Done Yalcin has been appointed Partner at CMS. The Turkey expert, who has worked for CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz for ten years, heads the firm's office in Istanbul.
"Done Yalcin has significantly contributed to the great success of our office in Turkey," commented Peter Huber, Managing Partner of CMS in Vienna. "As the sole attorney-at-law who is registered in both Austria and Turkey, she greatly contributes to the strong positioning of CMS in what is a commercially truly significant market to us. We are very happy that she is now a partner in our team."
Yalcin joined CMS in Vienna in 2006, where she established and headed the Turkish Desk. "In this position," according to CMS, "she has supported Austrian and other European investors expanding to Turkey as well as Turkish investors wishing to gain a foothold in Austria or other countries of the EU." In 2013 Yalcin became the head of the newly opened CMS office in Istanbul.
Yalcin specializes in international commercial law, energy law, and matters related to international private law, as well as trade and corporate law. She is the president of ATIS, the association of Austrian and Turkish entrepreneurs and businesses, and is the vice-president of both the Austrian-Turkish Economic Forum and the Austrian-Turkish Business Cooperation Council.
