YARGAN Law Office offers a wide range
of legal services to domestic and international businesses and
financial organizations. Based in Istanbul, YARGAN Law Office also
provides a full range of legal services in Ankara and other cities
throughout Turkey.
PRACTICE AREAS
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Intellectual & Industrial Property (Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks)
Our firm has the largest and most experienced specialists in intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT). We provide expert advice on a host of challenging questions raised by intellectual property law and the rapid rise of new technologies, and are working with clients to devise practical and commercial IP and IT strategies to meet those challenges. Intellectual Property and IT group lawyers assist clients with all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trade marks, copyrights, registered designs, confidential information, data protection, electronic circuit layouts and plant breeders' rights.
Civil Law - International Law - Arbitrations
The
Firm usually works on civil matters, with special attention to
obligations, acting for clients in both litigation and extrajudicial
situations; the Firm gives consultancies and assistance on every
aspect of the problem, being also able to manage the negotiation
phase.
Our lawyers are qualified to practice before the Turkish courts and
administrative agencies. We also assist our clients in all kinds of
settlement procedures.
The Firm has lawyers specialized in international Law, and
specifically in international arbitrations for the solution of the
civil and commercial disputes.
We also work on contractualism, drafting deeds in private,
commercial, international agreements.
Real estate
investments
The Firm offers legal support and advice on a
multiple kind of operations in Turkey, in relation to purchase, rent,
selling, commercial sites and residential properties.
We are properly structured to assist and represent corporate but
also private investors, interested in buying a second home or anyway
a property in Turkey.
In this field, the Firm works in team with extremely specialized
professionals, like engineers, architects, geometricians, people
able to quickly and independently give us crucial documents, all
focused on single matters: expertises, surveys, valuations. This is
the only way to ensure each kind of investor has a complete service,
assisting the client along the various steps that are necessary to
safely complete the investment. Everything is done with full
information and support for all legal, fiscal, administrative
aspects.
Services to investors
The Firm supply professional assistance to investments in Turkey, creation of Turkish companies, registration to the competent Chamber of Commerce.
Immigration
The Firm can guarantee the clients with a high level of advice and assistance to apply for residence or work permits in Turkey, giving full information about the applicable laws and the various possibilities to legally obtain visas and permissions on a case by case evaluation. Our lawyers can also act as attorneys in all the parts of the procedures where this possibility is authorized by Law.
Criminal Law
The Firm provides consultancy and assistance, more
than technical defence, on every aspect of criminal Law,
particularly in bankruptcy and corporate offences, but also in the
offences against public administrations, justice administration,
persons, property and the family.
Family Law
The Firm provides advice on family law.
Assistance on litigation proceedings includes cases of divorce,
separation, custody, maintenance & child support and distribution of
marital property.
Labour Law
The Firm has experience with many aspects of labour
law: employment, preparation and negotiation of company labour
agreements as well as individual employment contracts.
Consumers' Law
The Firm also has the objective of protecting the rights of its clients, considered as consumers, subscribers, small savers and taxpayers, constantly informing and giving them the appropriate legal instruments for their "self-defence".
Banking and Finance Law
Consultancy for legal aspects of all matters and practice areas
involving domestic and international banking and finance law,
international portfolio management, international project finance,
individual financial transactions, treasury funding and settlement
operations, securities, derivatives futures and options regulations,
securitization, loans.
Strong and effective litigation activities for the settlement of all
kinds of disputes regarding financial markets
Mergers and Acquisitions
Consultancy in complicated M & A transactions, joint ventures, spin-offs, restructuring.
Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Business Law
All issues related to Contracts, Incorporation, Partnerships, Securities, Taxation, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Composition, Debt Collection, Agency Law, Leasing, Franchising Law & Practice, Distribution and Licensing Agreements, Local and International Commercial Agreements, Transportation, Logistics Agreements, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Property and Real Estate Law, Employment Agreements, Employee Benefits. All kinds of litigation and alternative dispute resolution concerning corporate matters.
Litigation
Our firm is active in two main
categories of work, “consulting” and “disputes”.Working in
litigation and disputes, the Firm has a total of 18 lawyers in
Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Adana.
It is our Firms policy to present, at the beginning of the
litigation/dispute, the probable outcome of the litigation/dispute,
to inform regarding fees and expenses and to try to resolve disputes
in advance through alternative amicable arrangements. The Firm tries
its best to resolve disputes through settlements.
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Alternative
Dispute Regulation, General Litigation for commercial disputes.
Criminal law, criminal defense litigation for economic crimes.
Foreign Investment Law, International Trade
Representing foreign entrepreneurs investing in the Republic of
Turkey, the establishment of joint ventures, branch offices, liaison
offices, agencies, distributors and subsidiaries, foreign investment
structuring in Turkey, representing clients before governmental
bodies for investment approvals and incentives, Free Trade Zone
operations. Capital markets, cross border investments, emerging
markets, financial services, institutional investment, investment
banking, offshore investment, private equity, venture capital. Also,
related business residency permits, work permits. Common Market law,
customs laws, export control and finance, free zones, import and
export law, related arbitration, contracts, and finance.
Capital Markets Transactions (Legislation)
Consulting on every issue regarding Capital Markets, rendering
services to companies and intermediaries regarding the public
offering of the share certificates and other debt securities,
performing applications to the Capital Market Board and Istanbul
Stock Exchange and registration applications to the Capital Market
Board and necessary institutions for the sale of the foreign funds,
share certificates and other debt securities in Turkey.
Government Contracts, Privatization
International bids, concessions, defense contracts, public
procurement, tenders and bids. Privatization projects in Turkey,
energy projects, telecommunication projects, build-operate-transfer
and build-operate projects, opinions & research regarding the
privatization and relevant legislation.
Energy Law
Consultancy work on electricity, natural gas, energy acquisitions, project finance and development, and energy regulations.
Mining Law
Consultancy work on Mining Laws, regulations and legislation as well as obtaining licences, permits, etc.
Telecommunications Law
Rendering consultancy services regarding the execution,
administration and construction of the basis and procedure in
respect to the telecommunication services, drafting assignment
agreements and privilege agreements, obtaining certificate of
authority, telecommunication license and general permissions.
Property and Real Estate Law, Leases and Leasing, Planning or Land Use
Consultancy work on Land Development projects, all kinds of
disposals and transfers of property, the establishment of real
estate investment trusts, liens, and mortgages, commercial leasing,
landlord and tenant law, leasehold law, building permits,
regulations. Litigation activities for the settlement of all kinds
of disputes regarding property.


