Described as a ‘multi-practice team providing due diligence across legal, tax, labour, and finance’, NAZALI Attorney Partnership regularly advises multinational corporations, private equity firms, venture capital investors, and family-owned enterprises on cross-border M&A. The team is also well-equipped to handle corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters. Leading the group, corporate and M&A specialist Ayşe Ülkü Yalaz has additional capabilities in IT and data protection, and is praised for her ‘exceptional ability to handle complex corporate and transactional matters with clarity, confidence, and strategic vision’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘What makes this practice truly unique is the depth of expertise combined with a very pragmatic, business-oriented mindset.'
- ‘A multi-practice team providing due diligence across legal, tax, labour, and finance.'
- ‘Simel Öncel is an excellent practitioner. His personal approach to client support and his expertise are outstanding.’
- ‘The team has great expertise in the M&A field.'
- ‘The team is very responsive and helpful - often goes above and beyond our initial requests when providing advice.'
- ‘What makes them unique is their ability to combine technical legal expertise with clear, practical solutions.'
- ‘Ayşe Ülkü Yalaz stands out for her exceptional ability to handle complex corporate and transactional matters with clarity, confidence, and strategic vision.'
- ‘Strong combination of deep legal expertise and a clear understanding of business realities. The team approaches complex transactions with impressive precision, responsiveness, and commercial pragmatism.'
Key clients
- LG
- Fujifilm
- Reckitt Benckiser
- CAN Group
- Harol
- Fiba Retail
- Signode Group
- Pymwymic Investment Management B.V.
- European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
- Bosal/ Fraual
- La Lorraine
- Immfly
- Norm Holding
- Beymen
- Polat Group
Work highlights
Supported Pymwymic Investment Management B.V. and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund with a legal due diligence review that informed their EUR 7.5m investment in Doktar B.V.
Advising Polat Group on its USD 45m joint venture with Chinese partners for coal mine exploration and exploitation, providing end-to-end legal, tax, and financial structuring support in a highly regulated sector.
Acting as the trusted legal advisor to Fujifilm, providing legal services both under a retainer arrangement and through project-based transactional support.
Practice head
Ayşe Ülkü Yalaz
Other key lawyers
Simel Öncel; Ezgi Er;