Öykü Dalgıç
Kaan İlısu
Kaan Can Akdere
Yeşeren Sözüer
Mine Hazal Şenol
İrem Naz Kuzum
Kutay Türkoğlu
Zeynep Ünlü
Melis Mert
Tuğrul Sevim (LL.M.)
Begüm Alara Şahinkaya
Cansu Tekşen
Müge Minareci
Öykü advises retainer clients on personal data protection law, IT law, contracts law, e-commerce law, fintech law and consumer law. She has experience in drafting, revising and negotiating complex contracts on a wide range of subjects while helping local and multinational clients working on nascent IT fields such as machine learning & AI, blockchain, colocation/cloud/data centre, payment systems, and e-commerce in designing their new business models and daily business. She is also experienced in advising clients in retail, IT, e-commerce, automative and fintech sector on their daily operations and their most vital strategic projects, conducting data protection compliance projects of the companies, providing corporate consultancy and preparation of corporate governance documents and providing regulatory compliance services in the areas of personal data protection law, e-commerce law and cyber law.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Personal Data Protection & Privacy
Information Technologies
E-commerce
Fintech
Regulatory Compliance
Education
University of Sussex, , Faculty of Law, Generic LLM (specific focus on Cyber Law and Commercial Law) with Distinction
Baskent University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Istanbul Arbitration Centre - Young ISTAC
London Young International Arbitration Group
Society for Computers & Law
Languages
Turkish, English
Kaan focuses his practices on information and communication technologies as well as data protection, privacy and competition law. He participates on advises to be provided to local and international clients that are leading technology companies, on various areas, while mainly focusing on technology law, internet law, data privacy, data protection and compliance.
Practice Areas
Blockchain Technology
Contracts
Corporate and M&A
Information Technologies
Personal Data Protection
Public Projects & Procurement
Public Policy
Regulatory Compliance
Education
Koç Üniversity, School of Law, LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
İstanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Orhan Deniz Toprak
Associate - Attorney at Law
orhandeniz.toprak@bts-legal.com
AWARDS
Orhan specializes in corporate law and M&A, employment law and contract law. His experience and enthusiasm with start-ups make him familiar with the start-up ecosystem. He provides legal advice mainly on foreign direct investments, Venture Capital, and private equity funds. He also participates in due diligence projects for M&A transactions for national and multinational clients.
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Contracts
Fintech
Employment
Education
Uskudar American Academy
Koç University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English, German
Kaan focuses on Turkish personal data protection law and regulatory compliance matters with regards to information and communications technologies. He works in data protection compliance projects with both local and international clients.
Practice Areas
Personal Data Protection & Privacy
Regulatory Compliance
Information Technologies
Education
Koç University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Edinburgh University, Innovation, Technology and the Law, LL.M.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Yeşeren
mainly focuses and advises on corporate law. She represents foreign and local clients in relation to their
mergers and acquisitions transactions, cross-border investments, business
establishments and different types of commercial and contract law matters. Her experience
includes a long-termed corporate work with a broad range of companies,
operating primarily in the information technology sector. She supports
multinational companies for their corporate governance and ensures from a legal
perspective that their day-to-day business, corporate and commercial operations
run smoothly in Turkey. In the financing projects, she works with clients from
both sides and different parts of the technology sector, including early stage entrepreneurs,
VCs and private equity funds.
Practice
Areas
Corporate and M&A
Contracts
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Fintech
Employment
Education
Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law,
LL.B.
Universiteit Gent, LL.M.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Hazal’s primariy practices areas are corporate law and M&A, contract law and employment law. Her experiences with start-ups makes her familiar with the start-up ecosystem, she provides legal advice especially regarding foreign direct investments, VC and private equity funds. She is also experienced and very interested in design thinking methodology, legal design and artificial intelligence technology.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Corporate and M&A
Fintech
Education
Koç University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Koç University, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and
Economics, International Relations Department, Minor Degree
Anadolu University, Faculty of Business Administration
(Distance Education), Business Administration
Università di Torino Law Schools Global League 7th Summer School on Legal Pluralism and Global Law
Bar Admissions & Memberships
İstanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English, French
İrem focuses on information and communication technologies, e-commerce law, payment services legislation, personal data protection and privacy law and intellectual property law. She assists local and international clients in various projects and daily basis matters. She is also experienced in competition law.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Information Technologies
Fintech
Intellectual Property
Personal Data Protection & Privacy
Regulatory Compliance
Education
Galatasaray University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Okan Arıcan
Partner and Head of M&A and Corporate Transactions, Attorney at Law
okan.arican@bts-legal.com
AWARDS
Okan advises local and international clients on corporate law and also on the resolution of commercial disputes. He also specializes in corporate and transactional works, with a focus on the FDI, NGOs, VCs and private equity funds as well as entrepreneurs. He advises his clients for structuring, executing and closing their transactions contemplated with respect to the Turkish market, provides daily preventative maintenance and counseling services to both local and global clients, with regards to their operations within Turkish jurisdiction, determines the legal risks and generates optimized solutions to the legal challenges.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Fintech
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Pro Bono
Public Projects & Procurement
Education
Koç University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Kutay specializes in corporate law, contracts law, and M&A. He provides legal advice to local and international clients, mainly on foreign direct investments, venture capital, and private equity funds. He is keen on the start-up ecosystem, blockchain technologies, and information technologies.
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Contracts
Fintech
Employment
Education
Koç University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Zeynep has an extensive experience at advising her multinational clients with any transactional and non-transactional works they have with regards to the Turkish market. Working for many clients from variety of industries, including most notably the IT sector, for over 10 years, Zeynep specializes in Business and Commercial Law, IT Law and Public Projects and Procurements
Practice Areas
Contracts
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Fintech
Information Technologies
IP
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Pro Bono
Public Projects & Procurement
Education
Koç University, Law School, LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Melis practices IT law, contracts law, e-commerce law, payment services legislation, personal data protection and privacy law and intellectual property law. She has experience in working with both local and multinational technology, fintech, e-money and software companies and assists them both in projects and for daily basis matters with IT and telecommunications contracts, e-commerce, fintech, privacy, IT and IP law. She is also experienced in international public law
Practice Areas
Contracts
Intellectual Property
Information Technologies
Fintech
Electronic Communication
Regulatory Compliance
Blockchain Technology
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Personal Data Protection & Privacy
Pro bono
Education
Bilgi University, Information Technology Law, LL.M.
Galatasaray University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Admissions & Memberships
İstanbul Bar
Genç ISTAC
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Tuğrul specializes in complex IT and telecommunication contracts (development, licensing, integration, outsourcing), electronic commerce and internet legal issues, privacy law and complex IT litigation (Expert proceedings, alternative dispute resolution)He assists clients in the management of their Intellectual Property portfolios and the establishment of their market strategies on complex ICT projects and in negotiating and drafting complex IT contracts with strong Intellectual Property and regulatory content.Tuğrul also has a strong capability in data privacy. advises businesses on how to strategically manage their privacy, security, electronic workplace, and e-business legal risks both domestically and globally. He has assisted a wide range of business in a variety of industries by developing a privacy strategy that yields practical solutions in a rapidly evolving area and that weighs costs and benefits in a light of a company's risk profile and culture.
Practice Areas
Personal Data Protection & Privacy
Media & Entertainment
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Fintech
Intellectual Property
Regulatory Compliance
Information Technologies
Education
Marmara University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Bilgi University, Faculty of Law, Economics Law, LL.M.
Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law, Private Law, PHD
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Lecturer at Bilgi University, Economy Law Master Program, Information Security Law
Languages
Turkish; English, French
Begüm focuses on information and communication technologies, as well as contracts law, data protection, regulatory and compliance. She works with local and international clients that are leading technology companies, advises them on various areas, while mainly focusing on technology law, internet law, data privacy, data protection and compliance.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Fintech
Information Technologies
IP
Personal Data Protection
Pro Bono
Public Projects & Procurement
Public Policy
Regulatory Compliance
Education
İstanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
İstanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of International Relations, B.A.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
İstanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish, English
Cansu specializes in contracts law, e-commerce law and competition law. She works on drafting contracts regarding investments, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property and technology transfers and IT law, advises clients for business set-ups and other commercial, employment and regulatory needs, provides daily preventative maintenance and counseling services for multinational and national clients, provides regulatory compliance matters with regards to information and communications technologies and e-commerce sector. Cansu also provides assistance on various competition law matters, with its extensive experience in competition law prior to joining BTS.
Practice Areas
Contracts & Business Set-ups
Competition
Fintech
Information Technologies
Intellectual Property
Media & Entertainment
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Regulatory Compliance
Education
Koç University, Faculty of Law LL.B.
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish and English
Ahmet Yavuz Uşaklıoğlu
Associate - Attorney at Law
ahmetyavuz.usaklioglu@bts-legal.com
AWARDS
Ahmet Yavuz practices in IT Law, IP Law, Contracts Law, Law of Charity, and Commercial Law. He has experience in preparing and revising agreements, researching and drafting legal memorandums, and providing legal advice to his clients.
He also received a minor degree in Computer Engineering. While continuing his bachelor’s education, he founded a technology company and within this scope, he worked on legal software programs and applications with LegalTech infrastructure. In this context, he gained experience in the field of LegalTech and start-up law. The first edition of his book, named "Digital Law", was published in February 2020. Apart from this, Usaklioglu, who is also interested in philosophy, psychology, and personal development, published another book called "Gunesini Uyandir" in late 2021. He founded a charity called Universal Good Hearts (Iyilik Uretenler) and serves as the chairman of board of this charity.
Practice Areas
Data Protection and Privacy
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Cybersecurity
Start-up Law
Information Technologies
Intellectual Property
Contracts
Electronic Commerce
LegalTech
Outsourcing & Technology Transfers
Education
Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering, Minor
City University of London, Faculty of Law, International Business Law, LL.M. (Ongoing)
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Istanbul Bar
Turkey Language and Literature Association- Member of Board of Directors
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Zeynep Dilruba Güldoğan
Associate - Attorney at Law
dilruba.guldogan@bts-legal.com
AWARDS
Dilruba provides legal advice to local and international clients on corporate law, contracts law and employment law. She also specializes in corporate and M&A works, with a focus on the foreign direct investments, venture capital and private equity funds. She is very enthusiastic about start-up ecosystem, information technologies and blockchain technologies.
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Contracts
Fintech
Employment
Education
Koç University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Admissions & Memberships
İstanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish and English
After working at one of the international development banks for several years, Müge rejoined BTS & Partners as a Senior Associate. Muge works with local and international clients engaged in a wide range of technology sectors including software, hardware, internet, telecommunications, and fintech. She advises venture capital and other investors, as well as start-ups on financing rounds and investments and offers expertise in corporate governance and corporate restructuring. She also provides advice in relation to regulatory matters in various fields including banking and e-payment and takes part in compliance and licensing projects.
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Contracts
Fintech
Regulatory Compliance
Education
Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law, LL.M. with Honours
Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Admissions & Memberships
New York State Bar
İstanbul Bar
Languages
Turkish and English
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