Ms Canan Doksat > Erdem & Erdem Law Office > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Erdem & Erdem Law Office
Ferko Signature, Büyükdere Caddesi
No. 175, Kat. 3
34394 Esentepe - Sisli, Istanbul
Turkey

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner and Tax Leader

Career

Canan Doksat is the Partner and Tax Leader of Erdem & Erdem. She provides advisory and litigation services for national and international companies in relation to tax and customs disputes.

The scope of the services that she provides includes the evaluation of the tax inspection procedure and the tax inspection report, application to the Report Evaluation Committee, management of the pre-assessment and post-assessment reconciliation procedures, initiation of the tax litigation process and the individual application procedure before the Constitutional Court.

Moreover she focuses on the reconciliation procedure against the customs duties and fines before the relevant customs authorities, preparation of the petitions of objection, pursuit of the objection procedure and management of the whole customs litigation process.

Canan Doksat provides legal advisory services in relation to company restructuring projects by considering the tax law aspects of the transactions such as merger, spin-off, company type amendment, capital in kind contribution, asset deal. The scope of the services includes the determination of the most efficient restructuring alternative and also the implementation stage of the relevant transaction.

She provides tax and legal advisory services regarding the analysis of the technical insolvency/bankruptcy situations and determination of legal alternatives for the elimination of the referred financial situations. Additionally, she provides legal and tax advisory services in relation to corporate law transactions such as general assembly meetings, capital increase and decrease.

Languages

Turkish, English, French

Education

Bilgi University, Economy Law, LLM
Koç University, Law School, LLB
Saint-Joseph French High School

Personal

Istanbul Bar Association
International Fiscal Association
Young IFA Network

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Tax

Praised for its ‘impressive track record of successfully navigating complex tax issues’ Erdem & Erdem Law Office advises automotive, shipping, real estate, insurance and banking corporates on restructuring, administrative fines, and complex tax litigation. The practice is led by Canan Doksat who was appointed to partner in January 2023, and brings experience in disputes and reconciliation procedures against customs duties and fines. Key support is provided at the associate level by Beyza Günsel Sürücü.