Arbitration
We have extensive experience in arbitration
proceedings under the International Chamber of
Commerce (ICC). The founder lawyer of the
Akinci Law Office, Ziya AKINCI has been
appointed as an arbitrator in international
arbitration proceedings under the
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Dr. Akinci has also been chosen as a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration for 2006-2011.
Our office has a wide-range of experience
in disputes concerning
international commercial law construction contracts,
highway construction disputes, energy
distribution disputes, and water and waste
plant management disputes.
Ziya AKINCI has three books concerning
arbitration:
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International Arbitration, 2007
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International Arbitration, 2003
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International Arbitration, 1993
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Corporate Governance
Our team has practical experience and substantive legal expertise of the structure and regulation of financial institutions and other legal entities with all aspects of corporate governance. In this regard we developed different corporate governance models to provide compliance overview for board oversight. Please contact us at info@akincilaw.com
for further assistance in corporate governance matters.
Banking & Finance
AKINCI has extensive experience in the banking and financial services industry and maintains legal expertise in a variety of areas. Please contact us at info@akincilaw.com
for further assistance concerning Banking & Finance issues.
Regulation & Compliance
Legal entities including financial institutions, corporations face an expanding set of rules and regulations in Turkey , affecting their domestic and transnational activities.
AKINCI assist its clients in compliance issues arising out of their domestic and transnational operations. Please contact us at info@akincilaw.com
for further assistance in Regulation and Compliance matters.
Construction
Law
Akinci Law Office assists clients with its
broad experience regarding building and
construction contracts of all types, as well
as construction projects, subcontracts, and
technology supply and license agreements.
The founder lawyer of the Akinci Law
Office, Ziya AKINCI has a book on construction
Law called International Construction Law,
1996
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Energy Project Development
We provide legal assistance within the
various areas of the energy sector. Our
proficiency covers the distribution agreements
of the electrical energy area as well as
supplier agreements and energy project
development.
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Foreign Investment
We provide legal advice to international
companies who wish to open a business in
Turkey. Our services covers legal matters at
all stages of the life of a business entity.
They include the drafting of formation
documents (articles of associations and by-laws),
administrative matters, establishing a branch,
and suchlike.
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
International Business Law
Acquisitions, sales and mergers of
businesses are an important activity of our
law firm. Acting for buyers, sellers, targets
and other parties such as financial
institutions we provide assistance at all
stages of such transactions -structuring,
offering, negotiating, due diligence, drafting
of agreements and other legal documentation,
procuring regulatory permits or clearance, and
organizing signing, closing and post closing
measures.
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
International Commercial Law
We provide all necessary legal assistance
to domestic and international companies who
wish to establish a company in Turkey, by
drafting Shareholder agreements or Consortium
agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and
suchlike.
The founder lawyer of the Akinci Law
Office, Ziya AKINCI has a book on contracts:
International Contract Law, 1992
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Intellectual Property Law
AKINCI LAW OFFICE assists clients with its lawyers' considerable experience on patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, licenses, franchising and distribution, domain names, media and entertainment, computer hardware and software, digital information, privacy and data protection, trade secrets, and unfair competition. Multi-jurisdictional contractual matters are also within the expert of AKINCI LAW OFFICE.
Application
AKINCI LAW OFFICE prepares, files and prosecutes IP applications and registrations before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. We have obtained patents, trademarks, and designs on a wide variety of inventions in areas such as machinery, technology, nutrition products, and personal care products.
Counseling
AKINCI LAW OFFICE, develops and implements strategies and programs for IP protection and enforcement in all jurisdictions, performs due diligence, audits and appraisals of IP rights and portfolios.
Another expert area of AKINCI LAW OFFICE is providing counseling services to its clients in relation with their intellectual property rights and also providing legal advice throughout the transactions before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. With its lawyers' considerable experience AKINCI LAW OFFICE has necessary skills to draw up effective legal opinion giving an understanding of current situation of the conflict and clear sense of the future possibilities to be followed.
Licensing and Agreements
Considering the importance of the license agreements in business law as well as in Intellectual Property Law, AKINCI LAW OFFICE assists its clients in drafting, reviewing, restructuring and negotiating license agreements with its substantial experience.
AKINCI LAW OFFICE has vast experience on drafting, revision and extension of agreements for licenses, assignment, co-existence, employee's invention and innovation, know-how, manufacturing, technology transfer, franchise, distribution, agency and addendum agreements.
In relation with the due diligence and audit performances AKINCI LAW OFFICE, conducts clearance and registration of license agreements involving IP rights, manufacturing, and technology transfer before General Directorate of Foreign Investment depending from the Undersecretary of Treasury and Foreign Trade.
Litigation
AKINCI LAW OFFICE is experienced in the litigation of intellectual property law matters in all levels of Courts in Turkey . AKINCI LAW OFFICE regularly bring up actions and preliminary injunction before all levels of Courts, conducts negotiations for settlement agreements whether out of court or in ongoing actions, organizes and follow-up the establishment of private experts' reports as well as investigation reports on counterfeits.
Within this scope AKINCI LAW OFFICE represents its clients before the administrative and regulatory authorities; counsels, prepares, institutes and prosecutes court actions for enforcement, defensive and regulatory purposes; determines evidence or facts established through the civil court experts' report on various matters and declares non-infringement.
AKINCI LAW OFFICE also assists its clients regarding the suspension of release procedure before Customs for the seizure of counterfeits by the Customs Authorities when they are imported into or exported from Turkey as well as regarding the seizure of counterfeits by police raids criminal proceedings.
For further information, please send an e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Litigation
We conduct litigation, and act as
arbitrators. Litigates of our offices are
experienced in all major fields of litigation
and at all court levels. Members of our firm
act both as counsel to Turkish and non-Turkish
corporate claimants or defendants in
international or domestic arbitration, or as
arbitrators in such proceedings. The subject
matters of past litigations and arbitrations
have included construction, transportation and
trade disputes. As a main principle, it is
very important to us to perform our tasks
speedily, efficiently and within a reasonable
budget.
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures
Akinci Law Office engages in all kinds of
matters regarding to mergers and acquisitions
as well as joint ventures. Acquisitions, sales
and mergers of business are an important
activity of our law firm. Acting for buyers,
sellers, targets and other parties such as
financial institutions we provide assistance
at all stages of such transactions -structuring,
offering, negotiating, due diligence, drafting
of agreements and other legal documentation,
procuring regulatory permits or clearances,
and organizing signing, closing and post
closing measures.
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Real Estate
Akinci Law Office represents and assists
owners of all types of real estate assets,
investors, financiers, property developers and
tenants within the practice area of purchasing
and selling real estate assets, tenancy,
financing and leasing back, and due diligence.
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Tax Law
Since the tax structure is crucial for
corporate acquisitions and all kinds of
commercial business entities, Akinci Law
Office has substantial experience on forming
the optimal tax structure.
We assist individuals as well as companies
in all kinds of tax related matters.
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Telecommunications
Akinci Law Office assists its clients in
the Telecommunications sector by establishing
international joint ventures, forming network
agreements for 3G and agreements relating to
mobile telecom services and broadband.
For further information, please send an
e-mail to info@akincilaw.com
Transportation Law
Akinci Law Office provides assistance in
all matters (such as the purchase, sale,
leasing, financing the vehicles, registration
and all other legal issues) regarding the
transportation by air, maritime, and road with
its most qualified lawyers in this field.
The founder lawyer of the Akinci Law
Office, Ziya AKINCI has a book on the
international carriage of goods by road named
“International Carriage of Goods by Road and
the CMR Convention”
For further information, please send an e-mail
to info@akincilaw.com
Civil Law and Family Law
Akinci Law Office also provides legal services to our clients as well as to foreign individuals in all areas of civil and family law. This may take the form of complex international divorce suits or inheritance matters. Members of our firm are also experienced on Child Abduction cases regarding to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (known as the Hague Convention) and in this regard, we cooperate with international organizations such as Reunite in United Kingdom.
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