Köksal & Partners Attorney Partnership

Köksal&Partners Attorney Partnership was founded in 2005. In 2011, Köksal&Partners has moved its headquarter to Istanbul and expanded its operations to include three of the most populated cities in Turkey; namely Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. Köksal&Partners provides consultancy for a vast array of legal areas, including Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, IT&Telecoms, Commercial&Corporate, Compliance, Employment, Energy and Media&Entertainment. The firm is primarily known with its expertise in Tech Law. The firm's founding partner Mehmet Ali Köksal is a well-recognized lawyer known for his contributions to the IT&Telecoms and IP fields. Köksal is one of the key persons who played an important role in the development of the legislative efforts and industry-specific norms for such areas. He is the chairman of the Legal Working Group at Informatics Association of Turkey and he has organized comprehensive industry events with the attendance of government bodies such as the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Cassation. Köksal&Partners is actively working to share its expertise in Tech Law. The firm has successfully organized the International Informatics Law Congress series (in 2013 and 2016) held in İzmir which hosted an audience of over 5.000 people and more than 70 academic sessions and 166 speakers. Köksal&Partners provides consultancy to some of the leading firms, unions and associations in IT&Telecoms. The firm works closely with its clients' IT and other related departments in order to understand their business logic and specific needs. KP Data Consulting, the leading compliance provider in the field of Personal Data Protection Regulation, is a subsidiary of the firm and operates under the supervision of the firm's legal team. KP Data is an IAPP member and its team consists of CIPP/E and CIPT certified privacy professionals and computer engineers who are at the same time qualified lawyers.