Mustafa Şahin

Mustafa Şahin

Mustafa Şahin

Mustafa Şahin graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law with high honors (as the fifth in the faculty). He has extensive expertise in various fields, including commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, capital markets, insurance, intellectual property, and trademark law.

He has provided consultancy services to multinational companies, including energy, insurance, banking, capital market institutions, private equity funds, tourism, fintech, crypto asset service providers, software and technology companies. He played an active role in many mergers and acquisitions; he has been involved in the preparation and negotiation of share transfers, shareholders agreements and joint venture agreements. In addition, he has conducted due diligence processes and gained experience in structuring commercial contracts.

He has provided consultancy in cross-border projects covering Europe and Asia, in project finance, privatization and venture capital investments. He provides strategic guidance on capital market regulatory compliance, portfolio management companies, brokerage firms, REITs and publicly traded companies.

He takes part in corporate processes such as general assemblies of companies, board of directors' transactions, share transfers and restructurings; and provides legal support to entrepreneurs and startups. In the field of energy law, he has provided consultancy on the review of contracts for power plant projects and regulatory compliance.

In addition, he has been involved in many financial technology-focused projects such as the establishment of crypto asset platforms, licensing processes and legal support to e-money/payment institutions. He also has extensive experience in lawsuits related to the protection of intellectual property and trademark rights and in dispute resolution processes.

Languages: English, Russian, Azerbaijani