Litigation

ELİG is one of the few Turkish law firms that combines an international legal practice with a solid track-record and knowledge of litigation before Turkish civil and administrative courts.

Except for criminal law matters, ELİG is well-equipped to handle all types of legal disputes before Turkish courts and report to its clients in English, German or French.

The following types of cases are examples of those handled by ELİG's litigation team:

Litigation in General
ELİG litigation team represents clients in all types of civil cases, including unfair competition cases, real estate disputes, shareholding disputes, bankruptcy and execution proceedings, labor law cases.

Intellectual Property Litigation
ELİG secures and enforces the intellectual property rights, including trade secrets, of its clients through civil law cases. We have substantial experience in representing clients in Turkish courts of various levels concerning intellectual property infringement cases, and related compensation claims.

Administrative Law Matters
The Turkish State actively participates in markets as a regulator as well as an independent player. The decisions, administrative orders and actions of the State are increasingly subject to judicial review in administrative courts. ELİG has a high capability in administrative law matters, as its team includes an expert on administrative law with a significant academic background in this field.

Arbitration Related Litigation
ELİG has experience in actions concerning the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. Furthermore, to the extent all disputes arising from a contract which contains an arbitration clause cannot be resolved through arbitration due to the mandatory provisions of Turkish law, ELİG is well able to engage in litigation in tandem with the arbitration proceedings. For example, as a specific form of such parallel litigation, ELİG is well equipped to handle cases before Turkish courts in relation to obligations of the shareholders under the articles of association simultaneously with arbitration proceedings among the same parties arising from a shareholders' agreement.

Competition Law Related Litigation
ELİG has significant experience in appealing against the decisions of the Turkish Competition Board in the High State Court both on the merits of a case and for interim measures applications. Furthermore, since the Turkish Competition Law - which is otherwise modeled after the EU competition law regime - includes a "treble damages clause" taken from the US antitrust regime, we represent plaintiffs and defendants in competition law related compensation actions before the Turkish civil courts of all levels.