Member Profiles

Günes & Günes was founded in 1999 by Umut Günes and Ebru Günes in the cradle of the world’s first democratic society, the ancient Lycian civilization, the roots of which go back to 200 BC; where art and culture meet natural beauty in the coastal city of Antalya, the touristic capital of Turkey. Although being founded in Antalya, Günes & Günes provides full-service legal counsel and attorney services with its competent and specialized in their fields lawyers to the individual, national or international clients in all provinces and counties of Turkey. In this respect, in addition to our in-house team, with our partner offices across Turkey and around the world, we serve our clients in English, German, Dutch, Russian, French, Spanish and Arabic. Günes & Günes team handles law not only with professional concerns but with the diligence of an artist. Being a lawyer, in the simplest sense for us, is not only defending rights but also a “way of expressing our own and our clients”. This is why Günes & Günes has a team with the professionality of not the reader of the book but the writer of the book; a team that is aware of productivity and innovation, a team that continuously self-improves. It is a law firm that has adopted brand management, corporate thinking, strong not only in practice but also in academics, keeping up to date with the latest legal developments and combining this knowledge with collective experience. We aim to satisfy our clients’ needs in professional standards, promptly, properly and with fewer costs.

KOVAR Attorneys at Law, founded by Attorney Halil İbrahim Kovar, provides commercial advantages to its clients by incorporating technological innovations into its specialized legal services. KOVAR Attorneys at Law is a full-service law firm with a strong focus on foreign-related legal matters. Our practical knowledge and rich experiences allow us to provide comprehensive legal services to our Turkish and foreign corporate clients. KOVAR Attorneys at Law has made it a principle to provide a client-oriented legal service with ethical and professional methods by following the United Nations Havana Rules, CCBE Professional Rules and TBB (Union Of Turkish Bar Associations) Professional Rules standards, which contain the basic principles of the role of lawyers. KOVAR Attorneys at Law provides services within a regional and international solution network consisting of academicians, scholars and sector representatives, each of whom are experts in their fields. In this context, legal services and legal consultancy are offered in English, French, Chinese and Russian. The legal professionals at KOVAR Attorneys at Law are continuously engaged in enhancing their expertise and knowledge to develop client-oriented, rational, and cost-effective solutions. In this regard, conducting academic research is deemed highly significant. Moreover, the ability to deliver efficient and pragmatic solutions, facilitated by its young and dynamic team, remains a fundamental priority for KOVAR Attorneys at Law.

Erdem & Partners Law Firm was founded by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Erdem and associate partners. Erdem&Partners provides attentive and credible legal consultancy and dispute resolution services in 16 different branches including Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance/Capital Markets Law, Maritime Law, Commerce Law, Personal Data Protection Law, Labor and Social Security Law, Foreigners Law and Criminal Law. Erdem&Partners undertakes legal consultancy for a variety of local or international legal persons, as well as real persons, activities of whom range in many different sectors, and provides their clientele with preemptive legal services. Erdem&Partners presents their clients in their disputes with success; creating solutions both before and after disputes, as may be necesssary, to reach the most efficient resolution by either litigation or alternative dispute resolution methods including arbitration. Drawing on broad experience gained at Turkish and global law firms and international organizations, each Erdem & Partners attorney is well equipped to provide creative and diligent transaction counselling and cutting edge litigation and alternative dispute resolution services.

Kesikli Law Firm, an independent law practice based in Istanbul, Turkey, serves a diverse client base, from global corporations to small, entrepreneurial companies and individuals in a range of transactional, litigious and regulatory matters. Through its involvement as counsel to investors, contractors, engineers, project developers, trading companies and other project proponents, Kesikli Law Firm established a trustworthy reputation as the provider of tailored legal solutions in the areas of Power & Energy, Real Estate & Construction Law, Corporate & Commercial Law, IP Law and Employment Law on contentious and non-contentious matters.

Kılınç Law & Consulting is a law firm based in Türkiye, providing legal services in domestic and international areas. The Firm’s leading services include energy and commercial law, competition law, Mergers and acquisitions, including execution of application processes to the Competition Authority, project finance and consultancy services given to Foreign Direct Investments. Accordingly, our law firm provides daily consultancy services to its clients in employment law, contracts law and capital markets law. Our team is competent to provide necessary legal advice to its clients before the national courts and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, with lawyers specialized in maritime law, enforcement and bankruptcy law, and a dispute resolution team specialized in national and international dispute resolution. In addition, Kılınç Law & Consulting, has experience in assisting foreign companies with obtaining work permits, residence permits and the acquisition of Turkish citizenship for their employees. Kılınç Law & Consulting has extensive experience in assisting their clients before the administrative authorities to ensure they obtain required authorizations, licenses and/or permits for their respective commercial activities. Our specialist lawyers pursue and finalize the application process for the client before public authorities in Türkiye while ensuring its foreign clients benefit from the incentives that the legislation offers. Following the completion of authorization, licensing and/or permit processes Kılınç Law & Consulting prepares project and financial agreements for its clients by carrying out the relevant negotiation processes and completes the closing and registration processes for its clients. Moreover, the Firm conducts services in order to ensure its clients comply with the ever-changing regulations through our Regulation & Compliance department with the daily sector-specific feedback on regulatory changes. In addition to providing consulting services on government relations in multiple sectors, Kılınç Law & Consulting also advises international companies on their investments in Türkiye, including company establishment procedures, contract negotiations, completing agreements, restructurings, day to day corporate and operational needs and taking the necessary legal steps against disputes that may arise in the future. Kılınç Law and Consulting, within the scope of its Innovation & Fintech Department; provides services to clients working in the Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce and Esports sectors and start-up and scale-up companies Kılınç Law & Consulting, through its Data Privacy department, provides services on compliance with the Personal Data Privacy Law that was amended in 2016 that regulates privacy obligations for companies that has a certain amount of revenue and employees. Our goal is to offer preventive precautions and to generate solutions to the legal issues our clients face. Our team comprises experienced partners, associates, and paralegals who are fluent in English, German, Arabic, Russian and Azerbaijani.