Principal Areas of Practice

The principal areas of AKT Law Office's practice include commercial, corporate, trading, enforcement of securities and judgements, real estate, inheritance cases, banking, maritime law, contracts of any kind, labour law, state related business, civil & commercial litigation and general practice.

 

Commercial Matters

 

The Firm represents a numerous clients in all commercial matters as consultants at negotiations and acts on behalf of them at courts. 

 

Companies and other related Corporate Matters

 

The Firm has large experience in organising Turkish and foreign companies of any type and also in establishing joint venture companies, branches or liaison offices.    Finally, the Firm advises clients on related issues involving criminal and tax laws by consulting with specialists in the fields.

 

Enforcement of Judgements and Securities

 

The Firm has large experience in matters relating to enforcement of judgments (Turkish or foreign), securities and Bailiff’s actions.

 

Real Estate

 

The Firm counsel clients in transactions involving the purchase or development or lease (commercial or civil) of real estate in Turkey and other commercial ventures as well as personal residences. The Firm also advises on construction law matters.

 

Inheritance Matters

 

The Firm is involved with inheritance matters since its establishment; therefore has a great experience in enforcement of related judgements both in Turkey and abroad.

 

Banking - Finance; Shipping Finance

 

The Firm is involved in advising a number of local banks on banking and financial law matters as well as on matters of banking litigation cases, regulatory matters and specific transactions. 

 

Further, the Firm services for foreign banks on matters of Turkish law relating to the legality of lending and the respective security (mortgages, guarantees, pledges, security assignments, etc.) for ship and other finance to Turkish and non-Turkish shipping, trading and commercial enterprises.

 

Contracts

 

The Firm advises clients at home and abroad on matters relating to the drafting of contracts of any kind and has extensive experience in the drafting of contracts of any kind falling within the areas of law covered by its practice. 

 

Labour Law

 

The Firm regularly advises corporate clients on Turkish labour law issues and on the highly regulated area of employer-employee relations and undertakes relevant litigation.

 

Maritime Law; Sale/Purchase

 

The Firm is also involved in matters law matters, registration of ships and mortgages, chartering, sale and purchase; also, on matters relating to the financing of shipping operations and the banking side of the business.

 

 State Related Business

 

The Firm is engaged in business of local and foreign clients involving issues, which fall within the field of government functions. In this connection, the Firm has been particularly active in establishment of Foundations and also has good connections with the Municipalities.

 

Civil and Commercial Litigation

 

A great part of the Firm's business is connected with litigation on civil and commercial corporate and shipping matters involving big as well as small cases.