Ms Senem Denktaş > Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Senem Denktaş
Work Department
Projects & Infrastructure, Banking & Finance, M&A
Position
Senem Denktaş is a leader in our Infrastructure & Project Finance and M&A practice groups. In the field of infrastructure, Ms. Denktaş is known for providing comprehensive support through every phase of project development and having an ability to look beyond daily and short-term priorities in order to take into account potential issues through the entire lifecycle of long-term projects. Additionally, her decades-long M&A experience in nearly all major sectors and all types of M&A work has been an invaluable asset to our clients, her innovative structuring advice and streamlined efficiency consistently ensuring rapid but fundamentally robust outcomes.
Career
After serving as the International Director of Institutional Relations for the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) in Brussels in 1995 and working as an associate in another prestigious Istanbul law firm from 1995 to 1997, Ms. Denktaş came to Hergüner Bilgen Özeke in 1998, where she has been a partner since 2007.
Languages
English
Memberships
Ms. Denktaş is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association (IBA), the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD), International Law Institute (ILI) Istanbul Chapter, the US European Network (USEN), and the European Law Students Association (ELSA).
Education
Ms. Denktaş received her Bachelor of Laws from Istanbul University School of Law in 1996 and her Master of Laws in International Business Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1998.
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Project finance/projects
(Leading individuals)Noted for its illustrious record in large-scale projects, Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership has a hand in many of the country’s most high-profile matters. Most notably, firm co-founder Ümit Hergüner
is leading the projects advice to South Stream Transport on the region-shaping TurkStream pipeline, which will connect Russian natural gas reserves to Turkey and to Europe. Other key names include managing partner Senem Denktaş, who specialises in PPPs; transactional banking and finance head Piraye Kuranel Başol; and projects and infrastructure partner Aslı Budak. Finance-focused senior associate Sertaç Coşgun recently joined from Güner Law Office.
Turkey > Restructuring and insolvency
The restructuring and insolvency group at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership draws on the wider firm’s top-tier offerings in energy and projects to excel in advising on the restructuring of major projects, with particularly strong activity in the healthcare sphere. The group, which strikes a balance between lender-side and debtor-side mandates, also impresses with its extensive experience in cross-border files. Key contacts include managing partner Senem Denktaş, who is recognised for her projects expertise; banking and finance specialist Piraye Kuranel Başol; and dispute resolution partner Şule Uluç.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Turkey > Project finance/projects
- Project finance/projects Turkey
- Restructuring and insolvency Turkey
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Energy
- Project finance/projects
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency