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NAZALI Attorney Partnership
Esentepe Mahallesi
Kore Şehitleri Caddesi
Şişli / İSTANBUL
Turkey

Work Department

Tax & Corporate Law

Position

DIRECTOR

Career

Begüm Solak Ekler, who has been working as lawyer since 2009, focuses on tax litigation and consultancy services. She is especially engaging in restructuring projects such as tax-free structuring of group companies, spin-off, mergers & acquisitions, capital/equity restructuring, recovery of financial situations of the companies in bankruptcy or technical bankruptcy. She is expert and has a considerable knowledge in several tax areas especially tax inspections, tax litigation, transfer pricing and tax efficient structuring of companies domestically and internationally.

She was born in Ankara in 1986. She completed her middle and high school education in TED Ankara College and graduated from Bilkent University, Faculty of Law. During her university years, she has done internships in several leading law firms and public corporations (Prime Ministry Foreign Trade Secretariat, Central Bank, Istanbul Stock Exchange and Competition Board).

After her graduation from university, she has provided consultancy and litigation services on tax and corporate law to local and foreign investors under Ernst&Young Istanbul, tax and legal services company, for 3,5 years and then under DLA Piper Istanbul Office for 1,5 year.

She has master degree on “Law of Economics” in Galatasaray University and excellent command of English.

Languages

Turkish (Native), English

Memberships

  • İzmir Bar Association

Education

  • Bilkent University,Faculty of Law, LLP
  • Galatasaray University-Law of Economics,LLM

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Tax

With extensive experience in advising multinational corporates across the energy, automotive, and IT spheres, the tax boutique firm NAZALI Attorney Partnership counts various international household names on its client roster, notably Siemens, Samsung, and LG Electronics. The team’s full-service offering encompasses tax litigation, consultancy, and the tax aspects of M&A and transfer pricing. The practice is jointly headed by Ersin Nazali, who utilises his background as a tax inspector in the Revenue Administration in tax-customs disputes, customs litigation, and transfer pricing; experienced litigator and mediator Gözde Saruhan Berk; and senior associate Begüm Solak Ekler, a specialist in tax-free restructurings.