Independent rankings, awards and the public record of where Vircon Legal’s lawyers speak and publish. Everything on this page can be checked at the source; the links go to the ranking body or the original write-up.
Rankings
| Year | Ranking | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Legal 500 EMEA | Leading Firm, Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Türkiye. E. Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu, Recommended Lawyer. |
| 2025 | The Legal 500 EMEA | Leading Firm, Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Türkiye. E. Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu, Recommended Lawyer. |
| 2019 | Forbes 30 Under 30 | E. Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu, Managing Partner. |
The Legal 500 ranks law firms on client and peer feedback and on the work submitted for the research cycle. Two consecutive listings mean the assessment was repeated a year apart with the same result; the firm’s announced transactions are the work behind it.
Columns and media
- CoinDesk Türkiye column on the Capital Markets Law crypto-asset amendment (2024).
- Webrazzi Fintech 2024: the future of digital asset custody beyond cold wallets.
- OKX Türkiye live broadcast on the Travel Rule in Türkiye.
- Çıtayı Yükseltenler: the firm’s podcast on founders, investors and the Turkish technology ecosystem, 90+ episodes.
Teaching
Managing Partner E. Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu teaches courses on entrepreneurship and law and speaks regularly at accelerator, fintech and crypto-asset programmes; the list below is drawn from the firm’s event write-ups and updates itself as new ones are published.
Recent talks and events
Compiled automatically from event posts; each line links to the write-up.
- SAFE & Convertible Instruments at APY TEKMER HUB Investment Program (Week 5) (July 10, 2026)
- Notes from Ankara: AI, Law and the Transformation of the Profession (May 2, 2026)
- Vircon Legal at Finext: KVKK and GDPR as an Applied Framework for Fintechs (January 21, 2026)
- Vircon Legal at the İSTKA-FINTECH Open Innovation Workshop: Regulation Committee (December 17, 2025)
- Building the Future by Binance TR at Webrazzi Fintech 2025 (December 10, 2025)
- AI Summit for Lawyers: Lokomotif AI at Vadi İstanbul (November 19, 2025)
- Lokomotif AI: AI Summit for HR Professionals (October 14, 2025)
- Speaking at the paynkolay × Biruni Teknopark Pre-Incubation Demoday Program (September 10, 2025)
- Doing Business in USA: YTILI Alumni Board Panel (September 3, 2025)
- APY TEKMER x BASEHUB Investment Program: SAFE and Convertibles (August 14, 2025)
- Startup Investments Training at the T3 Foundation (T3 Vakfı) (June 25, 2025)
- AI in Marketing and Customer Experience: Komünite Session (May 7, 2025)