Ms Zeynep Tor > Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
BÜYÜKDERE CADDESI 199
LEVENT 34394
ISTANBUL
Turkey

Work Department

M&A, Energy & Natural Resources, Real Estate

Position

Zeynep Tor has been with the firm since 2007 and is a partner in our firm’s M&A, Energy & Natural Resources and Real Estate practice areas. She has garnered experience especially in mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures in regulated sectors covering a wide range of sectors including e-commerce, energy, and lottery. She has also assisted our clients in long term energy infrastructure projects with her unique knowledge of the one-of-a-kind inter-governmental agreement model. She also often cooperates with our Real Estate team for hospitality projects involving complex contractual structures covering construction, branding and operation phases of the projects.

Career

Ms. Tor has been with the firm since 2007 and a partner since 2021.

Languages

English

Memberships

Ms. Tor is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association, the International Bar Association (IBA), TWEA (Turkish Wind Energy Association), and AVERE Electro Mobility Association.

 

Education

Ms. Tor received her Bachelor of Laws from Istanbul University School of Law in 2007 and her Master of Laws in Corporate and Commercial Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2012.

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Real estate and construction

Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership impresses with its involvement in flagship development projects across all core real estate segments, including shopping malls, hotels and residential property. The team also benefits from its ability to draw on the wider firm’s corporate and projects offerings, among other complementary practice areas, for support on large-scale matters. Sector specialist Serkan Gül co-heads the department and contributes experience across the full life-cycle of real estate work, including zones and permits, construction, and sale and leaseback transactions. Group co-lead Nazım O. Kurt combines strength in development and real estate litigation. Zeynep Tor and associate Pınar İnci Tetik specialise in matters intersecting real estate and corporate law.

Turkey > Energy

The ‘experienced’ team at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership maintains its strong reputation for handling pipeline and international energy transmission projects. The group regularly represents global energy companies in complex financing transactions, M&A, and disputes. Ümit Hergüner, co-founder of the firm, is recommended for large international projects related to infrastructure and energy. Hergüner leads the team alongside Zeynep Tor and Deniz Tuncel. Piraye Kuranel Başol is noted for her broad regulatory knowledge, and her experience in financing matters within the renewable energy and mining industries.

Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The M&A and corporate support team at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership remains a force in the marketplace, utilising the experience of its team to advise domestic and multinational corporates involved in high-value multi-jurisdictional transactions, across sectors ranging from pharmaceuticals, insurance, shipping, mining, logistics and packaging to real estate, chemicals and retail. The practice is jointly led by senior partner and M&A authority Ümit Hergüner; Kayra Üçer, who, in addition to displaying strength in M&A, draws on his extensive involvement with the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey; Mert Oğuzülgen, a specialist in e-commerce; energy sector expert Deniz Tuncel; Zeynep Tor, who handles complex market entry and exit transactions.