Mr Ümit Hergüner > Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership Offices
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LEVENT 34394
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Mr Ümit Hergüner
Work Department
Corporate and M&A, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Energy & Natural Resources, Arbitration
Position
Ümit Hergüner is the senior partner for Hergüner Bilgen Üçer, which he founded in 1989. The Hergüner firm is among the leading law firms in Turkey, and is a full service independent law firm representing a major international and national clientele, including international and multilateral financial institutions, global corporations, agencies and other notable clients.
Mr. Hergüner is the head of the transactional practice group, which is a renowned global, cross-border mergers and acquisitions practice that cuts across a broad range of industries. Mr. Hergüner also provides expertise in project finance, international finance and banking, foreign, and strategic investments to clients including International Finance Institutions. Mr. Hergüner provides expert advice on foreign and strategic deals as well as legal advice regarding corporate governance, public policy, rule of law and related government affairs issues.
Career
Prior to founding the firm in 1989, Mr. Hergüner was Special Counsel on Foreign Law at Reid & Priest Attorneys at Law in New York from 1985 to 1988 .
Languages
English, French, German
Memberships
Mr. Herguner holds and has held public policy and advisory roles, including having served as President of ILI-Istanbul (International Law Institute) and Board Member of the International Law Institute, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Mr. Hergüner formerly served as President, and is currently an active member, of the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD). He has also served on the TKYD Advisory Board, has been a member of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), and a member of the Board of Directors Association (YÜD) and has served in many other similar roles. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), the World Law Group (WLG), the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB), the AVERE Electro Mobility Association, the Turkish Association for Energy Economics (TRAEE), and is an advisory member of the Boğaziçi University Corporate Governance Center.
Education
Mr. Hergüner received his Bachelor of Laws from Istanbul University School of Law in 1979, where he also conducted Graduate Legal Studies (DEA) until 1982, as well as receiving a Master of Laws from American University Washington College of Law in 1984, and a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia Law School in1985.
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Energy
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership’s leading energy practice focuses on high-profile energy transitions and major infrastructure projects. In addition to project development, the team’s work includes M&A and financing transactions. Ümit Hergüner
plays a central role in the firm’s ongoing involvement in major oil and gas pipeline projects and frequently advises on M&A matters. Clients include a range of prominent energy and financial players. Piraye Kuranel Başol is integral to the group’s financing transactions, including various debt restructuring projects. Deniz Tuncel supports clients at all stages of the energy investment lifecycle, from project development to transfer or decommissioning.
Turkey > Project finance/projects
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership is ‘distinguished by its in-depth knowledge and strategic approach, particularly in handling complex, high-value projects’. Senior partner Ümit Hergüner, renowned PPP expert Senem Denktaş, project development specialist Piraye Kuranel Başol, transportation sector specialist S. Aslı Budak, and banking expert Yeşim Api Şamlı are the main practitioners. Denktaş and Başol are currently assisting IFIs and commercial banks with the construction and operation of a $1.2bn integrated health campus in the Etlik region of Ankara. The firm is also involved in energy transmission infrastructure and nuclear power plant development.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)The ‘very versatile’ team at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership provides ‘innovative solutions’ to clients (including via a retainer service) from a varied array of sectors on M&A transactions and ongoing operational concerns. The very well-connected and experienced Ümit Hergüner heads up the overarching transactional team which houses the corporate offering and as well as regularly advising on energy M&A, is also noted for his prowess at advising on corporate governance matters. Managing partner Kayra Üçer has a focus on cross-border mandates and excels at advising foreign clients entering or exiting the Turkish market. Other key individuals include M. Mert Oğuzülgen , who is adept at handling conventional M&A and private equity/VC-led matters, including within highly regulated sectors; Deniz Tuncel, who is particularly skilled at advising on energy-related M&A; and the ‘very hardworking and responsive’ Zeynep Tor who has developed a particular niche advising on real estate and hospitality-related M&A.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Turkey
- Energy Turkey
- Hall of Fame Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Project finance/projects Turkey
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Employment
- Energy
- Project finance/projects
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency