Contributors DL Attorneys at Law

DL Attorneys at Law, established by Lerzan Nalbantoğlu in 2011, has been dedicated to delivering exceptional value to our clients while providing comprehensive and integrated consultancy services since the beginning. Our clientele spans various jurisdictions and industries, such as banking, pharmaceuticals, engineering, food and beverage, fast-moving consumer goods, logistics, manufacturing, insurance, and more. Clients choose DL Attorneys at Law for the adept advisory and assistance offered by our professionals, complemented by our expertise in dispute resolution.

Our main areas of practice include:

• Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Sustainability & ESG (Environment – Social – Governance)
• Data Protection & Privacy
• Technology Law
• Employment Law and Benefit Solutions
• Dispute Resolution (Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation)
• Real Estate & Construction Law
• Family Business Consultancy
• Intellectual Property Law
• Banking and Finance Law (incl. Green Finance)
• Restructuring & Bankruptcy
• Project Finance
• Tax Disputes

Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions Services:

Our Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions services meet the demands and specifications of both domestic and international clients’ through the evaluation, drafting, negotiating agreements, and consulting regarding shareholder’s agreements, option agreements, share purchase agreements drafting board resolutions, general assembly meeting minutes, internal directives, articles of associations, investment transactions including due diligence processes, implementation of the required administrative formalities and legal audits.

Our Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions services include guidance and consultancy services concerning the incorporation of companies, enterprises, or joint ventures, and liquidation process for substantial companies, and restructuring or bankruptcy transactions regarding the needs and requirements of domestic and international corporations.

Regulatory & Compliance

Our Regulatory & Compliance team primarily assists part in international projects regarding operations in Turkey from the following sectors including but not limited to banking & finance, energy, health, household goods, and technology.

Our Regulatory & Compliance team engages in legal audits during domestic or international due diligence projects. In addition to that, our Regulatory & Compliance services include guidance and legal advisory regarding ethics & compliance, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering (AML), competition, conflict of interest, sustainability, and ESG (Environmental – Social – Governance). These multifaceted areas require not only legal proficiency but also a nuanced comprehension of the intricate challenges faced by businesses today. We stand as vanguards in providing strategic legal counsel that enables our clients to navigate these complexities effectively.

Our team also focuses on sustainability and ESG. ESG standards and sustainability have a significant role in ensuring the long-term viability of clients. Our Regulatory & Compliance team is dedicated to guiding businesses in adopting sustainable practices that not only meet regulatory standards but also contribute to the clients’ existence on the market, and act positively to the environment. To achieve this impact, we advise our clients on key sustainability, and ESG issues regarding the needs and requirements of domestic and international clients.

Our Regulatory & Compliance team specializes in Green Finance, and Sustainability Linked Loans, guiding clients toward environmentally responsible investments, and helping secure funding for projects that positively impact the environment, such as renewable energy initiatives. Our team navigates environmental regulations legislated at home and abroad. We advise our clients regarding the Carbon Border Tax, and European Union Emission Trading System to seize opportunities for sustainable growth.

Data Protection & Privacy, Technology Law

Our Data Protection & Privacy, Technology Law services include assisting Turkish companies’ affiliates in the EU and other countries with respect to their data protection compliance and audit projects regarding the Personal Data Protection Law and GDPR, advising on data protection, cybersecurity, e-commerce, payment systems, information security, payment services, digital banking projects, and IT contracts including licensing, outsourcing, and multi-channel agreements.  

Furthermore, our Data Protection & Privacy, Technology Law services embody legal advisory for the assessment of the new business processes added to the data processing inventory in compliance with the legal grounds stipulated under the Data Protection Law, reviewing and updating, where necessary, existing privacy policies/explicit consent forms/privacy notice, etc., drafting new privacy policies/explicit consent forms/privacy notice, etc. in accordance with the new data processing activities,  reviewing of third-party contracts and adding data protection-related provisions, drafting data transfer/processing agreements, supporting the company in the preparation of the replies to data subject requests.

Employment Law and Benefit Solutions

Our Employment Law and Benefit solutions services include the establishment and re-structuring of legal requirements with respect to employment legislation, HR Due Diligence, drafting employment agreements, Executive/Managerial Employment agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Non-Competition Agreements, Global Assignment Policies, Global Assignment Agreements, Mutual Termination Agreements.

In addition to the re-structing and drafting various agreements, our Employment Law and Benefit Solutions team provides legal advisory for employment contract reviews and engagement letters, employee performance including disciplinary action, contract suspension, contract modifications, transfers, regulations, and approvals for substantial changes in working conditions, terminations, employee discrimination, and harassment issues, internal procedural manuals and codes of conduct, relationships with worker representative bodies and unions, Collective Bargaining Agreements, labor law issues in restructuring, pension and benefits, mobility and immigration including foreign employee employments and global employment advisory, health and safety regulatory issues, long-term incentive planning, compliance reviews and risk analysis, corporate governance, and regulation, including CEO pay rates, gender pay gap reporting and minimum wage compliance, continuous regulation monitoring, drafting and/or review of local compliance guidelines, resolving cases of incompatibility.

To provide comprehensive protection to our clients, we advise and represent various international clients before all levels of courts, and institutions and guide them through all aspects of the litigation processes regarding employment law and benefit solutions services.