Okat Law is a corporate commercial law firm with special expertise in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and which has experience in litigation. The Firm is ranked by Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 and focuses on cross-border transactions with Turkish banks and corporate counterparties. As an ISDA member, Okat Law combines strong relationships with established actors in the financial system with the agility of a modern law firm. It is dedicated to addressing the evolving needs of contemporary financial institutions and companies, placing client satisfaction at the heart of its practice.

Okat Law is an İstanbul-based law firm that redefines legal practice with its unwavering commitment to excellence by providing timely, innovative, high-quality legal services to its international and local clients. We have profound expertise across a diverse spectrum of products and industries. Our success originates from this particular understanding, which enables us to produce the correct outcomes in any circumstance continuously.

At Okat Law, we seek to provide clients with the highest international standards of legal services and advise leading international and local financial institutions and growing companies on the most challenging legal matters. We are experienced in the most complex transactions, and we are well-known for our sharp, to-the-point advice on most complex regulatory issues by delving deeply into the nuances of each subject.

Okat Law was established by Yalçın Özge Okat after 25 years of transactional and regulatory legal practice, 12 years in law firms and 13 years at the Capital Markets Board. He has been consistently recognized as a “Highly Regarded/Leading Lawyer” by IFLR since 2016.

The Firm Practices on Below Areas

Banking & Finance

Clients rely on our Banking & Finance Team for both day-to-day banking and finance issues and on their most significant financing transactions.

Capital Markets

We are sophisticated capital markets lawyers. For this reason, we really understand you and we are able to span the spectrum of capital markets offerings and to provide individually tailored capital markets law solutions.

Corporate & M&A

We serve our clients for both routine M&A engagements and the most complex M&A transactions. The Team is also very active in competition, compliance, employment, insurance, IP, and personal data protection matters.

Dispute Resolution

Our dispute resolution lawyers assist clients with confronting litigation and other dispute resolution challenges and protect their business interests.

Fintech / Crypto Assets

We provide our clients with a combination of experience and regulatory knowledge in fintech area. We are one of the leading firms in this sector and we use our resources for the fintech area.

Tax

Our tax experts serve businesses and individuals in local and international tax planning and tax litigation. They are experienced in many areas.