With the ESG & Supply Chain Desk, scalable compliance architecture.
Actionable compliance programmes for supply chain due diligence, sustainability and risk management.
Topic-focused, multi-jurisdictional and actionable advice
The ESG & Supply Chain Desk addresses the legal requirements in a given field together with operational process, technology, contract and risk management.
Our working model brings regulatory compliance, contract architecture, crisis preparedness and cross-border coordination together in a single work plan.
Services Offered by the Desk
Actionable, coordinated advice at every stage of cross-border work.
Building the Compliance Architecture
We turn policy, contract, process and the responsibility matrix into an actionable work plan.
Explore →Risk Analysis
We prioritise regulatory, contractual and operational risks and make them ready for decision-making.
Explore →Contracts & Documentation
We update supplier, customer, technology and service contracts in line with the relevant obligations.
Explore →Multi-Jurisdictional Coordination
We handle obligations across multiple countries in a coordinated manner under a single project management.
Explore →Crisis & Incident Response
In the event of a breach, audit or commercial crisis, we provide rapid legal assessment and action support.
Explore →Training & Implementation
To roll out the prepared programme within the company, we provide management and team training and streamline the documentation.
Explore →Related Focus Areas
ESG & Supply Chain Desk brings several strategic focus areas together under one roof.
ESG & Sustainability
End-to-end advisory for Turkish and DACH companies on supply chain due diligence, LkSG/CSDDD, sustainability reporting, and ESG compliance.
Explore the focus area →Expansion into Germany
For Turkish companies expanding into Germany and the DACH region, we manage company formation, contracts, tax, workforce, compliance and dispute processes from a single point of contact.
Explore →Expansion into Türkiye
For foreign investors entering the Turkish market, we structure company formation, investment incentives, contracts, employment arrangements, tax and compliance processes.
Explore →Related Practice Areas
ESG & Supply Chain Desk works with the firm’s relevant legal disciplines on cross-border matters.
Sectors We Serve
A selection of sectors this desk works with most often.
Automotive
Contract, compliance, investment, and dispute advisory across the automotive value chain for OEMs, suppliers, distributors, and investors.
Explore →Textiles
Supply contracts, ESG/LkSG compliance, export, trademark, employment law and debt-collection advisory across the textile and apparel chain.
Explore →Iron & Steel
Advisory services on industrial production, raw material supply, energy, exports, ESG, occupational safety, and commercial disputes.
Explore →Logistics
Advisory on contracts, liability and disputes in transport, warehousing, customs, CMR and cross-border delivery processes.
Explore →Selected Matters
A selection of representative matters handled by this desk. Client names are anonymised for confidentiality.
Uninterrupted legal counsel for a multinational supplier
Retainer-based support across day-to-day commercial operations, contract management and compliance processes.
Supply chain due diligence (LkSG) compliance programme
Risk assessment and compliance architecture for a Turkish supplier network under the German LkSG.
A single point of contact, a multidisciplinary team
Our desk structure combines market- or subject-specific experience with all of our firm's practice areas. This way, instead of getting lost among separate advisors, you move forward with a single strategy and centre of responsibility.
- A core team dedicated to the market or subject
- Ability to work in Turkish, English and German
- A model integrated with practice areas and sector teams
- A single view across contract, compliance and dispute work
- Coordination with local and international partner firms when needed
Desk Team
Meet the multilingual core team working on this desk.
Related Publications
ESG & Supply Chain Desk — related insights and guides.
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ESG & Supply ChainsCSDDD is on the way: how will the EU due diligence obligation affect Turkish companies?
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Trade Fair LawThe Contribution of Freedom to Operate (FTO) Analysis to Protective Briefs Concerning Industrial Property Rights
Read more →In matters with an investment, trade, contract, compliance or dispute dimension in the relevant market or subject, the desk team coordinates the file through a single point of contact.
We determine the file's main point of contact and connect the relevant desks and practice-area teams to the same work plan. On the client side, communication is handled through a single point of contact.
No. The desk structure is a teaming model focused on the relevant market or subject. The scope of services is determined according to the needs of the file.
Depending on the needs of the file, we work in Turkish, English and German; we organise communication and documentation with foreign parties accordingly.
Your market or subject objective, existing contracts, party details, timeline and, if any, dispute or compliance documents are sufficient for an initial assessment.
The right legal partner for your ESG and supply chain work.
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