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

Work Department

Tax

Position

TAX PARTNER (Managing Partner)

Career

Ersin Nazali, who worked as tax inspector for nine years under the Revenue Administration, is an expert and has considerable knowledge in several tax and corporate law areas, especially tax-customs disputes, tax litigation, transfer pricing, tax inspections and tax-free re-structuring of companies. 

After graduating from university in 2001, he worked as a tax assistant in Arthur Andersen and then as deputy inspector in the Prime Ministry Board of Inspection. On April 14 2004, he was assigned as the deputy tax inspector. In May 2007, he became a tax inspector.

As of March 2009, he was assigned to the tax council upon the minister’s approval and accordingly he played a role in preparing tax laws. He also played role in the Consultancy Commission, one of the organs of the Tax Inspectors Board, as a member and reporter and held conferences regarding mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs (de-mergers). In addition, he is one of the founders of the Tracking of Tax Disputes Department within the Tax Inspectors’ Board. In 2011 and 2012 he worked as a tax inspector at Istanbul Tax Inspection Board within the presidency of thin capital, transfer pricing and foreign based income group.

As of August 2012, Ersin works as a tax consultant and attorney in the private sector. He has a very good command of English.

Ersin has been listed as a leading tax adviser and attorney in Turkey by Legal 500 (2013, 2014 and 2015) and International Tax Review (2014, 2015, and 2016).

Ersin has also published more than 80 articles in several tax journals and 5 books (Taxation of Merger-Acquisition and Spin off, International Taxation, Permanent Establishment, Transfer Pricing, Tax-Civil-Criminal Liabilities of Company Directors) on the tax law.

Languages

Turkish (Native), English

Memberships

  • Istanbul Bar Association
  • Istanbul Chamber of Sworn in CPAs
  • Istanbul Bar Association Tax and Administration Law Centre
  • TUSIAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association) Tax Law Working Group
  • Tax Inspectors Association and Foundation
  • Prime Ministry Inspectors Association
  • Faculty of Political Sciences Association

Education

  • Ankara University-BA
  • Dicle University-LLB
  • Istanbul University, Fiscal Law -MSc
  • King’s College London, International Tax-LLM

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Tax

(Leading individuals)

Ersin Nazali  – NAZALI Attorney Partnership

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.