Ms Lale Defne Mete > CBC Law > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
CBC Law Offices
CEBECI CAD. 24
AKATLAR, BESIKTAS 34335
ISTANBUL
Turkey
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Ms Lale Defne Mete
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Position
Managing Partner, Corporate & Commercial
Career
Defne specializes in corporate, real estate, litigation, and dispute resolution.
She advises international institutions, national governments, international companies, Turkish corporates, and start-ups for issues relating to corporate governance, compliance, anti-corruption, employment, and regulatory law. She represents both buyers and sellers in connection with the acquisition of a variety of assets and businesses. She also advises clients regarding local and cross-border disputes involving administrative, tax, customs, employment, business crime, and commercial and collection issues.
Before joining CBC Law as a founding partner, Defne worked in private practice as a senior lawyer with another leading Turkish law firm. She was in-house counsel for a Turkish corporate and has represented a non-governmental organization.
Languages
English
Turkish
French
Education
Galatasaray University, School of Law, Istanbul LL.B. 2011
Queen Mary University of London, LL.M. 2015
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Dispute resolution
CBC Law’s dispute resolution group primarily focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration cases. Despite its compact size, the boutique firm handles a significant volume of cross-border work, and is currently involved in two ICSID proceedings. The team is led jointly by managing partners Lale Defne Mete, whose practice spans corporate, real estate and dispute resolution, and Törehan Büyüksoy, who specialises in criminal law, commercial litigation and administrative disputes. Senior associates Erdinç Dalar and Atakan Gungordu provide support. Fellow senior associate Ekinsu Cebi left to join the US-based Akerman LLP.