Att. Merve Özel obtained her law degree from Yeditepe University Faculty of Law as a high honor student. Right after her graduation, she interned at one of the esteemed law firms in Türkiye. She completed her statutory internship and admitted to Istanbul Bar Association in 2014.

While practicing as a lawyer, she was awarded Jean Monnet scholarship and she commenced her postgraduate degree at Queen Mary University of London. She successfully completed it by submitting her thesis entitled "Financial Assistance Prohibition and Its Impact on Leveraged Buyouts: An Analysis from the Perspective of the EU and Turkish Law".

Before establishing OZEL Attorneys at Law, she practiced as a lawyer in reputable Turkish law firms. Throughout her career, Att. Merve Özel was involved in numerous projects and advised for international and local clients for their investment deals such as M&A, joint venture and project finance. She also provided legal assistance for investment deals of Turkey’s well known start-up technology companies. Att. Merve Özel regularly assists international and local clients in the fields of commercial and corporate law, contracts, real estate, data protection and e-commerce law. She is representing local and international clients before Turkish courts on various commercial and real estate law related disputes.

Education

• LL.M., Queen Mary University of London (International Business Law, Jean Monnet Scholar, with merit)

• LL.M., Yeditepe University, Graduate School of Social Sciences (Private Law, Dean's Scholar, high honor student)

• LL.B., Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law (with full OSYM scholarship, high honor student)

• Vienna University Faculty of Law Summer Program, Vienna – Austria

Languages

Turkish, English, French

Bar Admissions

Istanbul Bar Association

Att. Burçin Başkaya has completed her secondary education in Lycée Saint-Joseph d’Izmir. She had her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from Yeditepe University. She is placed in 50% scholarship and received the Academic Merit Scholarship and also graduated from there with honor degree. Throughout her career she advised for international and local clients for their investment deals such as M&A, joint venture and project finance. She also provided legal assistance for investment deals of Turkey’s well-known start-up technology companies.

Att. Burçin Başkaya regularly assists international and local clients in the fields of commercial and corporate law, M&A, contracts, real estate law and e-commerce. She has experience in representing local and international clients before Turkish courts on various commercial and employment law related disputes. She had an education on medical malpractice for surgeons from Acıbadem University and published an article about malpractice. 

Education

• LL.B., Yeditepe University, Faculty of Law (with honor)

Languages

Turkish, English, French

Bar Admissions

İzmir Bar Association