Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership

FIRM OVERVIEW

Hergüner Bilgen Üçer is one of the largest, full-service independent corporate law firms in Türkiye, representing major multinational and local corporations and clientele, and international and multilateral financial institutions and agencies. Hergüner not only provides expert legal counsel to its clients, but also serves as a trusted advisor for them and provides premium legal advice within a commercial context.

The team is currently comprised of approximately 80 attorneys, most of whom have completed their advanced degrees abroad, and approximately 50 support staff, making Hergüner one of the largest law firms in Türkiye.

Major practice areas include: corporate/mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, capital markets, project development and project finance, infrastructure and PPP, competition, employment, intellectual property, dispute resolution, commercial, and real estate in sectors and industries such as: telecommunications, oil & gas and energy, media and technology, automotive, aviation, and transportation.

PRACTICE AREAS 

Corporate Support and M&A

The Hergüner firm has a long-standing reputation as being the leader in the region’s most complex and important domestic and cross-border mega-transactions, with expertise on all sides of the equation and across all industry sectors. This depth of expertise enables the Hergüner team to advise its clients and potential investors on savvy investment decisions. Hergüner leads the way in offering transparent corporate structures and commercial enterprise solutions under the new Turkish Commercial Code. Competition remains strong for Hergüner with multi-dimensional merger filings and investigations to providing advice on complex competition matters.

Infrastructure & Project Finance

Hergüner offers new and innovative financial structures for its clients and is known as the “go to” firm for landmark projects. The firm acted in two of the largest groundbreaking BOT model infrastructure projects. Hergüner continues to grow its expertise in PPP projects in life sciences. It was among the first firms to work on earlier projects and handled some of the largest healthcare projects in Türkiye. In the energy sector, Hergüner has unparalleled expertise in project development and structuring, especially in the oil & gas and mining space. Hergüner offers expertise in every phase of power plant development, and advises on innovative LNG, renewable energy, and nuclear projects. Infrastructure projects include major bridges, roads, ports, and airports.

Banking, Finance, & Capital Markets

Hergüner is known for providing trusted advice on some of the most sensitive and innovative multi-million and billion dollar banking and finance deals, including Islamic Financing. Hergüner provides its clients with innovative and new funding alternatives and structuring, particularly in its bond and SPOs offerings.

Dispute Resolution

In emerging economies such as Türkiye, effective dispute resolution plays an even bigger role in maintaining business relations. Aware of the commercial significance to its clients, Hergüner provides dispute resolution advice to help save costs and secure business opportunities. Hergüner represents major clients in litigation and arbitration and defends companies in the construction, infrastructure, FMCG, retail, and petroleum sectors. Hergüner settles the most highly sensitive and confidential shareholders rights and employment disputes and advises on deadly workplace safety claims. The Firm handles enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, set-aside proceedings, and ICC arbitration.

Employment & Labor

Hergüner’s employment team handles everything from C-suite termination to collective bargaining negotiations. They also advise on employee transfers, employment contracts, termination and settlement proceedings, company restructuring, obtaining work permits, management audits, and adapting employee handbooks to Turkish law.

Technology, Media, & Telecommunications

Hergüner plays a key role in restructuring the Turkish telecom sector’s regulatory framework. The firm specializes in license applications, operators’ interconnection, roaming and other services, infrastructure and terminal equipment contracts, re-structuring and acquisition of TV and radio companies, and their commercial relations with content providers. The firm represents a broad spectrum of clients in telecom regulatory matters and data protection issues as well as cybercrime.

Real Estate

Hergüner is a “Standout” and an award-winning firm for real estate issues. The firm represents the world’s leading international retailers, real estate funds, and developers based in the USA, Europe, and the UAE and local players in development projects, including large-scale shopping centers, offices, residential complexes, urban regeneration projects, city-size tourism facilities, and commercial leases. The real estate team has significant experience in port development and acquisition projects as well. The team’s transactional experience is diverse and unique, forged especially by structuring acquisition and development mechanisms for commercial projects.

PARTNERS

Detailed versions of their biographies can be found at: https://herguner.av.tr/about-us/partners/

AWARDS AND RANKINGS

The Hergüner law firm and many of its partners have been ranked and received awards from many global rating companies and professional associations such as IFLR 1000, Legal 500, and Chambers Europe. In 2023 we were recognized as a Top-tier law firm in Legal 500 2023 (Rated Tier 1 for Employment,Real Estate and Construction, Restructuring and Insolvency, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Energy and Projects/Project Finance). In 2022 we were ranked a Top-tier Law Firm in IFLR 1000 2022 (Rated Band 1 for Project Finance, Project Development: Infrastructure, Project Development: Power). In 2021 we received Bonds & Loans Awards 2021, Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year, and the Bonds & Loans Awards 2021, Restructuring Deal of the Year. A more complete list of our firm’s awards can be found at https://herguner.av.tr/about-us/awards/