About
Managing Partner at Pelister Keki Sarac & Co, Kerim Pelister is an experienced corporate and finance lawyer who has led major Turkish mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, banking and finance, and energy transactions. He has held senior roles including board member and CEO/country head of Lehman Brothers Turkey and was repeatedly recognised by Legal 500 as a Leading Individual in Restructuring and Insolvency (2016–2024).
Practice areas
Restructuring & InsolvencyCorporate / M&ABanking & FinanceEnergyReal Estate
Office
Expertise
Non-Performing Loans & Distressed Debt RecoveryRenewable Energy RegulationCorporate RestructuringMergers & AcquisitionsBanking & Finance Transactions
Education
- LL.M. in International Comparative Law, Consortium of The George Washington University and Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
- LL.B. in English and European Law, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
- Turkish Law Equivalency Degree, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir, Turkey
- High School Diploma, Österreichisches Sankt Georgs-Kolleg, İstanbul, Turkey
Admissions
- Istanbul Bar Association
Languages
EnglishGermanTurkish