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Serhan Kocaklı

Partner Serhan Koçaklı leads the Firm’s corporate and commercial as well as real estate and construction practices. He advises some of Turkey’s leading companies, as well as leading foreign capital companies, on a broad range of matters including corporate law, joint ventures, commercial contracts and employment law. He also has significant experience in establishing and enhancing corporate governance structures for family-owned businesses, as well as resolving shareholder disputes. Serhan has a strong focus on the real estate sector, advising on a wide range of commercial and industrial property transactions. He has extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of real estate agreements, as well as zoning, construction and property development matters. He also advises on the legal framework governing the real estate aspects of complex projects, including mixed-use developments, renewable energy projects, port developments and tourism facility projects involving treasury or state-owned land. He is a lecturer in real estate law courses for special programs organized by Istanbul-based universities. · Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli

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About

Partner at Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli who leads the firm's corporate and commercial and real estate and construction practices, advising Turkish and foreign clients on corporate law, joint ventures, commercial contracts, employment, corporate governance and shareholder disputes. He has a strong focus on real estate transactions, zoning, construction and property development — including mixed-use, renewable energy, port and tourism projects — and lectures on real estate law at Istanbul universities.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&AReal EstateConstructionCommercial ContractsEmploymentCorporate GovernanceDispute Resolution

Office

Expertise

Real Estate DevelopmentCommercial and Industrial Property TransactionsMixed-Use DevelopmentsRenewable Energy ProjectsPort DevelopmentsTourism Facility Projects (including treasury/state-owned land)Family-Owned Business GovernanceShareholder Disputes

Education

  • Istanbul Bilgi University School of Law (LL.M., 2018)
  • Istanbul Bilgi University School of Law (LL.B., 2003)
  • Istanbul American Robert College (1998)

Languages

EnglishTurkish