Doğan Eymirlioğlu > Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki houses a broad dispute resolution practice, which is distinguished by its standalone offerings across a wide range of fields, including corporate and commercial, maritime, tax and administrative law cases. Özge Akman Özmenlikan is the key contact for corporate and commercial litigation, where she is a popular choice to represent Turkish and multinational clients. Doğan Eymirlioğlu spearheads the arbitration unit and has particular experience in proceedings under ICC, UNCITRAL and ISTAC rules. Maritime litigators Gülistan Baltacı Hatay and Semih Sander are also noted.

The multidisciplinary practice at Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki leans on lawyers from across its banking, corporate and litigation teams – among others – to provide comprehensive coverage of restructuring and insolvency matters. With strong recent experience in acting for both debtors and creditors, the group is also well versed in cross-border proceedings, where it can draw on the wider network of affiliate firm Dentons. Key names include banking and finance co-heads Barlas Balcioğlu and Günhan Yalçın, as well as litigator Semih Sander and corporate specialist Doğan Eymirlioğlu.

Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki assists clients with managing risk within the insurance sector and provides advice on various matters such as professional liability, reinsurance, D&O policies, and insurance regulations, among others. The team, which is led by Doğan Eymirlioğlu, is skilled at handling M&A within the insurance sector, including assisting insurance brokerage companies with complex, cross-border transactions.

Galip M. Selçuk heads the employment department at Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki, which is instructed by companies operating across a range of sectors, including hotels and leisure, technology, manufacturing and retail. The workload is equally diverse, ranging from drafting and negotiating executive-level employees’ employment agreements, severance agreements and incentive plans, to discrimination and harassment litigation. Selim Keki and Doğan Eymirlioğlu stand out for their M&A expertise, making them well placed to advise clients on the employment aspects of M&A. Gözde Manav Kılıçbeyli is a key contact for employment advice relating to domestic and cross-border transactions.

Bolstered by the firm’s 2023 October acquisition of Bozoglu-Izgi Attorney Partnership, the competition team at Dentons-affiliated firm Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki remains a key leader in this area, bringing strength to advising financial institutions and domestic and multinational businesses on high-value, cross border matters. The firm’s robust client base spans such industries as tech, gaming, manufacturing, oil and gas, beverages and food. The practice is headed by managing partner Galip Selçuk brings experience to M&A, corporate governance, franchising and distribution and private equity. Other key figures include compliance and transactional expert Selim Keki; Doğan Eymirlioğlu, a specialist in shareholders’ agreements, insurance policies and management contracts; and Okan Arıcan, who provides expertise in tech industry matters.