Mrs Didem Adlig Sönmez > 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

Banking and Finance

Position

Managing Associate

Career

Didem Adlığ Sönmez acting as Managing Associate at Erdem & Erdem’s banking and finance department, specializes in project finance, banking law, structured finance practices and capital markets transactions.

Didem Adlığ Sönmez represents domestic and foreign banks, financial institutions, borrowers, sponsors and other obligors in banking and finance and offers wide range of consultancy services with more than 10 years of experience in banking law, derivative transactions and relevant regulations.

Along with multi-national and industry-leading banks and financial institutions, she renders consultancy services to companies with their projects seeking finance and restructuring, operating in various sectors and particularly in energy, infrastructure and real estate.

She successfully carries out Public-Private-Partnership, Build-Operate, Build-Lease or Transfer of Operating Rights project models in energy and infrastructure projects initiated between public authorities and private sector.

Mrs. Adlığ Sönmez who also practices capital markets transactions especially in terms of publicly held company structures and securities, provides legal services to banks, financial institutions and publicly held companies in various sectors with capital market related matters.

Further, she has represented banks operating in Turkey and abroad with their treasury products, OTC derivatives transactions and internationally agreed standardized financial agreements and master agreements as well as future flow and asset backed securities and bond issue.

Languages

Turkish, English, French

Education

Leiden University, Law Faculty, LL.M.
Bilkent University Law Faculty
Les Etablissements scolaires Tevfik Fikret d’Ankara

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets

Lawyers at Erdem & Erdem Law Office are valued by sources for their ability to provide ‘concise and clear answers’. The firm is traditionally best known for its reputation in the banking and finance field, where it acts for a diverse portfolio of domestic and international lenders and corporate borrowers, but recently bolstered its capital markets offering: in September 2023, İbrahim Onur Baysal – former head of legal at Karsan Holding who previously held an in-house position at the Capital Markets Board of Turkey – joined the firm as leader of the capital markets practice. Senior partner Ercüment Erdem and corporate head Özgür Kocabaşoğlu additionally co-lead the department, with support from managing associate Didem Adlığ.

Turkey > Project finance/projects

Erdem & Erdem Law Office’s projects team enjoys a close relationship with glass producer Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları, but also brings experience in representing credit providers, joint venture partners and contractors on projects-related matters. Firm founder Ercüment Erdem jointly steers the practice alongside corporate and finance partner Ozgur Kocabasoglu. Managing associate Didem Adlığ provides support.