Emre Özşar

Emre Özşar

Partner, Head of M&A, Corporate
Emre Özşar
Emre Özşar

Emre Özşar

Partner, Head of M&A, Corporate
Emre Özşar

Overview

Emre is the head of our Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate practice. His practice focuses on advising private equity, sovereign wealth fund, alternative capital provider (ACPs) and corporate clients on all forms of M&A transactions with a particular emphasis on cross-border mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures.

Emre serves clients in many different sectors, including technology, financial services, e-commerce, consumer products, transportation and shipping/railway, energy, media and healthcare, among others.

In addition, Emre acts as a litigator, representing clients in complex commercial disputes, and assists his clients in all fields of dispute resolution. His practice includes litigating before Turkish courts on various matters involving commercial law and code of obligations. He has also worked on particular disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions and shareholder relations.

Istanbul Bar Association
LLB, Marmara University, Faculty of Law
English
Turkish

Leading Individual in Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Legal 500, 2025

Highly Regarded in M&A
IFLR 1000, 2024

"Emre Özşar knows the industry very well and puts you in an advantageous position in the negotiations with his calm and practical approach."
Legal 500, 2025

"Emre Özsar, the head of the M&A practice of GKC in Istanbul, is a very talented, smart and strong negotiator and at all times keeps the strings together."
Legal 500, 2024

"I would certainly single out Emre Özşar among his peers. Due to my background and experience I have worked with many different partners from many important law firms in Turkey, and I can wholeheartedly say that Emre is simply the best among his competitors."
Legal 500, 2023

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