Goksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership delivers strategic advice to clients navigating the complexities of employment law, with a strong focus on employment litigation, restructuring, and redundancy programmes. Banu Mert, a highly regarded labour lawyer, advises clients across the construction, TMT, pharmaceutical, and automotive sectors, offering comprehensive day-to-day support on employment and HR issues.
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Work Department

Labour, Employment, Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

Banu Mert is an expert in labour law; she also has extensive knowledge and experience in company law, commercial law, law of obligations and real estate law. Banu Mert mostly works with the clients who are in the sectors of construction, telecommunication, pharmaceutical, automotive and media. In addition to her strong involvement in various employment matters of the clients, she has also provided general consultancy and made all the required applications regarding take over all assets and liabilities of some major media outlets; performed the transactions and obtained the required permissions of the Competition Authority for companies in media and pharmaceutical sectors; participated in conduction of due diligence reports for some major acquisition and privatisation cases in energy, automotive, media and pharmaceutical industries. Without limitation in addition to the above area, Banu Mert has also provided day-to-day corporate consultancy on a retainer basis as well as giving periodical trainings to the management and HR departments of the client companies.

Languages

English.

Memberships

İstanbul Bar Association

Education

Istanbul University, Turkey (1990 LLB).

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Key clients

  • North Marmara Motorway
  • Erdemoğlu Holding
  • SASA
  • KİTOKO
  • ANKA YUMURTA
  • Artıbir Enerji
  • Ide Technologies
  • DİNARSU
  • Bank Of China
  • Ela Kimyevi
  • Gezer Holding
  • Titra Teknoloji
  • Ufuklar Medya
  • Uludağ Elektrik Dağitim Anonim Şirketi
  • Yildiz Technical University Technopark
  • Yeni Dunya Foundation
  • Tarim Kredi Cooperatives

Work highlights

Advising SASA Polyster on assessing and minimising legal risks associated with the PTA site.
Assisting Anka Yumurta with the drafting of internal regulations and employment agreements.
Advising Erdemoğlu Holding Anonim Şirketi on employment-related litigation matters.