Hande Aykut, Founding Partner

hande.aykut@oa-ao.com
+90 (532) 647 77 63

Mrs. Aykut graduated from Baskent University in 2002 with a scholarship and started her career at one of the leading law offices in Istanbul. She is registered to Istanbul Bar Association in 2003 and kept working in the same office until 2010 where she was a partner when she left. In 2011 she commenced her on practice. She has successfully completed the Executive MBA program of Koc University in 2015.

Mrs. Aykut has provided legal services to a broad range of international and domestic corporate clients from different industries on many areas of law, but primarily on restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and project finance. Additionally, by providing legal services to many family owned companies, Hande Aykut has strengthen her expertise in M&A transactions and she has gained extensive expertise in shareholders disputes throughout her carrier.

With more than 20 years of experience, Hande Aykut has advised foreign, multinational and domestic clients in many areas of commercial law, including maritime law, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and project finance.

With her extensive experience in shareholder dispute resolutions and M&A transactions, Hande Aykut represents her clients as their trusted business advisor.

Areas of Expertise
Commercial and Corporate Law
Banking and Finance
Maritime Law
Shareholder Disputes
Mergers & Acquisitions
Project Finance