZLI ARIKAN | Partner, Head of Construction & Arbitration | View Profile |
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Mr AKIN VOLKAN ARIKAN | Managing Partner | View Profile |
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Ms SIMGE AVUNDUK | Associate | View Profile |
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Ms OYKU EHTIYAR | Associate | View Profile |
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Ms OYKU GUREL | Senior Associate | View Profile |
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Mr NAIM CAN PAKSOY | Business Development Coordinator | View Profile |
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Ms SELDA TASYUREK KOKSAL | Counsel | View Profile |
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Ms BERFU YALCIN | Associate | View Profile |
Languages
English French German Turkish SpanishMemberships
Bar Association of Istanbul Istanbul Arbitration Centre Istanbul Bar and Turkish Bar Association Turkish American Chamber of Commerce and Industry BCCT Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry Union of Turkish Bar Associations IBA (International Bar Association)Other
Contact : Akin Volkan Arikan (varikan@arikanpartners.com)Diversity
ARIKAN | PARTNERS is committed to create a working atmosphere whereby different cultures around the world meet together. The firm’s associates and partners are either members of diversified bar associations in different jurisdictions or have been educated in different countries pursuant to diversified cults of law. This vision also helps the firm while serving its clients in a more efficient manner by concentrating their joint efforts on as to how the firm can add value with a preventive philosophy in order for its clients to avoid legal disputes before they appear. In other words, the firm’s prioritized target is to help the clients through the firm’s legal advisory services not to have legal troubles, instead of waiting to resolve such problems afterwards.
Furthermore, ARIKAN | PARTNERS not only supports the diversity within its team, but also supports its associates to attend international law programs and similar courses abroad in order to strengthen the firm’s diversity. The firm welcomes international lawyers and international law faculty students from different cultures each year.
Finally it is also noteworthy to state that ARIKAN | PARTNERS commits itself to provide
numerous charity foundations with pro bono legal services with the aim of contributing a
humble support to the society and non-profit organizations.
Client Testimonials
CLIENT: Mr. SULEYMAN YERCIL, Chairman
COMPANY/FIRM: Koray Group of Companies
TESTIMONIAL: ARIKAN PARTNERS team worked for us in local and international multi-hundred dollar projects during a period of more than ten years now. We closed matters together in more than five jurisdictions and they always helped us reach the best results possible. Amongst these projects, we have settled numberless matters together and the firm’s different departments helped us with their specialized expertise particularly in corporate transactions, construction projects and international arbitration cases. We feel so lucky to have such a team of lawyers with us.
CLIENT: Mr. GALIP ASAL, Chairman, Major Shareholder
COMPANY/FIRM: ASAL HOLDING INC. (HOLIDAY INN ANKARA)
TESTIMONIAL: We have been working with ARIKAN PARTNERS since 2011 and their team always supported us with great level of care and meticulousness. I work closely with the firm’s partners Mr. Akin Volkan Arikan and Mr. Bora Mahmutoglu who are both top level solution providers. We could not have found more responsive, competent and brilliant lawyers for our business. They helped us with our hotel contracts for the five-star Holiday Inn Ankara Project, as well as other exclusive distributorship contracts that we got into with the international brands of Mizuno and Errea.
CLIENT: CEO of one of the Main Contractors of Third Bosporus Bridge Project
COMPANY/FIRM: One of the Leading Contractors in Turkey
TESTIMONIAL: The Arikan team is so much responsive which enormously feeds our business transactions. Their specific and technical knowledge on construction field along with their relevant experience have always been very helpful to us. The appropriate advices they provide us with and the to-the-point business and legal perspectives they share with us are also noteworthy. Ms. Nazli Arikan’s promptness, anticipation and depth in legal knowledge of construction and contract law are particularly significant. She is, as per our experience, is one of the leading lawyers in real estate and construction industry in Turkey.
CLIENT: Mr. YUSUF TURAN, Majority Shareholder
COMPANY/FIRM: TURAN PLASTICS, Turkey’s One of the Leading Plastics Company
TESTIMONIAL: Since 2013, ARIKAN PARTNERS team is providing us with high level of legal services. Their contribution has not been limited to the critical contracts of our company but also served for our investment plans whereby they played key roles in the share purchase agreements. They showed their difference from day one and kept up with the good work over the years we worked together. Their efficiency in contract management and transaction structuring led us to success. Mr. Mahmutoglu played a key role in the representation of our company in critical contracts.
CLIENT: CEO of One of the Leading Real Estate & Development Companies
COMPANY/FIRM: UAE Based World’s Leading Conglomerate
TESTIMONIAL: ARIKAN PARTNERS advises us in our multi-hundred million dollar projects in relation to our real estate development projects in Turkey. We are totally impressed with the professionalism and promptness of the attorneys of the firm. The firm works for us, as well as for our affiliate companies, in general corporate matters, transactional projects, litigation files and construction law matters. The efficiency of communication between the senior levels of the firm and our head office legal team was impressive and contributed a lot for the efficiency of the services. They have the best lawyers we ever experienced in Turkey.
- Real estate and construction