KST Law / Kinstellar Istanbul fields a team well-equipped to provide cross-border advice on everything from everyday HR compliance to sensitive investigations, restructurings, executive mobility and the employment-related dimensions of major transactions. Team head Mert Elçin places particular focus on the employment aspects of cross-border M&A, restructurings, and market entry projects in highly regulated sectors. Eren Ertem is a key member of the team.
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Testimonials
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- 'Each individual we worked with provided a high quality of work, with strong communication skills and an appreciation of both the task at hand and the deadlines we were working towards. We want to give specific mention to Edmund Emre Ozer and Sıla Şaylı.'
- 'The team were highly responsive, providing clear advice in a quick timeframe that fully addressed our queries. Where required, they produced a high standard of document, in two languages, that hit all the target deliverables. The team were assisting us to respond to a demanding client, and they handled tight deadlines in a highly professional and proficient manner. We consider them to be very reliable, especially when the pressure is on.'
Key clients
- Yokohama
- ZTE Corporation
- Vitol
- Balderton Capital
- BYD
- Quexco Inc.
- Honeywell
- Align Technology
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
- Worldwide Clinical Trials
Work highlights
Advised Honeywell on the Turkish employment law aspects of the global business divestiture of its personal protective equipment division for a value of USD 1.325 billion to Protective Industrial Products, involving the transfer of local employees and operational assets related to its safety materials division.
Practice head
Mert Elçin; Eren Ertem
Other key lawyers
Edmund Emre Ozer; Sıla Şaylı