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Who We Are

CCAO, a leading İstanbul-based law firm, boasts top-tier recognitions from Chambers & Partners, IFLR, and Legal 500, particularly excelling in banking & finance and M&A.

With over two decades of experience, CCAO provides strategic counsel to domestic and international clients, cultivating robust networks for diverse legal services across businesses, investments, finance transactions, and dispute resolution.

Our proficient team is uniquely equipped, fluent in English and the majority of whom hold LLM degrees.

CCAO emphasizes the commitment of substantial partner and senior attorney resources to enhance the value delivered to clients.

Welcome to CCAO, where the dots are connected.

Highlights

Testimonials

The team of CCAO is highly qualified, always responsive and always delivers best quality within the applicable deadlines

Testimonials

The team is exceptionally knowledgeable about so many aspects of Turkish law; they give unified advice which is practical and commercial – and delivered in a clear format

Testimonials

All the team members were professional with full dedication. I really appreciate the way they approach the assignment.

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CCAO is one of the most professional legal firm that I have worked with. They have overcome many issues with high degree of difficulties with a specific banking related legal structure. Their advises were unique and beneficial

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Team is very important because to find people available when needed was crucial for us especially during pandemic. there are competent and problem solving team members, who are also updated about rapidly changing regulations.

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The team is responsive and has good knowledge, offering clients with a unique blend of first-rate local expertise.

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The lawyers at CCAO are very supportive and able to find solutions for the bottleneck problems. They really contribute and protect their clients.

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The lawyers are adaptive and able to act quickly.

  • The Legal 500, 2023

  • The Legal 500, 2023

  • The Legal 500, 2023

  • The Legal 500, 2023

  • The Legal 500, 2023

  • Chambers and Partners, 2023

  • Chambers and Partners, 2023

  • Chambers and Partners, 2023

Practice Areas

01

Banking & Finance

  • Secured and Unsecured Loan Transactions
  • Syndicated Loans
  • Bank to Bank Lending
  • Structured Finance
  • Acquisition Finance and Leveraged Buy-Outs
  • Restructuring and Refinancing
  • Islamic Finance
  • Banking and Financial Institution Regulatory
02

Capital Markets

  • Initial Public Offerings
  • Secondary Public Offerings
  • General Advisory for Public Companies and Shareholders
  • Regulatory Compliance
03

Corporate & Commercial

  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Maintenance
  • Contracts
  • Regulatory Compliance
04

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

  • Cloud computing
  • Confidentiality
  • Data Privacy & Data Protection
  • Internet, Social Media & E-commerce
  • Outsourcing and Procurement
  • Regulatory & Compliance
  • Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures
  • Telecommunication & ICT
05

Dispute Resolution

  • Administrative Disputes
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Employee-Employer Disputes
  • Enforcement
  • Intellectual and Industrial Property Disputes
  • Mediation
06

Employment

  • Compliance and Regulatory
  • Contracts
  • General Advisory
  • Mediation & Dispute Resolution
07

Intellectual Property

  • Contracts
  • Copyright
  • Licensing, Distribution & Franchising
  • Portfolio Management
  • Regulatory & Compliance
  • Trademarks, Designs & Patents
08

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Private Equity
  • Foreign Direct Investments
  • Structured Equity Investments
  • Mergers & De-Mergers
  • Strategic Investments
09

Project Finance & Projects

  • Energy Financings
  • Real Estate Financings
  • Infrastructure Financings
  • Project Agreements
  • Engineering Procurement and Construction Contracts
  • Operation and Maintenance Contracts
  • Public Private Partnerships