Experience

One of the focus areas of the lawyers in CSK Law & Partners is internationally legal matters and dispute resolution operations regarding these issues. The firm’s international practices can be categorized under three points:

• Representing clients in international dispute resolution processes such as international commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and other dispute resolution methods like ICC mediation, law-suits before Turkish and foreign courts, recognition/enforcement/debt collection practices concerning a foreign court decision or an arbitral award,
• Providing legal consultancy services to clients and financiers before applying for any dispute resolution methods, including conducting case due diligence, making research on domestic or foreign legislation and doctrines, determination of the most appropriate legal strategy, carrying out negotiations between client and financier and alike,
• Advising clients before or during their business operations, that includes conducting researches about Turkish or foreign legal systems, preparation of legal risk analysis reports at both domestic and international levels and drafting various agreements or other legal documents.

Some services provided by the lawyers of the international department of CSK Law & Partners in the recent years are as follows:

• Currently advising a Turkish company on its prospective USD 90,000,000 PPP investment arbitration case and conducting negotiations with financier,
• Provided legal consultancy service for a PPP questionnaire project prepared by the World Bank,
• Conducted secretariat services of an arbitration proceeding regarding PPP project whose parties were a Turkish consortium and a Turkish public administration,
• Advised one of the leading companies in Turkey on matters related to public procurement law and especially within the framework of PPP/build-operate-and-transfer model,
• Advised on facilitating coordination among the members of a large scaled legal team working on legal relations of some companies with one of the leading state-owned enterprises in Turkey and their projects in the field of PPP and finalizing legal documents prepared for this purpose,
• Represented a Turkish company in its ICC arbitration claim in the amount of USD 100,000,000,
• Advised a foreign investor for an integrated healthcare facility project initiated within the framework of PPP in Ankara,
• Advised a state-owned Swiss company in energy sector for its all corporate and commercial matters in Turkey,
• Advised a Turkish company for the sale of its entire shares to an Indian investor,
• Advised a Turkish publishing conglomerate for its start-up investment in relation to an artificial intelligence project in Turkey,
• Advised various foreign investors who have vast operations in Turkey, that includes all their investment processes,
• Advised on a project for the acquisition of 100% of the assets of a foreign company with a transaction in the amount of USD 18,000,000,
• Advised an airport management company in the purchase of shares of various airport (services) companies,
• Advised a Japanese company for establishing a joint venture with a leading Turkish company in food sector,
• Currently advising a leading health group in Turkey for collection of its debt approximately TL 10,000,000 from a foreign state,
• Currently representing a Turkish company, in a USD 1,000,000 case against a Russian insurance company,
• Advised a leading health group in Turkey for its possible investments in an African country,
• Advised a Turkish Investor in a USD 300,000,000 energy power plant project in an African state,
• Advised a Turkish company in a USD 60,000,000 investment dispute against a Central Asian state,
• Successfully represented a Turkish company, in an approximately USD 1,000,000 arbitration in London against an African state,
• Successfully represented a Turkish company, in an approximately USD 4,000,000 dispute against Russian and English insurance companies,
• Successfully represented a Turkish company in a TL 40,000,000 tax dispute.

On the other hand, some references of client portfolio that some jurists in the firm have worked under project-oriented basis and/or have been regularly providing legal consultancy services are as follows:

• Currently advising one of the biggest flour producers and exporters in its international commercial transactions and representing it in its arbitration proceedings,
• Currently advising the Turkish master franchise of a global real estate consultancy company and providing it litigation and debt collection services,
• Currently advising a leading Turkish office furniture manufacturer and exporter,
• Currently advising one of the leading health groups in Turkey on its international operations,
• Currently providing litigation and debt collection services for a Bulgarian company which is the biggest veterinary pharmaceutical drug and feed additives manufacturer in Turkey,
• Currently advising an automotive firm whose headquarter is in Istanbul and has branches in various cities both in France and Italy,
• Currently advising a Turkish production company carrying on business in the media and broadcasting industry in Turkey and other several countries,
• Currently advising several construction companies on urban transformation matters in Istanbul,
• Regularly advised a leading holding company in media industry in Turkey,
• Provided legal services for ongoing cases of leading persons and institutions operating businesses in the Turkish media sector,
• Advised a company in pharmaceutical industry on incorporation transactions and other matters in its various operations,
• Advised one of the most prestigious company in textile industry in Turkey on preparation of its various contracts to be used in domestic and international operations,
• Advised the leading holding companies and their affiliations in Turkey on preparation and application of amendments to their articles of associations, as well as provided legal services for other relevant matters such as preparation of corporation bylaws, voting agreements and management agreements to improve corporate governance of family-owned enterprises,
• Conducted legal assessments on license, distributorship and other agreements of one of the leading energy distribution firms in Turkey within the scope of compliance matters regarding competition and energy legislation and revised all the documents; additionally, advised senior management staff, and distributors on various issues, notably hypothecate issues,
• Preparation of license and technology transfer agreements bearing international qualification of one of the leading firm operating business in pharmaceutical industry and revision of other existing legal documents, attending various meetings and conducting negotiations with foreign companies that are license holders; advised on trademark and patent application processes,
• Prepared dispositions mortis causa, especially wills of real persons who are principal shareholders of prominent companies operating in Turkey, advised on resolution of high valued and complex matters related to the law of inheritance,
• Advised a Kazakhstani conglomerate for its all investments in Turkey,
• Advised on establishment and operational issues of organized industrial zone located in one of the leading export cities in Turkey,
• Advised one of the leading textile firms in Turkey on the matters related to preparation of contract manufacturing agreements,
• Advised leading Turkish construction firms on the matters related to governance of condominiums and preparation of various agreements concerning construction law,
• Advised on establishment of culture, art and sports association relating to one of the leading Turkish sports communities,
• Provided training and consultancy services for senior management, management and other relevant white collar staff of leading corporations and institutions in Turkey on the subject of occupational health and safety,
• Advised and represented one of the leading telecommunication firms in Turkey for its cases and debt collection issues within the region of Thrace region.