Dr. Umut Kolcuoglu
Dr. Umut Kolcuoglu is the founder and managing partner of Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli. He has significant experience in commercial law, M&A, corporate finance and capital markets law. He has advised leading domestic and multinational companies, private equities and other financial institutions in various cross-border and local transactions involving numerous industry sectors including energy, financial services, insurance, retail, ports and maritime, aerospace, hospitality, food, electronics, automotive, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, and manufacturing.
Dr. Umut Kolcuoglu is recognised as a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 in its Commercial, Corporate and M&A category as well as top ranked in Chambers Europe’s and Chambers Global’s Corporate/M&A category. The IFLR1000 also names him as a Highly Regarded Lawyer.
According to Chambers Europe, clients praise him for his “ability to think from a commercial perspective and to come up with the simplest but most effective solutions to his clients’ legal issues.”
The Legal 500 notes, “Umut Kolcuoğlu is a great professional in all aspects. He is knowledgeable, always available and willing to assist, punctual, has a powerful business perspective, strong leadership in designing the legal strategy, he is a hard worker indeed and ensures the client comfort with his hands-on approach.”
