Global Business Awards 2025 | 15 Working primarily in Turkey, Cyprus, and across the Eastern Mediterranean, Elmacıoğlu Law Office was established by the namesake Bilun Elmacıoğlu in 2016. In the almost ten years since, the firm has provided its wide range of legal services to clients all over the world, delivering them according to the values of trust, quality, high morals, and ethics that run throughout the business. Upholding these values is the team of experienced lawyers behind the firm – young, motivated, and talented individuals focused on positive outcomes. The woman heading up this team, Bilun has worked in law for more than two decades now, and her expertise across areas such as maritime law and logistics, energy law, commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment/project finance, and labour law makes her firm the one-stop shop for legal excellence in Turkey and beyond. Across all of these fields, there is a keen focus within Elmacıoğlu Law Office on providing its support early on in the proceedings, keeping both risk and cost to a minimum for clients. It is for this reason that the firm also specialises in alternative dispute resolution, offered in the form of services such as mediation and afforded in international disputes, as well as labour law, maritime, and energy issues. Alternative dispute resolution is often the preferred path for clients, as it allows them to reach an agreement much more amicably and efficiently than through litigation, which can be a stressful and time-consuming process. However, this is not to say there is a reluctance to go to court and fight when necessary. This makes the firm the partner of choice for clients from across the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond, especially when it comes to maritime law, the area for which Elmacıoğlu Law Office has been recognisedinthisprogramme.Thefirm’sexpertiseinthissettingcomes from the first-hand knowledge Bilun accrued working with shipowner companies, making its legal support and assistance concerning cargo claims, maritime contracts, ship sale and purchase, charter disputes, shipbuilding projects, and more grounded in experience. “We provide our legal services mostly to the foreign shipowners whose vessels are sailing around the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. We have partners all over that we collaborate with whenever our clients have needs in these jurisdictions.” Bilun’s enthusiasm for maritime law dates back more than 20 years, to her first role as a lawyer for a local firm working in Istanbul. During her time in this position, Bilun focused particularly on the sale and purchase of ships, as well as cargo claims and the incorporation of ship registries. Her proficiency with the subject has only grown in the years since, to the point where she was a visiting lecturer at the Piri Reis Elmacıoğlu Law Office is a renowned law firm based in Istanbul, with its speciality area being shipping and maritime law. Its award-winning work in this field covers every type of shipping dispute – from cargo, crew, and insurance claims through to the sale and purchase of ships, flag registrations, and even arrest orders. Outside of this, the firm also consults on energy law, another area in which it is an expert. To find out more about this, we caught up with Bilun Elmacıoğlu, the firm’s eponymous founder. Best Maritime Law Firm 2025 – Turkey AIM-Aug25258 University Maritime Faculty, sharing her maritime trade law expertise with the next generation of seafarers and industry stakeholders. Of course, as the numerous areas of focus offered by Elmacıoğlu Law Office suggests, the proficiency of Bilun and the small team she oversees does not end with maritime law. Energy law, for example, is another of its specialities, with the firm’s wealth of experience across oil and gas law allowing it to provide robust legal support and assistance to reduce risk for foreign investors looking to establish a business in Turkey. Outside of this, the firm can support with the likes of renewable energy matters, joint ventures, litigation, and more. The unrivalled expertise possessed by Bilun and co. has led to planned expansion, especially in its primary operation areas of Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean. Exploring these plans further, Bilun told us: “We will attend WISTA General Meeting at Barcelona in October and Europort at Rotterdam in November, allowing us to meet our network and link with potential clients.” She continued: “We are also looking to work sustainably in the renewable energy and shipping sectors, focusing particularly on green energy in 2026 and beyond.” More information about the full scope of legal services provided by Elmacıoğlu Law Office can be found using the web address below. Contact: Bilun Elmacıoğlu Company: Elmacıoğlu Law Office Web Address: https://elmacioglu.av.tr/
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