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Corporate/M&A, Joint Ventures, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets.
Dr. Umut Kolcuoğlu is the Firm’s founder and managing partner. He was an associate lawyer in a major Istanbul-based law firm between 1998 and 2000 and then later on between 2003 and 2005. He was seconded to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, New York in 2002. He also worked as a foreign associate at Hengeler Mueller in Frankfurt between 2005 and 2006 and subsequently founded the Firm in 2007.
Board Member of Boyner Group; Member of the Board of Trustees of Turkey Entrepreneurship Foundation; Advisory Board Member of Istanbul Bilgi University School of Law; New York Bar Association; Istanbul Bar Association; International Bar Association (IBA); Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TBCCI); German-Turkish Chamber of Industry (AHK)
Columnist for Turkey’s leading economic newspaper, Nasıl Bir Ekonomi (https://www.ekonomim.com); Author of “Mandatory Tender Offers in Capital Market Law” (Vedat Publications, April 2009).
Istanbul University School of Law (PhD on Corporate Law and Capital Market Law, 2009); New York University School of Law (LL.M. on Corporate Law, 2001); Istanbul University School of Law (LL.B., 1998); Sankt Georg Austrian High School (1994).
Dr. Umut Kolcuoğlu has approximately 30 years of diverse experience and comparative knowledge in M&A, privatization, joint ventures, capital markets, corporate and finance transactions, as well as international commercial dispute resolution. He has advised leading domestic and multinational companies, private equities and other financial institutions in various cross-border and local transactions involving numerous industry sectors, including energy and infrastructure, insurance, retail, aerospace, hospitality, electronics, automotive, pharmaceuticals and financial services. Dr. Kolcuoğlu also provides corporate and commercial law support to companies and individuals in both contentious and uncontentious matters. From time to time he acts as expert witness in international arbitration proceedings.
He leads the Firm’s German desk. Aside from his legal practice, Umut serves as an independent board member of several companies. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Turkey Entrepreneurship Foundation and contributes to the development of the Turkish market.
English, German, Turkish
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Umut Kolcuoğlu is a well-respected corporate and M&A lawyer. He acts for domestic and international corporate clients on both the buy and sell sides.
Umut Kolcuoğlu of Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı Attorneys at Law advises corporates on mandates concerning financing arrangements and refinancing mandates.
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Umut Kolcuoğlu is a great communicator.
He is our go-to-lawyer for the majority of our deals, especially thanks to his strong commercial sense.
His sharp legal mind combines a deep legal expertise with a pragmatic, solutions-driven mindset. He is very enthusiastic and has the ability to build strong, lasting relationships based on trust.
In my opinion, Umut is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers in Turkey. He is very convincing when negotiating very complex structures.
He demonstrates a strong understanding of our business needs and consistently offers commercially sound guidance tailored to the context.
Umut Kolcuoğlu is a great communicator.
He is our go-to-lawyer for the majority of our deals, especially thanks to his strong commercial sense.
His sharp legal mind combines a deep legal expertise with a pragmatic, solutions-driven mindset. He is very enthusiastic and has the ability to build strong, lasting relationships based on trust.
In my opinion, Umut is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers in Turkey. He is very convincing when negotiating very complex structures.
He demonstrates a strong understanding of our business needs and consistently offers commercially sound guidance tailored to the context.
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A New Era in Electronic Commerce
Originally published by TR Monitor
A New Era in Electronic Commerce
Originally published by TR Monitor