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ASC Law Office Offices
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34410 ISTANBUL
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Ms Ela Sarı
Work Department
Consultancy Team
Position
Partner
Career
Ela Sarı joined ASC Law as a Senior Associate in 2009, and was elevated to Partner in 2020. Ela is a member of the firm’s Consultancy Department, under which ASC Law’s Banking and Finance, Commercial, Corporate, Debt Restructuring, M&A and Capital Markets, and Project Finance practices are found.
While Ela’s works on matters falling within nearly all of the Consultancy Team’s practice areas, she has particular expertise in capital markets transactions, project finance and infrastructure investments. She is also the ASC Law’s go-to lawyer with regard to derivative transactions, including ISDA and ISMA-based derivative agreements, Credit Default Swaps and Credit Linked Notes.
Prior to joining ASC Law, and after completing her one-year legal apprenticeship, Ela spent three years in the U.S. While there, she continued her legal education and worked at two U.S. law firms.
Ela has been recognized by Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner”.
ASC Law, Partner (2009-Present)
EnerjiSA (2009)
Languages
Turkish, English
Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Education
LL.M., Temple University Beasley School of Law, International Law, 2007
South Texas College of Law, Exchange Student, 2006
LL.B., Marmara University Faculty of Law, 2003, graduating in the top 10% of her class
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Next Generation Partners)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.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The team at ASC Law Office provides comprehensive day-to-day comprehensive services to insurers, banks, domestic and multinational corporates across sectors ranging from transport, engineering and retail to real estate, tech, construction and agriculture. The team is headed by founding partner Okan Beygo, who brings over three decades of experience to the practice space, and Ela Sarı, a specialist in M&A transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets
- Banking, finance and capital markets Turkey
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Turkey