People

Alican Babalioglu
Alican Babalioglu
Managing Partner
Lawyer
Turkiye, Istanbul
Alican Babalıoğlu is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Yalçın Babalıoğlu Kemahlı Law Firm*. Focused on corporate and M&A, private equity, capital markets and competition law, Alican advises...
Döne Yalçın
Döne Yalçın
Partner
Managing Partner Türkiye, Partner Austria, Member of the CMS ESG and Sustainability Leadership
Turkiye, Istanbul
Austria, Vienna
In addition to heading the Corporate/M&A team in Istanbul, Yalçin heads the Litigation & Arbitration department. As a dual qualified lawyer, she is active in this area in both Austria and Turkiye. Infrastructure...
Adrian Bell
Adrian Bell
Partner
Co-head of the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Disputes Group | Joint Managing Director for Asia and the Middle East
United Kingdom, London
Adrian is a Partner and co-head of the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes Group and is a qualified solicitor advocate. He advises on dispute avoidance and all types of dispute resolution...

Expertise

Turkiye
Are you looking to enter, establish or grow your business interests in the dynamic Turkish market? Our lawyers based in Istanbul can guide you through all legal issues surrounding your inbound and outbound...
Turkiye
jurisdiction
German Desk
Are you a Turkish company looking to enter the German market? Or perhaps you wish to expand your existing operations in Germany? Whatever your industry or requirement, we can help you seize the opportunities...
Turkiye
expertise
Insurance
Insurers, reinsurers, and brokers face an increasingly unpredictable world, not least because of tougher capital and risk requirements impacting on your business. So you can be certain to meet these challenges...
Turkiye
expertise

Locations

Istanbul
Yalçın Babalıoğlu Kemahlı Law Firm
Süzer Plaza
Askerocağı Caddesi No:6 Kat:15 D:1502
34367 Elmadağ/Şişli-Istanbul
Turkiye
CMS has been active in Turkiye on behalf of our clients for more than two decades and opened an office in Istanbul in 2013. A team of 23 international and national lawyers focus on cross border and international...
locations
Manchester
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
1 The Avenue
Manchester
M3 3AP
United Kingdom
CMS in Manchester is focused on banking & finance, construction, corporate finance, disputes, energy, infrastructure, M&A, pensions and real estate. We have had an office in Manchester since 2014. With...
locations
Reading
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
The Blade
2nd Floor - The Blade Abbey Square
Reading
RG1 3BE
United Kingdom
CMS’s office in Reading, just outside London, advises clients in the TMT and Life Sciences & Healthcare sectors. Reading is home to some of the world’s leading TMT and Life Sciences & Healthcare organisations...
locations

Innovation

RegZone
RegZone provides you with expert analysis and daily news from the fast-changing world of financial institution regulation. The platform has a substantial online research resource and a flexible email...
Turkiye
innovation page
Webinars
We stay on top of the news agenda, regulatory discussions and new legislation in the industries we serve and the countries we work in and we share these insights with you via regular webinars. On a CMS...
Turkiye
innovation page
Innovation
Innovation underlies everything that we do at CMS. In a rapidly changing world, all law firms talk about reinventing legal service delivery, embracing technology and having an innovative culture. We focus...
Turkiye
innovation

Careers

Practice Groups
As you would expect from a leading full-service firm, we offer a comprehensive range of legal services to our clients. Our services are grouped into broad practice groups which encompass contentious and...
Turkiye
careers
Sector Groups
Understanding the industries in which our clients work is crucial when it comes to effective legal advice. Our specialised industry teams illustrate our client-focused culture perfectly. We bring together...
Turkiye
careers
Learning & Development
The focal point of our development measures lies in practice area specific training. All lawyers are routinely informed about current topics, case-law and trends in their relevant specialist field. Alongside...
Turkiye
careers

About CMS

Corporate Video
In our work, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview to help you shape your business’s future. Our lawyers are experts in their fields, who think ahead to anticipate likely...
Turkiye
about us
Awards & Rankings
We are in business to help your business. So we are proud to accept market recognition for our performance as a welcome indicator that we are succeeding in our efforts to provide you with the highest...
Turkiye
about us
Responsible business
 The scale and scope of the global challenges our society faces today, and in the future, are enormous – from the climate crisis to inequality. In line with the objectives of the UN Global Compact...
Turkiye
about us

News

CMS launches International Digital Regulation Hub providing a clear roadmap for navigating digital regulation
28/11/2023 All businesses should be prepared to grasp the opportunities in digital regulation 
Turkiye
CMS affiliate YBK and Paksoy advised Kaleseramik on successful IPO
23/08/2023 Thanks to strong investor interest, Kaleseramik, a prominent Turkish ceramics company, exceeded its IPO target by far, raising a total of TRY 2.73 billion (nearly EUR 92 million)
Turkiye
Banking & Finance
CMS advises on first ever European real estate transaction using blockchain
10/01/2022 The AnnA town house in Boulogne-Billancourt, in the western suburbs of Paris, became the first European property to be purchased and held via a blockchain transaction in June 2019. The deal is expected...
Turkiye

Publications

Comparable
CMS Expert Guide to plastics and packaging laws
Comparable
27/03/2024 Plastics and packaging have attracted  consumer, media and legislative interest over recent years with an array of laws being proposed to incentivise behavioural and design change. Significant reforms...
International
Consumer Products
Expert Guide
Patentability of inventions relating to diagnostic methods at the EPO
Under Article 53(c) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), diagnostic methods practised on the human or animal body are excluded from patentability. The purpose behind this exclusion is to avoid patent...
Turkiye
Intellectual Property
law-now
Comparable
CMS Expert Guide on Price Increases in Commercial Contracts
Comparable
25/03/2024 Businesses continue to face significant cost pressures and many are having to consider increasing the prices of their goods and services in order to remain viable. Over the last few years, a range of...
International
Commercial
Expert Guide

Insight

Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
Turkiye
Insight
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a significant impact on every aspect of our lives in Turkiye and across the world. Officially declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation in...
Turkiye
Insight
Start-ups
CEE – helping start ups scale and go global CEE has a vibrant start-up scene, but this is not always matched by in-depth understanding of how to grow in international markets.  In our CEE programme...
Turkiye
Insight

Events

24
Feb
The Turkish renewable energy market in 2015 - Investment, development and financing
Past event
24/02/2015
Join CMS Turkiye, the BCCT and a senior expert panel of key industry players internationally and from Turkiye for an insight into the future of the renewable energy market in Turkiye. This international...
Turkiye
Participating Events
14
Dec
Webinar | The European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision: Consequences and Practical Guidance for HR
Past event
14/12/2015
The CMS Employment & Pensions and TMC Practice Groups are delighted to invite you to our joint webinar on the implications of the European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision across various EU jurisdictions...
Turkiye
Participating Events
25
Nov
Webinar: EU Trade Secrets Directive
Past event
25/11/2015
We are delighted to invite you to the last of our webinars for 2015. This time, we will be talking about he new EU Trade Secrets Directive and its implications for the business. Trade secrets are valuable...
Turkiye
Webinar