Arbitration and Litigation

Kabine is the “go-to” firm in Turkey for high-profile disputes. Our team has established itself as a world-class dispute resolution firm and is involved in many high-value cases, including complex commercial and investment arbitration cases, as well as multi-jurisdictional litigations.

Our team has acted in arbitrations held under various arbitration rules, including ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, SCAI and ISTAC. Our arbitration experience spans different industries such as construction, energy, infrastructure, telecommunication, defence, food and FinTech. We have acted, as counsel or experts, in a significant part of the investment treaty cases involving Turkish parties in recent years.

We also provide services to clients from various parts of the world in relation to high-profile multi-jurisdictional disputes. Over the last decade, we have been involved in many such disputes in jurisdictions such as the UK, the US, Switzerland, and France. In addition to advising our clients in the pre-dispute phases and acting as counsel in the course of the proceedings, we also supervise local lawyers in multi-jurisdictional cases. Our cases resulted in landmark decisions in the highest courts of the said jurisdictions.

We represent our clients before Turkish courts at all levels in corporate and commercial cases, including enforcement procedures and applications for interim measures in support of foreign arbitral proceedings.

Corporate and Commercial Law

Kabine provides far-reaching and cross-practice corporate advice for numerous sectors. Our strong connections with international law firms enhance our services in these fields.

Our team advises private and public companies in day-to-day corporate maintenance matters including corporate governance, shareholders agreements, distribution arrangements and other commercial arrangements. We also work closely with boards of directors of our clients’ companies to provide up to date strategic advice for their businesses.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Kabine has a solution-oriented approach for transformative M&A transactions of our clients. We successfully assist our clients at all stages of M&A transactions including negotiation of commercial terms, due diligence, drafting and negotiation of agreements and closings.

Kabine has been involved in some of the largest and most complex transactions involving Turkish parties over the last decade and has extensive experience in cross-border M&A deals and coordinating teams of legal practitioners from multiple jurisdictions.

White Collar Crimes, Investigations, Risk Management and Compliance Programs

Kabine has unique expertise in the Turkish market in dealing with cross-border banking and financial fraud cases. Over the last decade, our team has represented high net worth clients in some of the largest banking fraud cases involving Turkish parties. In proceedings in other jurisdictions, Kabine directs the legal efforts at each stage working with top local lawyers. Kabine has a track record in securing large settlements from major international banks and financial institutions.

Kabine frequently advises corporate clients on cross-border and local investigations, as well as a variety of compliance issues. Our team has substantial experience and expertise in both internal investigations and enforcement actions by regulatory agencies. In the last decade, we have been involved in national and multi-jurisdictional aspects of investigations by various regulators such as the Public Oversight Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority of Turkey, FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority), the SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), FCA (U.K. Financial Conduct Authority), the PCAOB (U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) and the UK Takeover Panel.

We provide strategic advice to our clients in detecting and preventing compliance issues. We also closely coordinate with clients, international law firms, audit firms and other advisors before and during enforcement actions by regulators.

We regularly provide advice to clients in designing and implementing risk management and compliance programs for large companies aiming to mitigate key risks.

Wealth and Asset Structuring

Kabine has substantial experience in advising on complex asset structuring. Our team advises a range of private individuals, family offices and corporates in this field with Turkish and international experts.

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Banking and Finance, Capital Markets

Kabine has experience advising clients in the banking and finance sector on both transactional and regulatory matters. Our firm has represented clients from different jurisdictions in some of the most complex financial restructuring transactions in Turkey in recent years. Our lawyers also have experience in the issuance of high-yield bonds in multiple jurisdictions.

Kabine also assists major public companies on regulatory matters in their dealings in different jurisdictions. Our firm also provides consultancy services to corporate and individual shareholders on complex restructuring transactions relating to their shares in public companies.

Construction and Energy

Kabine has long-standing relations with several leading companies in the construction and energy sectors and provides consultancy and dispute resolution services.

Our team has extensive experience in providing legal advice regarding construction and energy sectors, especially in relation to drafting and negotiation of contracts as well as the interpretation and adaptation of forms of contract such as FIDIC or NEC. We also assist our clients in pre-arbitration dispute steps such as claim management and dispute board procedures under construction contracts.

Our team excels in advising its clients from the construction and energy sectors in their disputes. Kabine is involved in several high-profile cases at any given time and its experience covers major development projects such as airports, dams, highways, and bridges as well as complex energy trading affairs. Our team also provides in-depth consulting services in various projects or independently in the process of buying and leasing real estate.

Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law

Kabine assists its clients in the collection of their receivables. Our team has strong competence in conducting investigations to determine all assets upon which receivables may be enforced. Kabine is also experienced in conducting settlement talks between debtors and creditors. We provide services to our clients in all areas of enforcement and bankruptcy law, particularly the management of a concordatum process and the pursuit of bankruptcy actions against debtors.

Public International Law

Kabine excels in advisory and contentious practice in public international law. It has a unique position among Turkish law firms by virtue of its expertise and practical experience in different fields of public international law.

Kabine has advised and represented private and sovereign parties in relation to the issues of treaty interpretation and drafting, state immunity, diplomatic and consular immunity, the law of the sea and international trade law. Our team has litigated disputes involving these issues both before the international and domestic courts.

Due to the legal versatility and expertise of its team, Kabine can deal with matters where public international law disputes are intertwined with commercial aspects. We also have advisory experience regarding the impact of public international law on commercial transactions.

Human Rights Law and Environmental Social Governance (ESG)

Kabine provides services in contentious and non-contentious matters relating to human rights law. Our team has experience in representing individuals and corporations before domestic and international courts in disputes involving questions of human rights. In particular, we regularly represent individuals and corporations before the European Court of Human Rights in matters concerning the right to property and violations committed within the context of financial crimes.

Our practice also extends to human rights issues that concern the business world. We advise our clients in the identification of potential human rights and ESG issues that may arise from their business relationships and investments. Our work in this field includes investigation of the national and international legal framework as well as advising on developing and implementing policies enabling our clients to conduct their businesses sustainably and in compliance with human rights law.

Financial Technology (FinTech) Law

Kabine lawyers combine their expertise in banking and finance law with a keen interest in following the latest developments in financial technologies. Kabine analyses the established legal framework and ongoing developments in the field of FinTech and offers its clients reliable and actionable advice.

Kabine advises its clients on payment systems regulations along with the implementation of rules on new-generation financial technology applications including open banking, digital banking and digital assets. Our team has experience in the regulation of blockchain-based financial applications and crypto-assets.

Information Technology, Telecommunication and Media

Kabine advises its clients on technology-driven sectoral regulations including laws on electronic commerce, electronic communications, media, data protection, and online content moderation. Our team monitors and provides legal guidance on sectoral and regulatory developments as well as compliance programs.

Our team provides clients in the telecommunications sector with advice on regulatory and commercial issues.

Kabine also advises on the regulatory framework surrounding innovative business models and cutting-edge technologies. In particular, we provide legal assistance to start-ups and companies working with technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the internet of things in their activities and products.