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Döne Yalçın

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Managing Partner Türkiye, Partner Austria, Member of the CMS ESG and Sustainability Leadership

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Yalçın Babalıoğlu Kemahlı Law Firm
Süzer Plaza
Askerocağı Caddesi No:6 Kat:15 D:1502
34367 Elmadağ/Şişli - Istanbul
Turkiye
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Gauermanngasse 2
1010 Vienna
Austria
Languages English, German, Turkish
ESG

Dr Döne Yalçın is Managing Partner of CMS Türkiye and Partner of CMS Austria. She is also a driving force behind CMS' sustainability agenda and a member of the international leadership team responsible for the sustainable direction of our advice and CMS as an organization. With over 20 years of legal experience, she specializes in ESG compliance as well as corporate law/M&A (inbound investments in Türkiye and outbound investments in the CEE region and globally), contract law and litigation. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, she advises clients on issues such as supply chain management, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and ESG reporting.

As a strategic advisor, she assists clients with ESG governance and ESG risk and gap analysis. She conducts training sessions for clients on ESG issues and provides support in implementing ESG programs. She also assists institutions with the development of sustainability policies. Her clients value her understanding and experience in implementing ESG transformation across all areas of the business and in supporting clients in their sustainability transformation.

In addition to her role as Chair of the International Committee of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), she is Vice President of the Association of Austrian and Turkish Entrepreneurs and Industrialists (ATIS). Dr. Yalçın also heads the LegalTech and Knowledge Management areas in Vienna and CEE.

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Her clients appreciate her and her team: “They proactively advised us on key issues and gave us the advice we needed to make good decisions and resolve the issues in a positive manner.”

Legal 500

"Their team is highly responsive and client-oriented," and add that it offers "creative and practical solutions."

Chambers Europe

“Fast and professional response – good structure of legal opinions – friendly and polite communication.”

Legal 500

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Global Sustainability/ESG Steering Committee at CMS Legal
  • Chair of the International Committee of the International Association of Defence Counsel (IADC)
  • Member of the Steering Committee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitration
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of DenizBank AG
  • Member of the Women Leaders Network
  • Vice-President of the Association of Austrian and Turkish Entrepreneurs and Industrialists (ATIS)
  • Vice President of the Austrian-Turkish Business Cooperation Council (ATBCC)
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Corporate/M&A

Döne Yalçın heads the Corporate/M&A team at CMS Turkiye. She covers a variety of industries in her advisory work in this area. One of her main focuses is highly regulated sectors such as banking, manufacturing, energy, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications.

Yalçın advises on inbound investments in Turkiye and outbound investments in the CEE region and globally. Her clients include high-profile national and international market leaders, investors, decision makers and stakeholders involved in projects and strategic investments.

Prior to joining CMS, she worked at several leading law firms in Turkiye and Austria, where she gained valuable experience assisting numerous foreign investors expand into Turkiye and Turkish investors start businesses especially in the EU. 

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Her clients appreciate her and her team: “They proactively advised us on key issues and gave us the advice we needed to make good decisions and resolve the issues in a positive manner.”

Legal 500

"Their team is highly responsive and client-oriented," and add that it offers "creative and practical solutions."

Chambers Europe

“Fast and professional response – good structure of legal opinions – friendly and polite communication.”

Legal 500

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Global Sustainability/ESG Steering Committee at CMS Legal
  • Chair of the International Committee of the International Association of Defence Counsel (IADC)
  • Member of the Steering Committee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitration
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of DenizBank AG
  • Member of the Women Leaders Network
  • Vice-President of the Association of Austrian and Turkish Entrepreneurs and Industrialists (ATIS)
  • Vice President of the Austrian-Turkish Business Cooperation Council (ATBCC)
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Dispute Resolution

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 disputes form her area of expertise, where she advises on ad hoc and formal proceedings.

Her clients include companies from the industrial manufacturing, technology, energy, construction and financial services sectors.

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Her clients appreciate her and her team: “They proactively advised us on key issues and gave us the advice we needed to make good decisions and resolve the issues in a positive manner.”

Legal 500

"Their team is highly responsive and client-oriented," and add that it offers "creative and practical solutions."

Chambers Europe

“Fast and professional response – good structure of legal opinions – friendly and polite communication.”

Legal 500

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Global Sustainability/ESG Steering Committee at CMS Legal
  • Chair of the International Committee of the International Association of Defence Counsel (IADC)
  • Member of the Steering Committee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitration
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of DenizBank AG
  • Member of the Women Leaders Network
  • Vice-President of the Association of Austrian and Turkish Entrepreneurs and Industrialists (ATIS)
  • Vice President of the Austrian-Turkish Business Cooperation Council (ATBCC)
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