Mr Kayra Üçer > Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Corporate and M&A, Competition & Antitrust, Compliance, Data Protection

Position

Mr. Üçer is a partner in the M&A and Corporate Support, Competition, Compliance, and Data Protection practice groups of Hergüner Bilgen Özeke. He most frequently represents foreign clients entering or exiting the Turkish market and local subsidiaries of foreign multinationals. His practice focuses primarily on share transfers occurring in regulated markets, capital markets, and wealth management. In addition to his transactional work, Mr. Üçer provides advice in the fields of executive-level labor law, compliance with the data protection regulations, and anti-corruption compliance concerns.

Career

Mr. Üçer came to Hergüner Bilgen Özeke in 2000, where he has been a partner since 2008.

Languages

English and French

Memberships

Mr. Üçer is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association (IBA), the World Law Group (WLG), the Ethics & Reputation Society, and the Ethical Values Center Association (EDMER). He serves as a Board Member for the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD) and Transparency International Istanbul, and is President of the Istanbul chapter of the International Law Institute (ILI).

Education

Mr. Üçer received his Bachelor of Laws from Marmara University School of Law in 1998 and his Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 2000.

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > IT and telecoms

Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership‘s team is perhaps best known for its expertise in handling corporate and M&A transactions concerning the IT and telecoms sectors. The practice is jointly led by the triumvirate of Kayra Üçer, Ufuk Yalçın, and Deniz Tuncel. Gizem Tokgöz is a key contact for advising on data protection, e-commerce, and telecoms law.

Turkey > Competition

The competition law group at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership leverages the experience of its team to advise a roster of domestic and multinational businesses, spanning industries ranging from retail, software, beverages and tech to medical devices, insurance, banking and finance. The practice’s full service covers the design of preventative compliance programs, investigations, merger clearance filings, advice on vertical distribution chains and competition litigation. The team’s leadership includes Kayra Üçer, who brings expertise representing clients before the administrative courts; and senior associate and litigator Hazar Başar.

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.

Turkey > Compliance

Primarily centered around white-collar crime related issues, the team at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership regularly assists with the establishment of whistleblowing hotlines and the amendment of internal policies. Ayşe Hergüner Bilgen is known for her longstanding expertise in dispute resolution and employment law. Commercial disputes specialist Tolga Danışman is a key name for white-collar crime investigations, and Kayra Üçer is an M&A specialist who regularly advises clients on corporate governance. Ufuk Yalçın is noted for handling anti-subsidy, anti-dumping, and safeguarding investigations. Deniz Tuncel is well versed in whistleblowing and anti-corruption matters, and İsmet Bozoğlu regularly acts for the Turkish subsidiaries of international companies.