The Legal 500

Turkey

Banking, finance and capital markets

Banking, finance and capital markets - ranked: tier 2

Güner Law Office

Güner Law Office handles trade finance, syndicated loans and commodities transactions, among other matters. Practice head Ömer Erdoğan and associate Caner Özen are ‘committed’.

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 3

Güner Law Office

Güner Law Office provides ‘an excellent’ service and is known for its strength in the TMT sector, while increasingly focusing on the mining industry. In one highlight, managing partner Ece Güner and managing associate Emir Jami advised Webhelp on acquiring majority stakes in Turkish call centre operators Callpex and Bin Çağrı. Ömer Erdoğan handled several matters for Platinum Group Metals, including assisting with a shareholder loan agreement, two share transfer transactions and share capital increase procedures.

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Competition

Competition - ranked: tier 4

Güner Law Office

At Güner Law Office, founding and managing partner Ece Güner and Ömer Erdoğan are the key names. The team advised Webhelp on the competition aspects of its acquisition of majority stakes in Turkish Call Centre operators Callpex and Bin Çağrı. The firm also provides ongoing competition advice to 21st Century Fox.

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Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution - ranked: tier 3

Güner Law Office

Güner Law Office’s founding and managing partner Ece Güner focuses on litigation and arbitration concerning privatisation and cross-border corporate transactions. Managing associate Emir Jami, who is dual-qualified in New York and Turkey, has vast experience handling contentious matters, including arbitration. Fox (Turkey) and Nokia are clients.

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Energy

Energy - ranked: tier 3

Güner Law Office

Güner Law Office is experienced in acting for domestic and foreign companies, particularly in the oil and gas, power, electricity, mining and water sectors. Practice head Ömer Erdoğan and Caner Özen advise Imerys on the client’s mining activity in Turkey.

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IT and telecoms

IT and telecoms - ranked: tier 3

Güner Law Office

Güner Law Office advises television networks, social networking outlets, mobile phone providers, software companies and other technology corporations. Founding and managing partner Ece Güner and Ömer Erdoğan are key figures.

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Intellectual property

Intellectual property - ranked: tier 2

Güner Law Office

Güner Law Office handles IP-related litigation, trade mark registration, domain name matters and copyright issues, among other mandates. Founding and managing partner Ece Güner and Ömer Erdoğan are the key names.

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Media and entertainment

Media and entertainment - ranked: tier 1

Güner Law Office

Güner Law Office has ‘a business-oriented approach and is one of the few firms clients can truly trust with media law’. Ece Güner and Ömer Erdoğan are the key names. Clients include US and British television networks, a movie streaming service and providers of children’s entertainment.

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Project finance/projects

Project finance/projects - ranked: tier 2

Güner Law Office

Güner Law Office handles projects in the oil and gas, electricity, mining, telecoms, transport and water sectors. Practice head Ömer Erdoğan and Caner Özen stand out for their ‘impressive commitment, knowledge and response times’.

Leading individuals

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