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CBC Law is a full-service law firm based in Istanbul servicing local and international clients. With extensive expertise in dispute resolution, white-collar crime, technology, data protection, and IT, the team has a broad perspective with the commercial and technical understanding needed to help you meet the challenges of a fast-paced world. CBC Law takes pride in a clear and straightforward approach that helps you to navigate the legal framework of today’s intense regulatory environment. Guided by the entrepreneurial spirit and consistent high standards set by its founders, the team strives to forge close relationships, tailor effective solutions, and help you meet your long-term business goals.

Areas of practice
Litigation and dispute resolution: CBC Law is a market leader advising contentious matters. Regularly acting in high-value and precedent-setting cases, the team has successfully represented clients in disputes relating to construction, insurance, tax, media, and a variety of employment and intellectual property matters in Istanbul and Turkey. Alongside numerous commercial litigation cases, CBC Law excels in domestic and international arbitration, representing clients in connection with commercial and investment arbitrations while maintaining a network of leading lawyers and specialists around the world. In recent years, the firm’s lawyers have been at the forefront of business human rights litigation, acting for clients internationally and in Turkey. The team also has comprehensive sectoral knowledge that gives an unparalleled insight into industries such as construction, infrastructure, textiles, and food manufacturers that frequently use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods.

Corporate: CBC Law provides comprehensive, tailored legal advice, guiding clients’ business decisions and strategies in relation to legal, regulatory and compliance requirements in Turkey. Assisting through all stages of corporate development, across a broad range of sectors, the firm’s strength in regulated markets in Turkey and strong compliance practice ensures clients operate within local and international regulations, and soft laws. CBC Law has extensive risk prevention, crisis management, litigation, and white-collar crime capabilities, successfully safeguarding a range of corporate clients against commercial risks in Turkey. Recent work highlights include the acquisition of a Turkish technology business by a Swedish company; ongoing guidance for a Turkish construction company’s international projects in countries such as the UK, Canada, and Nigeria; and the restructuring of a software development company in Turkey.

Privacy and data protection: CBC Law understands that the global economy is increasingly driven by, and reliant upon data. Considerable data protection experience and an in-depth understanding of many industries allow the firm’s lawyers to focus on the specific requirements of a business, providing a range of support such as designing and implementing compliance programs, evaluating data breaches, and representation before the Turkish Data Protection Authority. CBC Law’s team tracks developments in data protection globally, in order to provide the most satisfactory long-term solutions, focusing on recommendations that integrate current requirements and anticipate future trends, such as privacy by design and cross-border data transfer considerations.

Compliance: CBC Law provides tailor-made compliance solutions supporting corporations in increasing customer confidence, controlling internal policies, building a solid reputation for stakeholders, and reducing legal and regulatory risks. From internal investigations and interviews, to speak-up hotlines and pre-trial strategy, the team recognizes how to fight misconduct, design accurate risk assessments, and maintain strong company culture and organizational justice. CBC Law understands the global compliance environment, the regulatory regime in Turkey, and the requirements of extraterritorial legislation such as FCPA, UKBA, Loi Sapin II, Sanctions, UN Guiding Principles, etc. Recent client work includes monitoring, risk assessment, and third-party due diligence for international clients.                                                                                                 

IP: CBC Law provides a comprehensive range of legal services for intellectual property owners in Turkey, including trademark owners from the food and beverage, entertainment, media, and technology sectors. Advising clients on matters relating to false advertising, unfair competition, trademark, and trade dress issues, the firm protects clients in copyright infringement, injunctions, mediations, and settlements. With particular expertise in designer and architects’ rights and in-depth insight into the media and entertainment industry, CBC Law also regularly acts as counsel in trade secrets cases and internet-related disputes. Recent work highlights have included advising on copyright transfers for a foreign production taking place in Turkey.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Mr Torehan Buyuksoy	Managing Partner	View Profile
	Ms Lale Defne Mete	Managing Partner, Corporate & Commercial	View Profile
	Mr Ural Ozbek	Partner and Head of German Desk	View Profile
	Mr Altug Ozgun	Managing Partner, Head of Compliance & Business Ethics and International Services	View Profile
	Ms Cansu Ak Yilmaz	Partner, Corporate & Commercial	View Profile