Prof. Dr. DUYGUN YARSUVAT
(Founder, Managing Partner)

born 1937; admitted to bar 1966, Istanbul

Education:

University of Istanbul, School of Law (MCL, 1961)
University of Istanbul, School of Law (Ph.D, 1966)
University of Columbia, School of Law (LL.M, 1967)

Titles:

Professor of Penal Law and Criminology, Istanbul University, School of Law (1967-1983)
Professor of Penal and Procedural Law - Head of Public Law Department, Istanbul University, School of Political Science (1983-1997)
Professor of Penal and Procedural Law, Galatasaray University School of Law (1997-2008)
Dean of School of Law, Galatasaray University (2001-2004)
President of Galatasaray University (2004-2008)
Professor of Penal and Procedural Law, Istanbul Bilgi University, School of Law (2008- ...)

Language(s):

French and English

AYŞE NİL YARSUVAT
(Managing Director)

born 1940; admitted to bar 1968, Istanbul

Education:

University of Istanbul School of Law (LL.B, 1963)
Southwestern Legal Foundation, Academy of International Comparative Law Seminar, 1980

Language(s):

English

İHSAN ÖMÜR YARSUVAT
(Senior Attorney)

Born 1962; admitted to bar 1990, Istanbul – 1992, New York

Education:

University of Istanbul School of Law (LL.B, 1985)
Columbia University School of Law (LL.M, 1987)
Ph.D candidate on Private Law, Marmara University

Titles:

Instructor of Business Law, University of Bosphorus (1994 on)

Specialty:

administrative law, alternative dispute resolution and international arbitration, capital markets law, competition law, contracts, corporate law, pharmaceuticals and health law, international business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments, privatization and tenders, telecommunications law

Language(s):

English and German

Z. ELİF YARSUVAT
(Attorney)

born 1975; admitted to bar 2008, Istanbul.

Education:

University of Istanbul, School of Law (LL.B 2000)
Leiden University, School of Law, (LL.M, 2001)
Ph.D Candidate Human Rights Law, Leiden University

Titles:

Lawyer at the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg (2001-2007)

Specialty:

Human rights law, civil and criminal litigation, contracts

Language(s):

English, Italian and French

NİLÜFER ÇAKMAKLI
(Senior Attorney)

born 1972; admitted to bar 1994, Istanbul

Education:

University of Istanbul, School of Law (LL.B, 1993)

Specialty:

aviation, capital markets law, competition law, construction, contracts, corporate law, financial services, pharmaceuticals and health law, international business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments, privatization and tenders

Language(s):

English and French

ŞEHNAZ CELEP
(Of Counsel)

born 1966; admitted to bar 1990, Istanbul

Education:

University of Istanbul, School of Law (LL.B, 1988)

Specialty:

capital markets law, construction, contracts, corporate law, creditor's rights and bankruptcy, employment law, civil and criminal litigation, entertainment, media and communications law, product liability, real estate law

NURCAN KIRA
(Attorney)

born 1959; admitted to bar 2001, Tekirdağ

Education:

University of Istanbul, School of Law (LL.B, 1980)

Specialty:

contracts, employment law, environmental law, civil and criminal litigation, pharmaceuticals and health law, entertainment, media and communications law, real estate law

Titles:

Former Judge (1982-2001)

HANDAN ÖNDER
(Attorney)

born 1969; admitted to bar 1993, Tekirdağ-2000, Istanbul

Education:

University of Istanbul, School of Law (LL.B, 1992)

Specialty:

contracts, creditor's rights and bankruptcy, employment law, environmental law, civil and criminal litigation, pharmaceuticals and health law, intellectual property law, entertainment, media and communications law, product liability, real estate law

FATİH MEHMET KÜÇÜKBAY
(Attorney)

born 1980; admitted to bar 2001, Istanbul

Education:

University of Istanbul, School of Law (LL.B, 2000)

Specialty:

administrative law, construction, contracts, corporate law, employment law, financial services, civil and criminal litigation, pharmaceuticals and health law, product liability, real estate law

SÜREYYA AYŞE AKTAN YAZICI
(Attorney)

born 1977; admitted to bar 2003, Istanbul

Education:

University of Galatasaray , School of Law (LL.B, 2000)
University of Paris II, Pantheon-Assas, School of Law (LL.M, 2001)
Ph.D candidate on Private Law, University of Galatasaray

Specialty:

administrative law, capital markets law, competition law, contracts, corporate law, entertainment, intellectual property law, international business transactions, entertainment, media and communications law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments, privatization and tenders, transportation law

Language(s):

English and French

BURÇİN ŞİŞMANYAZICI
(Attorney)

born 1981; admitted to bar 2006, Istanbul

Education:

Bilgi University, School of Law (LL.B, 2004)
Bilgi University, School of Law (LL.M pending)

Specialty:

creditor's rights and bankruptcy, civil and criminal litigation, pharmaceuticals and health law, intellectual property law, entertainment, media and communications law

Language(s):

English

ESMA GÜL NALBANTOĞLU
(Attorney)

born 1983; admitted to bar 2007, Istanbul

Education:

Bilgi University, School of Law ( LL.B, 2006 )
Bilgi University, School of Law ( LL.M, pending )

Specialty:

commercial law, civil and criminal litigation, contracts, international busines transactions, competition law, capital markets law, pharmaceuticals and health law

Language(s):

English

İNCİ SARAÇOĞLU
(Attorney)

born 1983; admitted to bar 2008, Istanbul

Education:

Bilgi University, School of Law ( LL.B, 2006 )
Bilgi University, School of Law ( LL.M, pending )

Specialty:

corporate law, civil and criminal litigation, contracts, international busines transactions, competition law, capital markets law, mergers and acquisitions

Language(s):

English