Esin Attorney Partnership, a Member Firm of Baker McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein > Istanbul, Turkey > Firm Profile

‘We think of them as our solution partners in every case. Their collaboration is very inspiring.’

‘Esin Attorney Partnership is so far the number one law firm in Turkey. I work with them almost in every matters, M&A, financing, compliance, general legal advice etc. All the associates at each level are chosen very carefully, they choose top tier law students as interns. All the attorneys have indebt knowledge of legal matters and give valuable legal advice. Their client treatment is extremely good.’

‘Muhsin Keskin is one of most intelligent lawyers in banking, finance and capital markets practice in Turkey. He is smart, business minded, responsive and have excellent legal and communication skills.’

‘One of the most established and experienced practices in Turkey, can always be relied on to provide top class legal services for any kind of financial transaction.’

‘Muhsin Keskin was always available whenever I needed to talk to him with a positive “can do” approach at all times.’

‘They have a good financial institution coverage which puts them into a very good and competitive position in servicing. They provide with alerts and service with proactive approach that creates a comfort in such a complex and regulated market.’

‘Muhsin Keskin is a primary contacts for our bank. He delivers good quality notes and opinions with timely approach.’

‘Esin Attorney Partnership is so far the number one law firm we have worked with in Turkey. I work with them almost in every matters, M&A, financing, compliance, general legal advice etc. All the associates at each level are chosen very carefully, they choose top tier law students as interns. All the attorneys have indebt knowledge of legal matters and give valuable legal advice. Their client treatment is extremely good.’

‘Ali Selim Demirel and Orçun Solak are brilliant young partners. They have comprehensive legal knowledge and have excellent drafting and negotiation skills.’

‘I am a former senior associate at Baker McKenzie Istanbul (BM Istanbul); therefore, I will do my best to be objective.’

‘BM Istanbul excels in M&A transactions. Their experience in many different and diversified industries help them to understand the clients’ needs and business; give the most reliable legal advice based on this understanding; and keep the clients comfortable by managing the potential risks.’

‘A special praise needs to be given to Orcun Solak, who helped us to have a smooth closing. Orcun Solak and his team were always available at most stressful times.’

‘Esin has undeniably one of the best M&A teams in Turkey. Their vast experience and knowledge in the market was the reason of our choice and at the end of the deal we were very pleased to work with them for this deal. Due to their experience in the sector, the team almost knows every significant law firm in the market including the counterparty’s lawyers.’

‘During our M&A deal, we worked with Eren Kursun, Ali Selim Demirel, and Orcun Solak. Eren’s extensive experience and knowledge on the M&A deals and market is undeniable. Ali Selim was mostly assisted us during the deal. He was able to deal with complex structures and solution-oriented.’

‘We had a direct contact with senior associate Gokce Serez. Gokce was very responsive and helpful throughout the process. In the end we were quite happy with the performance of her and other team members.’

‘Esin Attorney Partnership is so far the number one law firm in Turkey. I work with them almost in every matters, M&A, financing, compliance, General legal advice etc. All the associates at each level are chosen very carefully, they choose top tier law students as interns. All the attorneys have indebt knowledge of legal matters and give valuable legal advice. Their client treatment is extremely good.’

‘Yalin Akmenek is one of the best lawyers in compliance practice in Turkey. He is smart, business minded, responsive and have excellent legal and communication skills.’

‘Gokce Serez is a true rising star in compliance. As the phrase goes, the student became the master. She is a dedicated, knowledgeable problem solver. She analyses the situation well in detail and comes always with a solution.’

‘Very diligent team with great attention to details’

‘Very committed team. Very quick with their responses. They make me feel well attended.’

‘We had a short, efficient and satisfactory engagement with Esin Attorney Partnership for a limited compliance check on one of our group companies. We received very good quality of legal service and we did not have any complaints or problems.’

‘Very energetic, agile team members. Solution oriented and has good reputation at courts.’

‘Esin has the strongest team to support corporate law practice including M&A, and domestic disputes. Also, they are super fast in preparing their memo or response posed by the client. Further, they accommodate the billing procedure to meet the needs of the client, which is very important for the clients to manage projects.’

‘Yalin Akmenek is an outstanding figure in assisting clients with their disputes in Turkey.’

‘Demet Kasarcioglu understands clients’ main concerns and needs -even in complex situations-, follows up the process on a weekly basis and has a solution-oriented approach.’

‘Esin is one of a few law firms in Istanbul having a large litigation team. I currently work with them on a pre-litigation / litigation preparation case. The team consists of highly experienced attorneys. There are three partners assigned to the engagement, including Ismail Esin, founder of the firm. What makes them unique is the experience they have accumulated in the past 20 years in transactions involving foreign investors investing in Turkish businesses. Their familiarity with arbitration / litigation processes in both Turkey and Europe is also their strength.’

‘Ismail Esin – he is the most prominent litigation attorney in the Turkish market. His business minded advice is top notch.’

‘Demet Kasarcioglu – Her level of knowledge and collaboration is outstanding. I am impressed by the wisdom of her advices. She is an emerging young partner to follow.’

‘Koray Sogut and Nisa Nildan Dilaver are stand out attorneys in the practice area of dispute resolution.’

‘Knowledgeable team. Prompt return. Save the company from wrong applications/information.’

‘Nigar Gokmen and Muhsin Keskin are very experienced and client oriented.’

‘Esin Attorney Partnership is so far the number one law firm in Turkey. I work with them almost in every matters: M&A, Financing, Compliance, General Legal Advice etc. All the associates at each level are chosen very carefully, they choose top tier law students as interns. All the attorneys have in-debt knowledge of legal matters and give valuable legal advice. Their client treatment is extremely good.’

‘Nigar Gökmen gives outstanding and timely legal advice on all sort of energy law related matters. I always recommend working with her.’

‘Despite the complex regulatory framework which we were not familiar with, they guided us and never let us get lost in the details.’

‘We worked with Nigar Gokmen. She was extremely technical when it comes to technical details of the mining legislation and at the same time had strong communication skills.’

‘The Esin team has extensive energy sector experience with deep understanding of the full value chain in energy transactions, providing insightful advice on the current state of the market, and help us anticipate and seize opportunities and avoid pitfalls. They also have the experience and insight to help us navigate through new complexities and challenges we face. Another uniqueness I would add is that they can easily apply their cross-border ability to advise where and when required.’

‘Their sector specific experience and knowledge together with the ability to return back to us promptly helped us a lot during our collaboration. Esin’s dedicated team led by Nigar Gökmen has an in-depth understanding regarding the sector specific requirements. Nigar is a very smart, dedicated, responsive and hard-working lawyer. It is a pleasure to work with her and her team.’

‘The Esin team has remarkable experience in media and entertainment practice.’

‘ Our cooperation is at a high level when we work.’

‘They were happy to meet our needs whenever we needed help.’

‘We seek our appointed advisors to be hands on and reachable without any time limits. The team achieved our needs and we obtained great service and reached the entire team when we want. Restructuring procedures are crucial for companies and the team gave the required importance to the process.’

‘The experience and knowledge of the individuals are quite good, they advised us very diligently and adequate, they have the required technical knowledge as well as they have seen different deals with different characteristics so we could use their knowledge and expertise to understand different aspects of the transaction.’

‘The team was so professional in their job and acting in the same way. Their involvement was key to success. They knew what to do in which step and they were orchestrated the all process and the key stakeholders in a very effective way. Team was so strong they are very much experienced on the subject that we are worked on.’

‘Erdal Ekinci is a great leader and person who inspires around him. His involvement is the recipe for success and his know how was great on an subject that we worked on. Orhan Pala is a super hero who is helping us on the field and on the everywhere he can be.’

‘The team has government and private experience. Due to wide range of clients from several sectors, they have lots of tried practice. Very punctual, full knowledgeable and really worth for money.’

‘They are unique in terms of technical capabilities. Other firms generally focus on practice too much. Although practice is important, as a client we need to understand technical background and why it is different in practice. Baker are good at both.’

‘The team is very knowledgeable and experienced and able to coordinate and manage the entire cycle by their own successfully. They are always accessible and provide necessary guidance in a timely manner.’

‘Their in-depth experience and subject matter expertise made them unique for us to work with.’

‘Erdal Ekinci is an expert in his field, but perfect in client communication and understanding the needs. He is proactive and this creates a comfort in critical matters. Orhan Pala is very good in his field and cooperates with a company’s tax department easily.’

‘Individuals were always fast and accurate in responding, also under pressure.’

‘Sinan Diniz is a very bright lawyer with solid experience in competition law and has a calm attitude under stress.’

‘Having the chance to work with Esin Attorney Partnership was great as they were highly competent in the area, always providing consultancy on a timely manner and happy to help. What makes Esin great is that we can always get their help in any area of competition law and feel that we are on the safe side.’

‘Sinan Diniz is a great lawyer, very calm demeanour, fantastic knowledge of Turkish competition law. Very quick response times.’

‘The competition team of Baker McKenzie Turkey is exceptional in their subject, with huge knowledge and approach to the matters.’

‘In general, I can say that all team was highly competent. But most importantly, I felt that they value us and it is something I value in business life. Although all team was excellent in general, I want to make a special note on Ceren Seymenoğlu. Not only her knowledge on the area is great but she was always so supportive and she answered all our questions in a way that will cover all aspects.’

‘Sinan Diniz, who’s been our primary contact at the law firm, has always shown valuable guidance, expert views in a kind and professional manner.’

‘Very knowledgeable, transparent, cooperative team. Easy to reach and quick to get answers. Team has a lot of experience which makes their advice more tangible.’

‘Very good command of language, good insight into the subject matter and implications specific to our industry – Thanks Hakan Ozgokcen and his exceptional team for their contributions to our company.’

‘The employment practice in Istanbul is extremely responsive and professional. They are very quick to reply to queries, and their advice is always clear and practical. We really appreciate the excellent support provided by this team.’

‘Elif Cakir and the team are extremely helpful and responsive. I am always impressed by how quickly they provide the advice we’re looking for. Whenever we need any employment legal support in relation to Turkey, I know I can rely on them.’

‘This team’s business centric service is extraordinary. Their advice is always detailed rooted in the law and yet is extremely pragmatic, enabling their clients to make wise and informed decisions for their business. Furthermore, that advice is provided fast, always clarifies the context and provides multiple solutions with the various risks of each clearly identified. This is highly prized by us. Finally, it doesn’t matter how often we ask or even it would seem when we ask this team responds quickly, patiently and fast. For us the collaboration is a critical differentiator from other providers we use across the globe that and the pragmatism of the advice.’

‘Gokhan Akcaalan is our go-to person. He understands our urgency, he is clear, concise in his advice, he seems to be always available, gets to know our business and frankly we trust his advice and always feel that he is a safe pair of hands!’

‘People I worked with are professional, good communicators and collaborative. They are very well organized based on expertise in different areas.’

‘Comprehensive and readily applicable advice – also friendly from non-legal team perspective.’

‘Responsive, reliable, fast turnaround and great overall service.’

‘Esin has a resourceful team dedicated to intellectual property law related issues. The team renders solid and reliable legal advice, backed with precedents.’

‘We worked with Baker McKenzie’s Esin’s IP team on very major copyright projects in which they prepared our main agreement templates. This partnership was very crucial for us as our business is mainly founded on copyrightable assets.’

‘Their tailor-made fee proposal was very efficient and transparent and they provided us with three different fee options which significantly eased our decision-making process.’

‘We can always reach out to a senior contact; their partner attention is very valuable to us. It is very comforting to know that highly experienced professionals handled our matter.’

‘They are very friendly and helpful.’

‘Esin’s team is capable of offering cross-jurisdictional comparative legal assessments on regulatory matters and is always up-to-date on new trends and developments in the sector.’

‘Friendly, helpful, transparent, highly informed and up-to-date about the current tech industry.’

‘Can and his team enabled a straightforward process for us to understand and apply the necessary journey to our product.’

‘Team is very close to the market – thus extremely successful to point out company/industry specific points. Easy to reach and very quick to return mails/calls.’

‘Their support has been a big and valuable contribution to us to establish and maintain our e-com business in the country.’

‘I am happy to work with Esin team on various IT & Banking & Finance related matters. They are well equipped and have outstanding industry experience. Also, what is so important to me is that they are reachable and responsive.’

‘Muhsin Keskin is one of most intelligent lawyers in banking, finance and capital markets practice in Turkey. He is smart, business minded, responsive and has excellent legal and communication skills.’

‘We have received legal consultancy from Esin Partnership in one of the most complicated PF transactions of last year, involving both Turkish and international lenders and ECAs. They have achieved great work, the team was always available for answering our questions, they have come back to all our queries rapidly and with an exceptional work quality.’

‘The Esin team has extensive project finance experience with their specialised lawyers’ unrivalled local expertise on the ground compared to other law firms in Turkey. They also do have the experience and insight to help us navigate through new complexities and challenges we face. Another uniqueness I would add is that they can easily apply their cross-border ability to advise where and when required. Their main difference is that they very efficiently combine the “projects” expertise with the “finance” expertise and provide to-the-point consolidated advice that covers market realities for both project development and finance transactions.’

‘Projects team led by Nigar Gökmen and finance team led by Muhsin Keskin combined the required expertise for project development and financing issues in one firm. They have an effective and client oriented approach. Nigar is a very smart, dedicated, responsive and hard-working lawyer. Muhsin is a leading name for Turkish finance practice and contributing his insight as a finance lawyer into project development transactions. He is very commercial-minded and solution-oriented always bringing out-of-the-box solutions that we need to resolve bankability needs of our project development transactions.’

‘During our work together, the team was very helpful and collaborative on each step. They have provided us not only market practice but also global understanding of important legal points which was very helpful for all parties.’

‘The team is very competent, has deep knowledge about the local banking and finance practice and capable of close collaboration with international law firms.’

‘Muhsin Keskin stands out with his commitment for customer satisfaction and delivering tailor made solutions to unique problems.’

‘Solution oriented. Very focused, organised team. Highly creative. Gives our company confidence to have them on your corner.’

‘Very much dedicated and available. Easy to communicate and discuss matters. Highly respected.’

‘They assist us with re-development projects on our plots. They prepare agreements, attended negotiations with counterparties and assists us in all the proceedings. The preparation of the development projects agreements necessitates deep legal analysis from various different angles.’

‘We work with İsmail Esin. His skills are very valuable. His experience in real estate and construction law is pleasurably and appreciative. He handles development matters, acquisitions, due diligence, contracts and zoning related issues.’

‘We have received consultancy services on real estate law topics from Esin Attorney Partnership for at least a year. From my personal perspective, in the aspect of real estate law, it has been a real pleasure for us to work with them due to their prompt responses, extensive knowledge, and really focus on solving the issue, not only providing advice.’

‘I have been in contact with Tugay Hanegelioğlu on real estate matters. He is genuinely knowledgeable in his area and, provided the best service depending on his experiences. He is also very accessible and kind enough to consult us even though the meeting or the call wasn’t planned ahead.’