Formed as a spin-off from the now defunct Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur Law Office in March 2024, Atayilmaz Enkür Çetinkaya Öner (AECO) Law Office advises lenders (banks and IFIs) and borrowers (corporates and funds) across a wide range of financing activity. Founding partner Yafes Öner, who co-heads the team alongside Fazil Ciftci, has expansive expertise covering project finance, acquisition finance and corporate restructuring. Counsel Darius Alam has ‘deep capital markets experience’, across both regulatory and transactional matters.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘They have deep capital markets experience, including US capital markets.’
- 'AECO Law are very professional. They provide clear and commercial advice and are willing and able to make themselves available to assist as required.'
Key clients
- Saudi EXIM Bank
- Victoria PLC
Work highlights
Advised Saudi EXIM Bank on the line of financing agreement executed with T.C. Ziraat Bankası.
Practice head
Yafes Öner; Fazıl Çiftçi
Other key lawyers
Günhan Yalçın; Ceyda Aydın; Darius Alam; Behiye Gökceli