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Elçin Karatay

Managing Partner · Solak & Partners Law Firm

TurkeyCorporate / M&A, TechnologyTurkish, English

About

Managing Partner at Solak & Partners Law Firm in Turkey, specializing in corporate law including public and private M&A, joint ventures and IPOs, and advising on IP and employment matters. She focuses on technology law—advising start-ups and technology companies and working on blockchain/crypto projects—and joined Solak & Partners as Managing Partner in December 2017 after working at Pekin&Pekin.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ATechnologyIntellectual PropertyEmploymentBanking & FinanceCapital MarketsStart-upsBlockchain & Crypto

Office

Expertise

Blockchain & Crypto AssetsStart-upsTechnology CompaniesSoftware & Technology ContractsIPOsM&A

Education

  • Galatasaray University, Ph.D. in Private Law – Pending (2022-2026)
  • Galatasaray University, LL.M. in Private Law – Thesis: “Review of American Law based Simple Agreement for Future Equity under Turkish Law” (2016)
  • Koç University, Bachelor of Law (2014)
  • Koç University, Minor in Economics (2014)

Admissions

  • Istanbul Bar Association

Languages

TurkishEnglish