Gedik & Eraksoy is a full-service Turkish law firm with international reach, working seamlessly with A&O Shearman’s offices around the world to deliver first class, efficient and integrated legal services.
Our office includes a team of Turkish lawyers who advise on a wide range of practice areas, including debt and equity capital markets, local and cross–border M&A, corporate, employment law, regulatory compliance, projects, banking and finance transactions.
Led by Caner Elmas, an eminent M&A practitioner with over 15 years of experience in corporate and M&A and Umut Gurgey, a banking and finance expert with over 20 years of experience in banking and capital markets, Gedik & Eraksoy team has a deep understanding of the Turkish legal framework and routinely handles all aspects of novel and sophisticated transactions in the market.
Association with A&0 Shearman
For over a decade, Gedik & Eraksoy had an association with Allen & Overy, as of the merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman Sterling, Gedik & Eraksoy’s association continues with A&O Shearman.
A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling and is one of the world’s leading law firms, with 4,000 lawyers globally. The firm has grown into a global organisation with 49 offices in 29 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas and the Middle East.
A&O Shearman is the transformational law firm, created to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients’ most complex, multijurisdictional matters across an ever-changing world and regulatory landscape.