Gedik & Eraksoy

What Gedik & Eraksoy does

Gedik & Eraksoy is a Turkish commercial law firm operating from its headquarters at River Plaza, Levent, Istanbul, under the registered legal name Gedik Eraksoy Avukatlık Ortaklığı. The firm provides legal advisory services across banking and finance, capital markets transactions, M&A, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance, serving domestic and international business clients that require cross-border legal expertise combined with local Turkish market knowledge. The firm self-positions as "Turkey's leading commercial law firm" and is led by two partners — Umut Gürgey and Caner Elmas — both publicly recognised as leading lawyers in the Turkish market.

The firm operates with a lean team of approximately 13 lawyers (two partners, two senior associates, and roughly nine associates/junior associates). Its core offering is human-delivered legal advice — there are no software products, platforms, AI models, or technology modules; the firm's "technology" is essentially its people and its processes. The firm has invested in ISO/IEC 27001:2013-certified document management and email systems to independently verify information security practices for client confidentiality.

Gedik & Eraksoy is operationally integrated with the A&O Shearman global legal network, sharing website infrastructure, brand representation in client materials, and a referral pipeline for cross-border mandates. Revenue is generated exclusively through professional services fees quoted on an engagement basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed and depends on matter complexity, seniority of personnel, and scope. Customers are acquired through partner-led direct relationships, professional referrals, and inbound enquiries via the corporate website and LinkedIn; there is no productised or channel-led distribution model.

Name

Gedik & Eraksoy

Legal name

Gedik Eraksoy Avukatlık Ortaklığı

Website

https://gedikeraksoy.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gedik & Eraksoy is a Turkish commercial law firm in Istanbul providing advisory services in banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance for domestic and international business clients, operating as part of the A&O Shearman global network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industry-Specialist / Sector-Focused M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial legal services
• Banking and finance law
• Capital markets advisory
• M&A transactions
• Corporate legal advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services fees charged for banking and finance, capital markets transactions, M&A deals, corporate matters, and regulatory compliance advisory.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gedik & Eraksoy is a Turkish commercial law firm that delivers partner-led legal advisory services to domestic and international business clients. Core practice areas include banking and finance, capital markets, M&A transactions, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. Services are delivered through direct, partner-led engagements out of its Istanbul office, supported by affiliation with the A&O Shearman global legal network.

Product overview

Gedik & Eraksoy is a Turkish commercial law firm providing legal advisory services. The firm does not operate as a technology product company with distinct software products, platforms, or modules. Their offerings consist of legal services including banking and finance, capital markets, M&A transactions, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance advice. No branded product names, sub-products, or technology modules were identified in the source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banking and Finance Legal Advisory

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Allen & Overy (affiliated firm)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGedik & Eraksoy appears to be affiliated with Allen & Overy (A&O Shearman), as evidenced by website technical infrastructure references (edge.sitecorecloud.io/allenoveryllp1-aoshearmanwe0db-production-ecf3), v-card organization field showing 'A&O Shearman', and references to fraud warnings related to Allen & Overy brand. This affiliation provides access to global legal network and resources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Baker McKenzie (Istanbul): Global law firm with an Istanbul office serving international clients on Turkish banking, finance, M&A, and regulatory matters. Overlaps in transactional services but as part of a worldwide network rather than a Turkish specialist boutique.
• White & Case (Istanbul): Global law firm with a long-established Istanbul office advising on large Turkish M&A, capital markets, and project finance. A broader incumbent that overlaps with Gedik & Eraksoy's core practices and competes for high-end mandates, but operates at much greater scale globally.
• Clifford Chance (Istanbul): Magic Circle firm with a longstanding Istanbul presence advising on Turkish capital markets, banking, and M&A. Direct overlap with Gedik & Eraksoy's core practices but with substantially greater resources and a global brand.
• DLA Piper (Istanbul): Global law firm with Turkish capability advising on cross-border M&A, finance, and corporate matters. Comparable in cross-border mandate profile and overlaps with Gedik & Eraksoy's practice areas, though with much broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys at Law: Prominent Istanbul-based commercial law firm specializing in M&A, competition, regulatory, and finance matters. Closely comparable in practice mix, client profile, and partner-led boutique model serving cross-border investors in Türkiye.
• Pekin & Bayar: Established Turkish law firm providing corporate, M&A, banking and finance, and regulatory advice. Direct competitor in Istanbul for the same mid-to-upper-tier transactional work and cross-border mandates.
• Gün + Partners: Turkish commercial law firm with deep practice in M&A, banking & finance, and regulatory work. Direct peer in Istanbul competing for cross-border and domestic transactional mandates of similar scope and complexity.
• Esin Attorney Partnership: One of Turkey's leading commercial law firms, with a comparable transactional focus on M&A, banking & finance, capital markets, and regulatory matters for domestic and international clients. Headquartered in Istanbul with a similar boutique-to-mid-size profile and competing for the same Turkey-headquartered mandates.
• Moroğlu Arseven: Full-service Istanbul commercial law firm with active M&A, capital markets, banking & finance, and dispute resolution practices. Comparable in scale and client base, competing for the same Turkish and inbound international mandates.
• Kıvanç İlhan Çelik Attorney Partnership: Istanbul-based full-service commercial firm with strong banking, finance, capital markets, and M&A practices. Direct competitor for the same transactional mandates and a similar scale of partner-led team serving international clients active in Türkiye.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gedik-eraksoy

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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