Pelister Keki Saraç & Co

Pelister Keki Saraç & Co advises local and international clients from its offices in Arnavutköy, Istanbul, a historic Bosphorus-side neighborhood whose layered Roman and Byzantine heritage provides an apt backdrop for a firm that takes pride in combining deep local knowledge with international standards of practice.

Since its founding, the firm has grown to a team of eight partners, one counsel, and eight associates. While the firm exclusively practices Turkish law, its reach extends well beyond Istanbul: Partners and senior lawyers are based in Amsterdam, New York, London, and Milan, giving PKS an international presence that reinforces its ability to serve cross-border clients effectively.

The firm offers genuinely capabilities across nearly two dozen practice areas, including corporate law and M&A, banking and finance, energy law, litigation and dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, real estate, intellectual property, compliance, corporate sustainability and ESG, privacy and data protection, and white-collar crimes, among others. This breadth of coverage is matched by deep sector expertise across industries ranging from energy, utilities, and renewables, to banking and financial institutions, technology, infrastructure and construction, life sciences, media and entertainment, and logistics and transportation.

PKS’s distinctive model centers on a high partner-to-associate ratio, ensuring that clients in complex matters work directly with experienced, specialized partners. For example, managing Partner Kerim Pelister brings an international background to the firm’s leadership. His previous roles include working at a prestigious London-based law firm, providing advice on Turkey’s Renewable Energy Law, and holding senior position at Lehman Brothers Turkey. Among other accolades, he has has been recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA as a “Leading Individual in Restructuring and Insolvency” for eight consecutive years.