Jan 19, 2012: Salans joins forces with new firm in Turkey

PRESS RELEASE

19^th January 2012

Salans joins forces with new firm in Turkey

·         Salans linking with local firm Balcioglu Selcuk Akman in Istanbul

·         Partners have transferred from previous associated Istanbul office to create Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki (BASEAK)

·         New structure will broaden the practice areas in Turkey to include banking & finance and litigation

·         This will complement existing expertise including in M&A, real estate, private equity and PPP.

International law firm Salans has announced it is joining forces in Istanbul with local firm Balcioglu Selcuk Akman, and transferring two existing partners from its existing associated Istanbul office, Selim Keki and Goksan Gurel, to create a local partnership which will be known as Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki (BASEAK).

BASEAK will have 5 partners and 29 associates in total.

Salans has offered services in Turkey for over 8 years, previously in conjunction with local partnership Ozel & Ozel. From 1^st January 2012, Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki handles Turkish law requirements for clients. Clients will also continue to be able to access Salans’ network of 22 offices worldwide for foreign and international law requirements.

Commenting on the changes in Turkey, Salans’ Global Managing Partner Dariusz Oleszczuk said: “As a leading developing markets firm we are very excited about expanding our position and ability to offer a full spectrum of solution oriented advice to investors in Turkey and Turkish companies involved in international transactions. After 8 years in this jurisdiction we have a well-developed sense of the opportunity in Turkey, and BASEAK will increase our presence and provide a broader range of practice areas for clients working in and out of Turkey.”

Notes to Editors :

• Salans is an international commercial law firm built on a pioneering spirit, with over 750 fee earners and 1,500 staff operating from 22 offices. All are dedicated to delivering fast and effective legal services to the firm’s global client base. 

• Salans regularly receives praise from clients and industry observers around the world. In 2010, The Lawyer magazine awarded Salans the coveted “European Law Firm of the Year” award in its annual European Awards. In 2011, The Lawyer Monthly magazine awarded Salans the “Law Firm of the Year in Russia” award.

• The firm prides itself on its independent and entrepreneurial spirit, combining extensive international capabilities with a focus on the provision of top-level domestic expertise and experience in each jurisdiction in which it operates. Clients get the best of both worlds. 

• Salans has established offices in business and political centres in 17 countries across Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia/CIS, North America and Asia.

• The offices are listed here alphabetically: Almaty, Baku, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kyiv, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris, Prague, Shanghai, St. Petersburg and Warsaw.

• See www.salans.com for further information.

Salans LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales with Registration Number OC 316822.  Regulated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority of England and Wales.   A list of the members of Salans LLP and of the non-members who are designated as partners of Salans LLP and/or its affiliated entities is available at its Registered Office: Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ, United Kingdom.