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CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance > The Legal 500 Rankings

Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 1

The internationally oriented team at CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance acts for an impressive roster of domestic and foreign financial institutions, including commercial banks, and bilateral and multilateral development agencies. Demonstrating a marked emphasis on project finance, the team is primarily noted for its expertise in the infrastructure, healthcare and energy sectors, where it frequently acts in tandem with lawyers from the wider Clifford Chance network. Alongside its projects prowess, the group’s recent experience also spans syndicated financings, Islamic finance, structured finance and capital markets work. Department head Sait Eryılmaz handles a broad range of banking and finance matters, with a focus on project finance and structured finance. At junior level, counsel Gökçe Uzun and senior associates Başar Kırka and Ali Can Altıparmak are all recommended.

Turkey > Project finance/projects Tier 1

CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance houses a dominant projects group, which routinely advises on sophisticated, often cross-border, projects in the infrastructure, healthcare, and energy and natural resources spheres. Particularly acclaimed for its finance prowess, the group additionally represents an impressive roster of government bodies, sponsors, investors and others on project development, secondary market transactions, and energy trading matters. Next-generation partner Sait Eryılmaz ‘effectively finds solutions’ and heads a group that also includes talented counsel Gökçe Uzun. Also providing support are associates Başar Kırka, Ali Can Altıparmak and Pelinsu Demircan.

Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2

The team at CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance provides a comprehensive service to financial institutions and domestic and multinational companies involved in everyday corporate matters and high-value, multi-jurisdictional M&A, across industries ranging from energy, beverages, financial services, transport and pharmaceuticals to logistics, retail, tech, telecoms and manufacturing. The team is led by corporate authority Itır Çiftçi, who brings over 30 years’ experience to the practice; counsel and energy and infrastructure specialist Deniz Göcük. Senior associates Deniz Yetkin, Sabri Kaya and Aslı Kural are also of note.

Turkey > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 2

Best known for its work with financial institutions, CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance advised major local and global lenders on a string of debt restructurings over the past year. The team is also distinguished by its international offering and it routinely leverages the wider firm’s global network to secure roles in multi-jurisdictional matters, particularly UK-related work. Finance specialist Sait Eryılmaz spearheads the practice, while counsel Gökçe Uzun provides support.