Containing a ‘deep pool of excellent lawyers’, Paksoy advises Turkish and international TMT clients on a wide array of matters, from data protection and cybersecurity to capital markets and M&A. The firm assists with a range of compliance issues, including those concerning privacy, competition and advertising regulations. Both leading the practice, Stéphanie Beghe Sönmez specialises in IT, internet and e-commerce matters, while Sera Somay supports clients operating in emerging technologies, such as blockchain, cryptocurrency and new payment systems. Merve Kurdak focuses on banking and finance, capital markets and IT matters.
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- ‘Paksoy are one of the leading firms in Turkey and for good reason; they provide a full service offering in Turkey to a level that would be expected in a major European business centre and have a deep pool of excellent lawyers.’
Key clients
- Airbnb
- Cogent Communications
- DKV
- General Atlantic
- iyzico
- Turkcell
Work highlights
Advised General Atlantic on its USD 500 million Series E investment in Insider, a company providing customer analytics solutions and one of the first Turkish unicorns.
Advised iyzico, an online payment services and artificial intelligence-based payment technologies company, on the acquisition of Paynet.
Advised Turkcell on its issuance of USD 1 billion in unsecured and unsubordinated notes admitted to listing and trading on Euronext Dublin.
Practice head
Stéphanie Beghe Sönmez; Sera Somay
Other key lawyers
Elvan Aziz; Togan Turan; Merve Kurdak