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Practice Areas of Law

We offer different solutions to most challenging legal issues of businesses and individuals. Although we tailor our services as per the needs of our clients and many areas of law coincide with each other, our services could be categorized under following topics:

Administrative Law

Turkish judicial system contains a general distinction between private (civil) law affairs and issues in relation with the Government (or the State) and their administrative entities. Accordingly, controversy between individuals or businesses with governmental bodies and regulations involving subjects such as customs, zoning, government sanctions and taxes fall under a special regime governed by administrative procedure and a special court system.

Advertising & Marketing Law

ADMD has valuable experience in areas of advertising, promotions, marketing, electronic marketing and privacy laws. We have longstanding relationships with clients in a broad range of industries, from advertising agencies, to manufacturers and retailers.

Antidumping & Customs Law

Imports into Turkey may become subject to various antidumping measures. Following adoption of import liberalization policies in 1980's, the need to protect domestic industries from unfair trade practices occurred. Consequently, Turkey enacted various anti- dumping regulations. These regulations are quite complex and applications of measures differ subject to the type of inquiry and products in question.

Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Our arbitration practice serves clients before major arbitral bodies all around the world. Our arbitration team contains experienced commercial litigators and international trade specialists in numerous disciplines for any subject in hand. Our arbitration experts have been involved in major high-profile arbitral procedures.

Aviation Law

Banking & Financial Services Law

As ADMD we offer various services to banks and financial institutions. We represent banks and other financial service providers and our attorneys are experienced to handle any issues in course of organization and operations of financial institutions.

Bankruptcy & Insolvency Law

Bankruptcies are rare in Turkey due to unfavorable conditions to creditors and complex regulation. However, a procedure titled 'Bankruptcy Suspension' allowing insolvent companies a chance to restructure their debts and organization is very popular since it allows debtors to suspend any collection efforts against their businesses.

Capital Markets & Securities Law

Our capital markets and securities law practice is dedicated to help businesses locate and secure the funds they need for growth. Our team works with specialists from different industries and our capital markets lawyers have helped raise significant amount of funds for companies through initial public offerings, secondary stock offerings, convertible and straight debt offerings, interest and currency swaps, exchange offers and similar security financing transactions.

Commercial Law & Trading Services

ADMD has a strong expertise in general commercial law. We monitor evolution of various aspects of commercial law especially with recent revision of the Turkish Commercial Code. We have a wide range of commercial and trading law services containing; negotiating and drafting commercial and trading contracts, structuring of distribution systems, regulations on manufacturing and sale of products.

Competition & Antitrust Law

Our competition and antirust practice is distinguished with its substantial scope and depth. We have extensive experience in 'Competition Authority' dealings. Our members have handled most difficult antitrust problems in various sectors. Accordingly, we assist for controversial mergers, novel licensing inquiries, complex defenses against investigations, complicated litigation for related disputes.

Compliance Services & EU Law

Grounding on demands of our clientele over the years, we have developed an unparalleled expertise in compliance issues. Our compliance practice contains services such as structuring of operational procedures in regulated businesses, adaptation for cross-border transactions, compliance requirements for mergers and acquisitions, review and revision of standardized business contracts and formats, assessment of operations, coding, billing, recording and accounting practices.

Consumer Protection Law

Based on evolution in consumer protection regulations in recent years, especially with fast growing 'distance sales' via e-commerce, we have developed a strong practice on the subject.

Construction Law

Since Turkish construction and real estate sector is booming for the last ten years, legal consulting to construction projects has been one of our strong-suits among ADMD's practices. Our members are experienced in handling multifaceted transactions, involving billions of dollars of construction for numerous projects containing complex phasing.

Contracts

Dealing with contract drafting, review, execution and enforcement is one of the core practice areas of our law office. ADMD provides numerous contract law related services from initial composing to standardized contractual structure formations. Our lawyers have abundant knowledge for drafting and assessing contracts and providing legal support for dispute resolution as well.

Corporate Finance

Corporate Law

Corporate law is our flagship practice area at ADMD. We generate over 35% of our revenues from our services of this field. Our members know and understand businesses and we listen to our clients and learn as much as possible about their enterprise, their long-term objectives and management style along with the current legal issues they need to handle.

Corporate Governance & Maintenance Services

ADMD has years of experience in assisting clients with corporate governance and maintenance services. Our members understand that it is essential for companies to stay prepared for any potential future litigation, individual and governmental inquiries or investigations.

Criminal Law

Dispute Resolution & Litigation Services

In Turkish legal practice, not many law firms offer a strong litigation team and full variety of dispute resolution services along with professional consulting and corporate law services. ADMD is among few offices proudly stating litigation as one of its strong-suits.

Debt Recovery & Collection Services

Our debt recovery department works to offer the most efficient outcome for our clients including cross-border debt recovery for non-resident clients. We provide recovery services to businesses, banks and individuals. Our services include preliminary services before legal execution procedure for negotiation and settling of debts.

Document Services

E-commerce Services

In addition to our services covering the needs of regular (offline) businesses, our office also provides various sector-specific services to online and e-commerce businesses.

Energy Law

Turkey has liberalized its energy market within the last decade. Accordingly, today we have independent regulators and licensors supervising private player entries into the energy market.

Environment Law

Our environment law practice is developing rapidly, and we are adjusting ourselves for more sophisticated regulations being adopted almost daily in Turkey for the purposes of environment protection. Accordingly, our environment law practice advise clients on all aspects of complex environmental matters.

Execution & Enforcement Services

Breach of contracts and outcome of litigation generally require execution and enforcement services not only in relation with debt or compensation recovery but also for performance and determination of issues of liabilities. Our strong litigation team contains experts in procedural and actual execution and enforcement of contracts, court orders or arbitral awards.

Expert Opinions on Turkish Law

Foreign Investment Services

As the 16th largest economy in the world and 6th in Europe and with a growth average rate of 4.8% per year for the last 8 years, Turkey has attracted an approximate of 100 billion dollars of foreign direct investment over the last ten years.

Franchising & Distribution Law

Our franchise and distribution law team assists our clients for the growth, development and protection of their brands and operations.

Government Relations Services

It may become confusing or at times risky for businesses to deal with governmental agencies and officers directly. Our government relations practice provides effective solutions and creates opportunities for our clients seeking to obtain licenses or permissions to operate, bid for privatizations or engage in business with the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.

Health Law

We have a strong health law practice. Our lawyers assist our clients in healthcare business to structure their businesses, handle their transactions and deal with their regulatory and governmental concerns specific to their industry. Our clientele contains businesses of hospitals, clinics, imaging centers, surgery and aesthetic centers, physician practices, and health insurance providers.

Hospitality, Resort & Timeshare Services

Turkey welcomes around 30 million international tourists every year and it is the 7th most popular tourist location in the world. Turkey offers various features including tourism for the purposes of culture, leisure, health and business in all four seasons.

Hotel Licensing & Operation Services

Only in Istanbul, there are approximately 1250 hotels with 70,000 room capacity and increasing. Coinciding with the developments in construction of commercial real estate, many new hotels are being built all around Turkey.

Immigration Law

Although there is an enormous increase for applications, unfortunately Turkey does not offer smooth and easy procedures for immigration yet. However, our lawyers in ADMD are dedicated to provide cost effective services of immigration with the utmost attention to detail.

Insurance Law

We offer wide range of insurance related services in ADMD. Our clients include insurance companies, reinsurers, local and international brokers. Our clients of businesses, individuals, banks and financial institutions also benefit from our expertise in this field.

Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property protection is extremely important for today's businesses. We assist our clients to protect their trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, computer software, results of their research and development efforts, along with their unique works, products and services.

International Law

Access to legal expertise of international rules and laws is essential for businesses dealing with cross-border activities and operations. We offer legal assistance for cross border trading activities, issuing and execution of internationally recognized letter of credits, cross-border open account management, import-export regulations and ICC INCO terms.

Internet Law

In today's economy, almost all businesses use the internet for their activities and regulators all around the world are trying to keep up with the developments and application of laws for activities within.

Investment Management & Services to Funds

ADMD offers a wide range of legal services to satisfy the needs of investors. We represent retail and institutional investment companies, investment advisers, sponsors, managers, administrators and underwriters.

Labor Law & Employee Benefits

Turkish labor laws and regulations are highly developed and strictly enforced. Accordingly, here in ADMD, we try to offer the best services helping our clients to meet the challenges of the modern workplace in Turkey.

Logistics & Transport Law

Malpractice Law

Medical malpractice is an act, negligence or omission, deviating from accepted standards of medical practice by a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider, causing injury, pain and suffering, or death to a patient.

Marriage & Divorce Services

Maritime Law

Media & Entertainment Law

We advise players of the media and entertainment industry for all of their legal needs from regulatory compliance to issues of defamation. We represent television stations, radio broadcasters, cable companies, production and distribution firms, publishing houses, advertising agencies, newspapers, record labels, music talents and actors, as well as many digital and on-line media, content providers and telecommunications companies.

Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A services is one of the strong-suits of ADMD. We offer any and all legal services with respect to mergers and acquisitions.

Mining Law

ADMD is extremely active in services involving mining operations and mining law. We have experience in mining sector with legal services including compliance with regulations of mining exploration and development, working with local administrations, government officials and agencies, resolving environmental matters and employment issues.

Privatization Services

Privatizations has been on Turkey's agenda since 1984 and since 2001 the number of privatization transactions has increased rapidly. ADMD has been extremely active in the field of privatizations. We have represented interested parties in privatization tenders and underwriters in privatizations involving public offerings.

Project Finance Services

ADMD has an extensive experience in providing project finance related legal services to its clients. We develop innovative and practical legal solutions for complex financial transactions.

Real Estate Law & Leasing Services

Since Turkish construction and real estate sector is booming for the last ten years, legal consulting to construction projects has been one of our strong-suits among ADMD's practices. Our members are experienced in handling multifaceted transactions, involving billions of dollars of construction for numerous projects containing complex phasing.

Regulatory Services & Independent Agencies

Here at ADMD, we have an unparalleled expertise in regulatory services. Our practice contains services such as structuring of operational procedures in regulated businesses, adaptation for cross-border transactions, compliance requirements for mergers and acquisitions, review and revision of standardized business contracts and formats, assessment of operations, coding, billing, recording and accounting practices.

Restructuring Services

ADMD offers its clients mainly two different types of restructuring services. The first is for corporate organizations to redefine their operational and legal structure for purposes of growth, efficiency or for specific transactional purposes such as mergers and acquisitions or joint ventures.

Sports Law

In the past decade, sports has also become a sophisticated and lucrative business in Turkey. Athletes, agents, clubs and federations require legal assistance and representation for issues from drafting contacts to licensing and dispute resolution.

Succession & Inheritance Law

Avoiding succession and inheritance related disputes and transferring assets with efficiency before or after a lifetime is a major issue that need to be attended for.

Tax Planning Services

We have extensive experience on a wide range of issues in relation with taxation. We can offer businesses to structure their operational models to become more tax efficient.

Tax Controversy & Litigation

Not many Turkish law firms practice tax litigation in Turkey. This is partly based on lack of education in law schools for tax issues and partly on the dominance of accounting and auditing service providers. On the other hand, handling tax controversy require legal background and experience on administrative law issues.

Telecommunications & Information Technologies Law

Telecommunication laws and regulations is one of ADMD's strong-suits. We provide a wide array of legal services to clients within telecommunications industry. Our members assist clients for regulatory compliance and licensing, and we also provide corporate and commercial legal services for the players of the market including transactional support for financing and mergers and acquisitions.

Work & Residence Permit Services

Since over 60% our ADMD's clients are foreign investors operating in Turkey, we deal extensively with expatriate related issues including work and residence permit obtaining and renewals.

Wills & Estates

Avoiding succession and inheritance related disputes and transferring assets with efficiency before or after a lifetime is a major issue that need to be attended for. In ADMD, we offer asset and inheritance planning and we can address legal and tax related issues with respect to succession and inheritance. For the purposes, we help our clients to tailor most efficient solutions for their local and international assets.

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