Legal architecture for technology companies, venture capital investors, and regulated markets.

Vircon Legal advises companies, investors, and institutions on complex transactions, compliance, governance, data protection, and cross-border structuring. As a Türkiye-based firm handling cross-border mandates, we combine local depth with the execution capability of a global practice.

Legal 500 EMEA Leading Firm 2026Legal 500 EMEA Recommended Lawyer 2026Legal 500 EMEA Leading Firm 2025Legal 500 EMEA Recommended Lawyer 2025
Vircon Divider
Vircon Legal
Vircon Symbol

We guide clients through the legal work that shapes growth, regulatory compliance, and cross-border execution.

Vircon Legal is a Türkiye-based corporate and technology law firm advising clients on transactional, regulatory, and compliance-driven matters. Our work begins with a close understanding of each client’s technology, operational priorities, and commercial objectives. We approach legal challenges as strategic partners: grounded in rigorous analysis and practical execution.

We bring together commercial foresight, regulatory insight, and legal precision at the intersection of business strategy and legal structure. On cross-border and specialist matters, we coordinate seamlessly with leading international law firms and external advisors to deliver synchronized global execution.

Vircon Vector
★ The Legal 500 EMEA
“Dedicated to startup law, Vircon Legal has ‘deep experience supporting new ventures in international markets’. The firm excels in both financing and startup consultancy as well as in transactions, advising both buyer and seller side.”
The Legal 500 EMEA, 2026
“They are responsive, collaborative, and consistently deliver clear solution-oriented advice. They really knew their stuff, but what helped the most was how easy they were to work with.”
The Legal 500 EMEA, 2026
“Mümtaz has unique ability to master both the legal and business aspects of every deal.”
The Legal 500 EMEA, 2026
“Key to firm’s success in the sector is team head Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu who has impressive legal expertise and deep understanding of the start-up ecosystem and founders’ perspectives.”
The Legal 500 EMEA, 2025
“Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu is a great leader with the strong communication skills, great expertise in tech law, especially in AI and blockchain. He is super responsive and great guide.”
The Legal 500 EMEA, 2025

Case Studies

Selected matters from our public track record: a16z-backed flip-ups, a cross-border exit to a US-listed acquirer, and group-wide KVKK compliance programs. Work that founders and investors trust us with.

From emerging regulation to deal mechanics, we write about the questions founders and investors actually ask. The goal: analysis you can put to work, and stay ahead of the curve.

Closing a Startup in Türkiye: Dissolution, Liquidation and Deregistration Under TCC 529–548

Closing a Startup in Türkiye: Dissolution, Liquidation and Deregistration Under TCC 529–548

The 75 per cent dissolution vote, liquidators, three creditor calls, the three-month wait, distribution, deregistration, additional liquidation and revival.

Programmable Treasury in Türkiye: Conditional Payments, Smart Contracts and 24/7 Collateral (TBK, Law 6493)

Programmable Treasury in Türkiye: Conditional Payments, Smart Contracts and 24/7 Collateral (TBK, Law 6493)

Turkish law already recognises conditional obligations, settlement finality and system collateral, and FAST runs 24/7 with an escrow overlay. The gaps: written form rules code cannot meet, the line between holding funds and taking deposits, and the crypto payments ban.…

Carving Out a Product Line: Partial Demerger, Spin-Off and the Simplified Merger Under Turkish Law (TCC 155–156, 159–179)

Carving Out a Product Line: Partial Demerger, Spin-Off and the Simplified Merger Under Turkish Law (TCC 155–156, 159–179)

Full and partial demerger, asymmetric splits and the ninety per cent rule, the demerger plan, creditor calls and security, employees, simplified merger.

Legal guidance that moves founders forward

From formation to exit, we work alongside founders on the matters that shape the company. Book an intro call.

Vircon Legal
Any information provided herein is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, accounting, or tax advice. Vircon Legal advises exclusively on the laws of the Republic of Türkiye and does not provide legal advisory services in the United States or any other foreign jurisdiction.
© 2026 Vircon Legal. All rights reserved