MEMBER FIRM OF BAKER & MCKENZIE INTERNATIONAL, A SWISS VEREIN ISTANBUL

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1 MEMBER FIRM OF BAKER & MCKENZIE INTERNATIONAL, A SWISS VEREIN ISTANBUL

2 Local Dynamism Nuanced insight into local legal and business issues Turkey is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Keep pace with emerging opportunities through locally nuanced, globally informed advice. Esin Attorney ship, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein, is ideally positioned to help you navigate Turkey s legal environment with ease. Now, our clients benefit from on-the-ground assistance that reflects a deep understanding of the country s legal, regulatory and commercial practices, while having efficient access to international and foreign law advice from the world s most global law firm. Working in seamless, multi-practice teams, we can help clients capture and optimize opportunities in Turkey s dynamic market, including the key growth areas of infrastructure development, mergers and acquisitions, private equity deals, and real estate transactions.

3 Meeting Your Needs Arbitration. We focus on commercial arbitration arising from M&A transactions, joint ventures and real estate investments. Active in international arbitration associations, we routinely handle parallel procedures in front of arbitration tribunals and state courts to help clients avoid costly and disruptive traditional litigation. The leaders of our arbitration practice are routinely appointed as arbitrators. Capital Markets. Our capital markets practice group has experience in a wide range of transactions, including debt, equity, equity-linked and structured products, advising issuers and underwriters as well as arrangers. We provide both securities regulatory advice and transaction structuring. Competition Law. We leverage broad experience to assist domestic and foreign clients in competition matters, including cartel investigations and dawn raids, merger control filings, customized competition trainings, and general competition law matters. Compliance. We monitor, evaluate, and investigate your compliance programs discretely and efficiently, increasing your chances of favourable results under regulatory scrutiny. Corporate Advisory. We assist companies when establishing their presence in Turkey through corporate registration procedures for a variety of corporate legal forms, drafting initial corporate documentation, tax structuring, labor law, setting up distribution networks, and a variety of other corporate matters that companies require when entering the Turkish market. Employment. We deliver tailored advice to Turkish and multinational entities on all employment-related matters, helping clients navigate laws and regulations as well as cultural sensitivities in home markets and abroad. Energy, Mining & Infrastructure. We are advising on some of Turkey s largest energy and infrastructure transactions. In addition to our EMI team which is familiar with energy regulations and relevant government authorities, our strong Banking & Finance team provides project financing advice. We have experience advising on two areas of rapidly growing importance in Turkey; Public- Private ships and power plant projects. Intellectual Property. We assist with all aspects of protecting, enforcing and defending client trademarks, copyrights, patents and other intellectual assets. We help combat piracy and counterfeiting in Turkey, and can advise you on IP rights licensing, media and advertising law. IT/C. We provide a full scope of services including advice on licensing and regulatory matters, internet issues, sector-specific dispute resolution, related tax issues, labor law, competition and antitrust, privacy and data protection, commercial contracts, and insolvency. Often we are called upon to advise on investments, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs, and special corporate transactions for stakeholders with material interests in the electronic communications or IT sectors. Litigation. Led by experienced litigators, our team can help you anticipate or resolve disputes related to M&A, commercial law, labor, administrative law, real estate, competition, and other matters. Mergers & Acquisitions. With more than 30 M&A lawyers and over 50 deals closed in the past 3 years, we have one of the strongest and largest teams in the Turkish market. We advise on transactions in a variety of industries, including energy, healthcare, retail, technology, telecommunications, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, and more. We specialize in providing advice to private equity funds on their investments in the Turkish market. Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare. We provide a wide range of services, from drafting and negotiating toll manufacturing, licensing, distribution, supply and license transfer agreements; providing advice on Turkish pharmaceutical & healthcare regulations; and advising our clients in their day-to day business. We advise pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, hospitals, and other healthcare institutions. Privatizations. We have assisted in some of the most significant public offerings in Turkey, including the country s largest privatization deal of Real Estate. We can assist you through the most critical stages of your real estate deal, from complying with zoning regulations and securing licenses to developing management plans and lease agreements Restructuring & Insolvency. We assist on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency, acting swiftly to help clients explore options, safeguard interests and maximize opportunities. We also provide sound and integrated advice on critical tax, employment and corporate issues. Tax. Our tax practitioners advise on more than just tax aspects of M&A deals. We also provide advice on employee benefits, insurance tax, tax planning, transactions, transfer pricing, and VAT/Indirect taxation. Telecommunications. With extensive knowledge of industry needs and emerging telecommunications technology, we efficiently assist operators and prospective investors with a broad scope of sophisticated services.

4 Global Perspective Extensive experience across borders Baker & McKenzie has been serving clients in the EMEA region for more than 50 years, and has been advising on some of the most high-profile cross-border transactions involving Turkey. As part of one of the world s largest law firms, we collaborate with colleagues in 76 offices worldwide to provide integrated advice on international matters. We draw on the deep local knowledge and instinctively global outlook of more than 4,200 lawyers to help clients navigate complexity in diverse markets and address increasingly global needs.

5 What others say Turkish National Firm of the Year Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2014 Our team in Istanbul Client service that is without doubt one of the best in Turkey Legal 500, 2013 Corporate and M&A Esin Attorney ship is a fixture in the Turkish legal landscape IFLR 2012 Top tier law firm in Corporate Law and M&A Legal 500, 2012 and 2013 Recommended by IFLR 1000 Highly Recommended Corporate / M&A Firm, Recommended Dispute Resolution Firm PLC Which Lawyer, 2012 Top tier law firm in Competition Law IFLR 1000, 2012 and 2013 Legal Advisor of the year in Turkey Mergermarket and Financial Times 2010 Daniel Matthews Managing T: E: daniel.matthews@bakermckenzie.com Duygu Turgut T: E: duygu.turgut@esin.av.tr Dr. Ismail G. Esin Managing T: E: ismail.esin@esin.av.tr Aslı Yiğit T: E: asli.yigit@esin.av.tr Eren Kurşun T: E: eren.kursun@esin.av.tr Muhsin Keskin T: E: muhsin.keskin@esin.av.tr Zümrüt Esin T: E: zumrut.esin@esin.av.tr Erdal Ekinci Head of Tax Practice T: E: erdal.ekinci@esin.av.tr Birtürk Aydın T: E: birturk.aydin@esin.av.tr Koray Söğüt T: E: koray.sogut@esin.av.tr

6 Baker & McKenzie has been global since inception. Being global is part of our DNA. Our difference is the way we think, work and behave we combine an instinctively global perspective with a genuinely multicultural approach, enabled by collaborative relationships and yielding practical, innovative advice. Serving our clients with more than 4,200 lawyers in more than 45 countries, we have a deep understanding of the culture of business the world over and are able to bring the talent and experience needed to navigate complexity across practices and borders with ease. Visit or to learn more. Esin Attorney ship, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein Ebulula Mardin Cad. No.24 Maya Park Tower Akatlar - Beşiktaş - İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: Fax: Baker & McKenzie. All rights reserved. Esin Attorney ship is a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein with member law firms around the world. In accordance with the common terminology used in professional service organizations, reference to a partner means a person who is a partner, or equivalent, in such a law firm. Similarly, reference to an office means an office of any such law firm. This may qualify as Attorney Advertising requiring notice in some jurisdictions. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.