Istanbul · Dubai

Profile

I am Kerim Bölten, an international corporate lawyer and strategic advisor with over fourteen years spent on cross-border corporate structuring, high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, and international business development.

I lead Global Corporate Services in Dubai and serve as a partner at Nadeem and Umendra. In Türkiye, I am the founder of BOLTEN Law & Consultancy in Istanbul. My professional reach extends into Switzerland and Europe, where I manage wealth portfolios and private equity projects for private clients and companies.

I provide legal architecture for families and corporations organising their footprint between Switzerland and Europe, Türkiye and the Middle East — drafting shareholder agreements, keeping structures compliant across jurisdictions, and building asset protection and succession plans that bridge different legal systems.

Merging legal advocacy with practical investment insight lets me keep an international expansion both secure and efficient. My aim is to bridge European stability and emerging market growth with counsel that holds up in each of them.

My work focuses on the cross-border legal needs of companies, investors and private clients operating between Europe and the Middle East. I provide the clarity needed to move through three distinct jurisdictions, so that corporate interests stay resilient when markets shift.

Credentials

Global Restructuring

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Swiss–Middle Eastern corporate governance and leadership.

Trade Advocacy

International commercial law, working across Swiss, Turkish and Emirati regulatory frameworks.

Asset Protection

Legal coordination of cross-border asset structuring, holding structures, wealth protection and succession planning for private clients and families.

Career

  1. 2010

    Legal practice founded

    Launched legal advisory services in Istanbul, laying the groundwork for a multi-jurisdictional practice handling cross-border matters.

  2. 2015

    International work

    Türkiye-based legal work expanded over time to cover company and investment transactions connected to the UAE and Europe.

  3. 2024

    Next-generation legal design

    Pioneering hybrid legal-tech solutions for asset protection and corporate transparency within the Dubai–Swiss–Istanbul corridor.

Contact

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