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Öncel, Aydin & Uygun Attorney Partnership
MASLAK MAH. AHI EVRAN CAD
POLARIS PLAZA NO:21, KAT:13 D:59
34398 SARIYER/ISTANBUL
Turkey

Turkey > Employment Tier 4

Alongside day-to-day employment matters, the labour practice at Öncel, Aydin & Uygun Attorney Partnership is equipped to assist clients in litigation, acting for companies active in a broad range of sectors. Litigator Buğra Aydın and Erman Öncel, who advises international clients, jointly lead the department.

Practice head(s):

Buğra Aydın; Erman Öncel

Testimonials

‘Fantastic team.’

‘Prompt responses.’

Key clients

Cue Health

Exa Infrastructure

Pierre Fabre

Kown Capital

Glaxosmithkline

Haleon

International Materials

Flender

Vertiv Corporation

Lumen Technologies

Gtt Communications

Geberit

Nidec Corporation

Yargıcı

Kamco Investment Company

Solution BI

LeanScale

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Work highlights

  • Assisted Yargıcı with all employment-related matters, including termination advice and mediation support.
  • Assisted Cue Health with the process of structuring all employment and HR practices for its Turkish subsidiary.
  • Represented Haleon in all daily employment-related matters.

Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5

The team at Öncel, Aydin & Uygun Attorney Partnership provides domestic and multinational corporates across the telecoms, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and government sectors with a full comprehensive service for commercial, corporate and M&A matters. Erman Öncel, who leads the practice, brings strength to such matters as private equity investments, restructurings, share deals and complex negotiations.

Practice head(s):

Erman Öncel

Other key lawyers:

Buğra Aydın

Testimonials

‘Great team, appreciable reactivity and on purpose advice, recommendations and guidelines.’

‘Erman Öncel is straight to the point and very business oriented. One can rely on and grant him and his team full confidence in the management of all local legal matters.’

‘A fantastic firm, delivering real personal service to its clients. Able to help and advise no matter the situation or issue, providing practical, innovative and tailored solutions.’

Key clients

Istanbul Development Agency

Chloride East

Exa Infrastructure

Pierre Fabre

Kown Capital

Cue Health

Glaxosmithkline

Haleon

International Materials

Flender

Vertiv Corporation

Lumen Technologies

Gtt Communications

Geberit

Nidec Corporation

Yargıcı

Kamco Investment Company

Solution BI

LeanScale

Seger

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Work highlights

  • Worked with the Istanbul Development Agency on a Social Impact Bond, advising on implementing the Social Impact Fund mechanisms to Turkish law and drafting the main investment agreement and its annexes.
  • Assisted Geberit Holding AG throughout the process of capital injection to Turkey in the amount of TRY 97m.
  • Assisted Haleon in the process of capital injection to Turkey in the amount of TRY 500m.

The firm: Öncel, Aydın & Uygun Attorney Partnership (OAULegal) is a team of dedicated lawyers who serve clients with top quality legal services for the most complex legal challenges in Turkiye and around the world.

The firm was originally founded in 1973 and went through restructuring in 2010 with addition of second-generation partners. The firm has ever since shifted its focus more on the international arena and significantly expanded its global client base in the last decade.

Always having a dynamic team of brightest minds, OAULegal provides services on the highest global standards while maintaining direct partner involvement and flexibility to client demands.

Areas of practice:  OAULegal is a full-service law firm serving local and international clients around the world. The firm’s focused practices are M&A, foreign investment, competition, compliance, regulatory, corporate and corporate housekeeping, restructuring, finance, labor, tax, IP and dispute resolution.

The firm’s focused industries are technology, IT, telecommunications, media, internet and social media, fin-tech, capital markets, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing and industrial solutions, FMCG and mobility solutions.

OAULegal offers one-stop shop services to international clients doing business in Turkiye both in terms of complex transaction and day-to-day operations, covering all types of corporate, commercial and regulatory issues.

Department Name Email Telephone
Head of M&A/Corporate and Employment Departments Erman Öncel erman.oncel@oaulegal.com
Head of Competition, Regulatory and Compliance Departments A. Buğra Aydın bugra.aydin@oaulegal.com
Head of Dispute Resolution Cemal Umut Uygun cemal.uygun@oaulegal.com
Number of lawyers : 20-25
English
Turkish
New York Bar
Istanbul Bar and Turkish Bar Association