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Okat Law Offices
Yapı Kredi Plaza C Blok Kat:17
No:41/11 Cömert Sok. No:1
Levent 34330 İstanbul
Turkey
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Yalçın Özge Okat
Work Department
Banking, Finance & Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A
Position
Managing Partner
As the founder of Okat Law Firm, Yalçın Özge Okat has been practicing capital markets, banking and finance law for more than 25 years. He has been providing legal consultancy services in cross-border transactions, IPOs and various projects of domestic and foreign banks, brokerage houses, crypto asset exchanges, private equity firms, other financial institutions, and publicly traded companies.
Mr. Okat worked at the Capital Markets Board for 13 years between 1997-2010 and at a major law firm for 10 years between 2011-2021. There, he served as the Capital Markets Team Leader for 6 years.
Özge Okat graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law in 1996 and from Northwestern University School of Law and Kellogg School of Management Law and Business Administration graduate program in 2007. In 2008, he completed the International Housing Finance and Securitization program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Özge Okat is the co-author of the book “Principles of Capital Markets Law” (2021) (with Vural Günal) and “Mutual Funds in Turkish and EU Law” (2019), as well as several articles on public companies, housing finance instruments, mergers and acquisitions and investment funds.
He is registered to the Istanbul Bar Association.
Career
Yalçın Özge Okat founded the Firm in 2021. Previously, he provided legal services for 10 years at a major law firm (6 years as a Senior Partner and the Capital Markets Team Leader) and worked 13 years at the Capital Markets Board (2 years as a Head Specialist).
Languages
English, Turkish.
Education
Ankara University Faculty of Law (1996)
Northwestern University School of Law and Kellogg School of Management, Law and Business (2007)
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets
Established in 2021, boutique firm Okat Law enjoys close links with domestic and international banks, corporate issuers, asset management companies and fintechs, among other financial services clients. The group is primarily recognised for its work in the capital market sphere, where department head Yalçın Özge Okat is noted for his strong track record in IPOs.