Our Team

Almira Akbay Arık advises clients primarily in the areas of data protection, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advertising and consumer law. She holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) certifications issued by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Almira practises across a wide range of areas, particularly the design and implementation of data protection compliance programmes, structuring data transfer mechanisms, managing data breach response and data subject request processes, and representing clients before the Turkish Data Protection Authority in complaints and investigations. She also advises companies that develop or utilise artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies on the legal and regulatory obligations arising from such technologies.

Almira regularly advises clients on advertising, consumer and e-commerce law matters, including the structuring of e-commerce platforms and digital business models in line with applicable regulations, the legal review of advertising and marketing activities, consumer law compliance, and unfair commercial practices.

In addition to her core focus on technology law, Almira brings strong capabilities in corporate and commercial law. She regularly assists clients with the drafting and negotiation of technology-specific contracts and advises on legal matters arising from their commercial operations.

Yiğit Koçer practises across a broad range of private law areas, with a particular focus on commercial law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial disputes, arbitration, competition law, and energy markets law. He also advises and represents clients in concordat (composition with creditors), restructuring, and other legal processes aimed at resolving corporate financial difficulties.

Since graduating with honours from Bilkent University Faculty of Law, Koçer has built a practice centred on resolving legal disputes involving commercial enterprises and companies, managing contractual relationships, and addressing the legal dimensions of commercial transactions. In addition to commercial disputes and litigation, he has experience developing and executing legal strategies to protect clients' rights and interests in arbitration proceedings. He is also active in mergers and acquisitions, handling legal due diligence, contract drafting, and negotiation processes, and in competition law, particularly with respect to the assessment of commercial transactions and corporate activities under applicable legislation.

Furthermore, in concordat and restructuring proceedings, Koçer works on evaluating companies' financial and legal standing, safeguarding the interests of both creditors and debtors, and managing the legal aspects of restructuring processes. He is currently pursuing a thesis-based master's degree in Private Law at Koç University, where he is completing his master's thesis. Alongside his academic work, he continues to build his professional practice with a focus on specialising in commercial law, corporate law, and dispute resolution.