About Lexist
At the top of Turkish Law Lexist is an independent full-service Turkish law firm providing corporate, finance, projects, arbitration and litigation services. We offer a sector-specific approach focused on risk mitigation and futureproofing. Our lawyers prioritise open, fast communication and ethical decision-making.
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Legal Services
Lexist provides Turkish legal services in five main practice areas and five key sectors
Lawyers and litigators come together in tailormade teams to advise on high-value projects and daily transactions. We advise local and international companies doing business in Türkiye or business with Turkish companies. Our clients, Turkish and foreign, engage us to help them grow and protect their investments. They range from single-project investors and digital-economy entrepreneurs to established brands and conglomerates. Our teams also advise their Turkish clients on outbound investments in cooperation with external international or local counsel transactions.
Lexist teams have obtained successful outcomes for clients involved in commercial disputes and investment arbitration. We represent Turkish and foreign clients in a wide range of disputes before Turkish courts and arbitration tribunals, as well as in institutional and ad hoc international arbitration proceedings.
Our vast experience in financial services allows us to meet the needs of clients, whatever the project may be. We advise international financial services companies and institutions, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity houses doing business in Turkey or business with Turkish companies. Our clients, Turkish and foreign, engage us to help them grow, restructure, and protect their investments. They range from single-project investors and digital-economy venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to established brands and conglomerates.
We have sector-specific competition advisors ready to assist in all competition and anti-trust matters. The Lexist Competition and Anti-trust team utilises a sector-specific approach and builds client teams that truly understand the business and regulatory dynamics of your sector. The team skilfully advises on all matters involving the strict Turkish Competition Board. Assistance with any regulatory investigations is a niche for this team due to the strong litigation arm of the Firm.
Our award-winning team advises on all a client’s strategic options and objectives, from financing to structure and risk. We act for employers, developers, development agencies, multinational consortiums, sub-contractors and multilateral financing institutions. Projects are a major part of all legal matters Lexist undertakes. Projects professionals from Energy, Infrastructure, and Construction come together in tailormade client teams.
Lexist has niche experience in complex projects and disputes in the Turkish energy market – from oil and gas to renewables and nuclear. Whether your project, transaction, or initiative concerns traditional energy, renewables, or alternatives, the Lexist energy team is well-placed to assist. Working in dedicated project teams, lawyers who understand your business will strive to make your project a success by always going the extra mile. If you are involved in a dispute, the flexible team brings in the right mix of litigators and arbitrators to advise. Whether your field of activity is upstream, downstream, or mid-stream, the team can help structure your projects successfully.
Years of experience in projects and construction form the basis of this sector group covering healthcare, telecoms, transportation, and energy. The Lexist infrastructure team has extensive knowledge of the vast Infrastructure sector, from Turkish “mega-projects” to private undertakings, which ensures that the lawyers do their best to make sure the projects they advise on are correctly funded, professionally delivered, and expertly operated. Disputes lawyers mitigate the legal risk and work in partnership with the client to choose the correct legal strategy.
Lexist has a strong reputation in construction, whether it is the realisation of a new project or a contractual dispute. We have decades of experience and understand that legal services must take into account the wider economic picture. Projects are executed to tight deadlines where the stakes are high. We are dedicated to providing high-quality, international-level services, working with inhouse counsel, boards of directors and other stakeholders to reach a successful outcome for our clients. If you are an investor, asset manager, developer, occupier, contractor, financier, or consortium involved in mixed-use, residential, commercial, retail, infrastructure projects or disputes in Turkey or internationally, Lexist is able to assemble the right team to meet your needs.
With a large team, the TMT practice has the necessary experience to help its clients make the right decisions quickly. We help investors and entrepreneurs capitalise on the use of R&D and investment in R&D in the TMT sector. The use of technology is a national priority in Turkey; the demand for advanced technologies and communication platforms for business and leisure is immense. That is why the TMT team is one of the largest in Lexist, working on high-profile tech, media, and telecoms projects, transactions, and initiatives.
We advise banks, insurers, funds, borrowers and digital entrepreneurs on all their Turkish financial sector project needs. Lexist has a strong presence in the Financial Services sector and thriving Banking, Finance, and Capital Markets practices. We utilise the full scope of the Firm, from Corporate/M&A to Litigation, to deliver creative solutions and robust strategies for our clients doing business with Turkish and foreign parties. We understand that operating in highly regulated sectors requires lawyers who know the direction of the sector and the legislation in detail.
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