Ms Stéphanie Beghe Sonmez > Paksoy > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
Paksoy Offices
ORJIN MASLAK, ESKI BUYUKDERE CADDESI NO:27, K:11
MASLAK
34398 ISTANBUL
Turkey
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Ms Stéphanie Beghe Sonmez
Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Commercial, Data Protection Compliance, Insurance and Private Pensions, Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Position
Stéphanie Beghe Sönmez is the partner, regularly advises on foreign law aspects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, and corporate restructuring for a variety of large foreign and Turkish industrial players and financial investors. She has developed key experience advising investors in diverse sectors in Turkey, including banking and financial services, insurance and private pensions, technology, industry and energy. Stéphanie also has significant expertise in intellectual property and information technology matters, upon which she advises clients in the context of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets, licensing, distribution and regulatory compliance.
Career
Before joining Paksoy in 2010, Stéphanie was a partner at the Istanbul office of a London-based international law firm. Prior to relocating to Turkey in 2006, she practiced for eight years with the Paris office of a major US-based international law firm.
Languages
English, French, Turkish
Memberships
International Bar Association, Paris Bar Association, New York Bar Association
Education
University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas, French Intellectual Property, Post-graduate degree
New York University,Trade Regulation, LL.M.
University of Paris X-Nanterre, French and Anglo-American Business Law, Master’s degrees
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > IT and telecoms
Paksoy has a solid track record in advising on e-commerce and competition law matters, among other areas, and is also recognised for assisting with M&A transactions for clients in the software and technology sectors. Stéphanie Beghe Sönmez and Sera Somay co-head the practice; Sönmez brings expertise in data protection and cybersecurity issues, and Somay handles regulatory work pertaining to the fintech sector. Merve Kurdak and Zeynep Toma are names to note.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The powerhouse corporate, commercial and M&A practice at Paksoy remains a market leader, leveraging the bench strength and experience of its team to advise insurers and domestic and multinational businesses involved in high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The firm’s robust client roster spans sectors ranging from automotive, mining, manufacturing, packaging and aerospace to chemicals, logistics and healthcare. The firm is led by practice area authority Elvan Aziz
, who brings expertise to M&A, corporate governance, restructurings and strategic agreements; M. Togan Turan, a specialist in M&A and competition law matters; Stéphanie Beghe Sonmez, an expert in M&A, joint ventures and private equity investments. Other key figures include Nihan Bacanak, who draws on experience in the retail, healthcare and logistics spaces; and Nazlı Bezirci, who assists major insurers.
Turkey > Compliance
(Firms to watch)Paksoy frequently handles internal investigations by administrative authorities, advising on a range of anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance checks. The team is led by Serdar Paksoy and Stéphanie Beghe Sonmez.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Compliance
- Restructuring and insolvency