Award-winning Turkish Law Firm

Lexist is an award-winning and highly ranked independent Turkish law firm. The Firm provides the full scope of Turkish legal services, particularly commercial, corporate, finance, projects, arbitration and litigation.

Award-winning Turkish Law Firm

Lexist is an award-winning and highly ranked independent Turkish law firm. The Firm provides the full scope of Turkish legal services, particularly commercial, corporate, finance, projects, arbitration and litigation. The Firm offers a sector-specific approach focused on risk mitigation and future-proofing. Lexist is renowned by peers and clients for being value-driven, with lawyers that prioritise open, fast communication and ethical decision-making.

As one of the larger Turkish law firms with a strong reputation, Lexist is privileged to include many of Türkiye’s extensive infrastructure and modernisation projects in its deal portfolio. Lexist teams are responsible for the legal structuring of various first-of-a-kind transactions and projects in Türkiye and abroad, including the award-winning Kilyos bond PPP financing (2024) and the regulatory foundation work for the Istanbul Financial Centre (2023). The Firm has also been recognised globally for its successes in ICSID arbitrations, notably representing clients successfully in a multitude of high-profile ICSID disputes, such as Cascade v Republic of Türkiye (ARB/18/4), Ipek v Republic of Türkiye (ARB/18/18) and Enel S.p.A v Republic of Türkiye (ARB/21/61).

“The whole team is dedicated, hard-working and creative in finding the right solution to the client’s needs… The team can understand very complex legal issues and find valuable solutions to those issues.”

Ranked in Chambers Global

As one of the larger Turkish law firms with a strong reputation, Lexist is privileged to include many of Türkiye’s extensive infrastructure and modernisation projects in its deal portfolio. Lexist teams are responsible for the legal structuring of various first-of-a-kind transactions and projects in Türkiye and abroad, including the award-winning Kilyos bond PPP financing (2024) and the regulatory foundation work for the Istanbul Financial Centre (2023). The Firm has also been recognised globally for its successes in ICSID arbitrations, notably representing clients successfully in a multitude of high-profile ICSID disputes, such as Cascade ARB18/4, Ipek ARB18/18 and Enel S.p.A v the Republic of Türkiye ARB21/61.

Law Firm Awards

Global Banking & Markets

2025 Winner: Global Banking & Markets Project Finance Deal of the Year for Project Kilyos

IFLR Europe

2025 Runner-Up: IFLR Europe Project Finance European Deal of the Year for the Sarıyer-Kilyos Project

Istanbul PPP

2025 Winner: Istanbul PPP Week Bond Deal of the Year for the Sarıyer-Kilyos Project

Infrastructure Journal Global

2024 Winner: Infrastructure Journal Global European PPP of the Year for the Sarıyer-Kilyos Tunnel Project

CEE Legal Matters

2024 Runner-Up: CEE Legal Matters Turkish Deal of the Year for the TOM Digital Bank Project

Bonds & Loans

2020 Runner-Up: Bonds & Loans Natural Resources Financing Deal of the Year

CEE Legal Matters

2019 Winner: CEE Legal Matters Turkish Deal of the Year for the Turkish National Lottery Privatisation

Europe Banking Awards

2017 Winner: EMEA Finance’s Europe Banking Awards Best Syndicated Loan in EMEA for the Northern Marmara Motorway Projects USD2.7bn loan (total project value USD8bn)