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.

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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.

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“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.

Vircon Legal Advised Loops AI on its USD 1M Round from a16z Speedrun (Co-Counsel with WSGR)

Vircon Legal Advised Loops AI on its USD 1M Round from a16z Speedrun (Co-Counsel with WSGR)

Full case study available → Loops AI × a16z Speedrun — Co-Counsel with Wilson Sonsini (cross-border TR/U.S. architecture and the WSGR co-counsel workflow). Vircon Legal advised Loops AI as co-counsel with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on Loops AI’s USD…

Why Founders Flip Up: The Anatomy of a Delaware/Cayman Flip

Why Founders Flip Up: The Anatomy of a Delaware/Cayman Flip

Almost every Turkey-resident startup founder pursuing a US round eventually asks the same question: do we flip up? This piece walks through why founders flip, the six structural pressures, and the eight phases of the flip — plus when NOT…

Notes from Ankara: AI, Law and the Transformation of the Profession

Notes from Ankara: AI, Law and the Transformation of the Profession

Last weekend, at the 5th International Ankara Brand Meetings organized by the Ankara Chamber of Commerce, Vircon Legal was represented by our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu. On a panel devoted to the relationship between law and artificial intelligence, Hacıpaşaoğlu…

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