Praised for its ‘strong international expertise and excellent foreign client support’, Atayilmaz Enkür Çetinkaya Öner (AECO) Law Office advises a wide range of corporate and commercial clients both in Turkey and abroad, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. The group is highly knowledgeable in key regulated industries, such as in transactions relating to administrative and regulatory matters, individual and collective labour law, and construction issues. The team can also leverage its specialists in tech, IT, and data protection law to provide a cross-disciplinary service to clients. The practice is overseen by Gökhan Enkür, Yafes Öner, Darius Alam, Emre Atayılmaz, and Cagri Cetinkaya.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Gökhan Enkür stands out for his expertise in complex corporate transactions. He is flexible and has a strong ability to find mutually acceptable solutions that address the concerns of all parties during contract negotiations.'
- ‘Gokhan Enkur is a very good partner. Responsive, commercial, practical, and technically very good.'
- ‘The team is very experienced in the industry.'
- ‘AECO is a highly reputable, independent full-service Turkish law firm delivering partner-led, practical, business-oriented legal solutions with strong international expertise and excellent foreign client support.'
- ‘AECO is unique in the way they focus, penetrate, organise the cases, analyse each aspect, and resolve it. They do it in the most friendly, empathetic, and fair way.’
- ‘Emre Atayılmaz and Çağrı Çetinkaya are highly skilled and pragmatic attorneys who assis their international clients in the sometimes difficult Turkish economic environment with great professionalism and empathy.’
Key clients
- Applus+
- Magfi
- Constantia Flexibles
- Siex
- Akva Egersund
- AZ SMT
- Macro Professional
- Cigna Corporation
- Hoshizaki Group
- Oztiryakiler
- Montana Tec Components AFP Group Gmbh
- Arimpeks
Work highlights
Advised Victoria PLC in the $36.8m sale of 100% equity stake in Graniser Granit Seramik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Graniser İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş, and Şahika Madencilik Nakliyat Makine İnşaat Ambalaj Turizm Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş. to Akgün Group.
Advised Applus+ Group in the acquisition of 90% of equity stake in Notice Belgelendirme ve Muayene Denetim Hizmetleri A.Ş., a highly-regulated Turkish medical devices company.
Advised Montana Tec Components AG in the $421m sale of its majority stake in Aluflexpack AG to Constantia Flexibles.
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Practice head
Gökhan Enkür; Yafes Öner; Darius Alam; Emre Atayılmaz; Çağrı Çetinkaya