GLED Partners

GLED Partners is a full-service law office in İstanbul, providing its national and international clients with legal services in various fields such as labor and employment law, commercial and  corporate law, competition law, real estate law, personal data protection law, and maritime law; with its team of highly skilled lawyers and professionals, having solid competence in various areas of expertise along with substantial experience and knowledge of the practice.

The firm represents national and international preeminent companies in maritime, FMCG and technology sectors as well as retail and small businesses and public institutions by using the most efficient means of dispute resolution i.e. litigation, arbitration and mediation. The firm holds a record of a high rate of success, applies preventive dispute resolution means, focuses on the most suitable way to serve its clients’ commercial needs and expectations and resolves complex issues within the shortest period without compromising its clients’ best interest.

The firm advises international real persons and companies on company establishment in Turkey and abroad, in collaboration with its affiliates in other countries.

The firm also provides legal consultancy services including revising and drafting contracts, managing corporate transactions including M&A’s, and conducting the company’s regular corporate operations and offers daily legal counseling to its clients on the latest regulations and legislation concerning their sector and advises them to comply with new or amended legislation and the decisions of Personal Data Protection Authority and Turkish Competition Authority as well.

Areas of practice

Competition law: The firm provides domestic and international clients with comprehensive and solution oriented legal consultancy services for the purpose of managing risks arising from competition law and ensuring compliance with applicable legislation. In addition to securing compliance with competition law, the objective is to enable clients to conduct their commercial activities within a secure and foreseeable legal framework. Within this scope, a preventive law and effective risk management approach is adopted in the field of competition law, and sustainable compliance systems are developed by taking into account the specific needs of each company and the nature of their business activities.

The firm provides comprehensive competition law services, beginning with the preparation and integration of company-specific compliance programs into operational processes. This is supported by preventive consultancy, internal audits, and sector-specific awareness training for personnel.

The firm’s expertise extends to the full management of merger and acquisition assessments and notification procedures before the Turkish Competition Authority, as well as the alignment of diverse commercial agreements—such as joint ventures, distribution, and licensing—with legal standards.

Additionally, the firm represents clients during investigations, formulates robust defense strategies, manages negative clearance and exemption applications, and handles annulment actions before administrative courts against competition law-related acts.

 Labor and employment: The firm handles employment disputes arising from individual and collective labor agreements, prioritizes settling the disputes through arbitrary and mandatory mediation, follows up litigation processes and represents clients in collective bargaining. The firm also provides day-to-day employment consultancy to its clients by drafting and revising termination-related documentation and agreements.

Litigation and dispute resolution: The firm provides its clients with dispute resolution services in a wide range of disputes such as employment, corporate and shareholders’, lease and purchase, intellectual property, product liability bankruptcy and insolvency disputes.

Real estate: The firm provides comprehensive legal consultancy services to domestic and international clients in the field of real estate and zoning law, structured in accordance with the nature of the transactions and the characteristics of the relevant projects. The firm aims to anticipate and effectively manage legal risks throughout all stages of real estate investments, from the planning phase to implementation, use, and transfer. Within this framework, processes are structured in line with the applicable legislation and administrative practices. Contracts are drafted and revised, and preventive legal measures are developed in order to avoid potential disputes.

Maritime law: The firm represents high-profile maritime companies and public institutions, offers day-to-day consultancy to complex maritime disputes and international transportation disputes.

Data protection: The firm manages data protection projects, advises and updates clients on new legislation and regulatory decisions of Personal Data Protection Authority, and drafts privacy policies with required documentation to ensure its clients’ compliance with GDPR and other data protection legislation.