Attorneys

Av. Metin ÇALIŞ
metinc@calis.av.tr

metin çalışOwner and founder of Calis Law Firm, born Muğla, Turkey, January 1, 1968; admitted Istanbul Bar 1990, Turkey. Education: University of Istanbul Law Faculty (L.L.B., 1988); University of Wolverhampton (Commercial Law, L.L.M 1996); Member: Istanbul Bar Association. Former Chairman of and Lecturer at the IP Division of the Istanbul Bar Training Institution.

LANGUAGES: Turkish, English.

PRACTICE AREAS: Main practice areas include Intellectual Property, Commercial and Corporate Law, Business Law, Foreign Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions, Copyright Law, Trademarks & Patents, Unfair Competition.

Metin Çalış has represented major international software and telecommunications firms, publishing houses and their alliances since 1993 in both contentious and non-contentious areas of copyright and other intellectual property law. He also renders consultancy services advising on foreign investment requirements, incorporation of companies, Joint Ventures contracts, international trade, all types of commercial contracts for both goods and services including domestic and international sale of goods, IT contracts, content and service supply agreements, franchising and distribution, debt recovery and employment issues.

EXPERIENCE: Served in senior lawyer and partner positions in leading firms until he set up his own firm.

 

Av. Zeynep DEMİRKALE
zeynepd@calis.av.tr

Graduated from Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law in 2013, admitted to Istanbul Bar in 2014.

Main practice areas include Intellectual Property Rights, Trademark Infringement and Employment Law. Previously served as associate attorney in various law firms in Istanbul.

 

Av. Aylin ÖZÇELİK
aylino@calis.av.tr

Graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law in 2017, completed her internship at Çalış Law Firm.

Her main practice areas include Intellectual Property Rights and Trademark Infringement.