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Nazım O. Kurt

Work Department

Real Estate & Dispute Resolution

Position

Nazım O. Kurt is among the partners of our Real Estate practice group. Mr. Kurt has a strong reputation in the real estate market for his unique ability to apply his experience in dispute resolution to structure deals with a view towards minimizing potential exposure.

Mr. Kurt represents local commercial developers and international investors both in deal structuring and in court, and he has extensive experience in commercial real estate litigation, negotiations, international dispute resolution, project development, and permitting and licensing. Some of his most high-profile work has involved a decade-long engagement with a prominent multinational transit pipeline project company in real estate and real estate-related litigation matters, requiring work involving a multitude of title deed registries all around Turkey.

Career

Mr. Kurt began his legal career at Hergüner Bilgen Özeke as a trainee in 2001. He became an associate in 2003, a managing associate in 2011, and a partner in 2016.

Languages

English

Memberships

Mr. Kurt is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association (IBA), the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey (TKYD), the Association of Real Estate and Real Estate Investment Companies (GYODER), the Shopping Centre Investors Association (AYD) and the Center for Strategic Thinking in Real Estate (GİSP). He is a co-founder and Chairman of the Ethical Values Center Association (EDMER) and a founding member of the Istanbul Chapter of the International Law Institute (ILI).

Education

Mr. Kurt received his Bachelor of Laws from Marmara University School of Law in 2002, his Master of Laws in Banking and Finance from Istanbul Commerce University School of Social Sciences, and he is a Doctoral Candidate in Private Law at Yeditepe University Institute of Social Sciences.

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