Biçer Güner Attorneys-at-Law

Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions, Employment, TMT, Data Protection, Real Estate, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Intellectual Property

Managing Partner

Burçak is the managing partner of Biçer Güner. She has more than 20 years of experience and outstanding track record primarily in corporate/M&A, employment and TMT, as well as banking-finance, dispute resolution, real estate and data protection.

On the corporate/M&A side, Burçak advises foreign and Turkish sellers, strategic investors and private equities on M&A transactions across all sectors. She successfully advises major international and Turkish clients on day-to-day corporate and commercial matters advises major international and Turkish clients on their day-to-day corporate and commercial matters, including legal mergers, spin-offs, internal corporate restructuring and corporate governance. She also has extensive experience in Competition Board filings for M&A transactions as well as exemption and negative clearance applications.

Burçak has solid experience in the TMT field and regularly advises major global media clients on structuring their business in Türkiye in compliance with Turkish laws, as well as on day-to-day regulatory issues, particularly in relation to licensing requirements and broadcasting principles. Her experience in TMT extends to data protection and privacy, intellectual property, e-commerce, electronic communication services and anti-piracy legislation.

She has extensive experience in employment and regularly advises major international and Turkish clients on all aspects of employment law issues, including mass lay-offs, transfer of employees, employment issues related to local and/or cross border M&A transactions, sub-employer/outsourcing arrangements, breaches and claims related to restrictive covenants, preparation of employment agreements, internal guidelines and benefit plans, preparation and negotiation of settlement agreements, internal investigations due to suspected white collar crime as well as employment litigation.

Burçak also has extensive experience in dispute resolution and represents her clients before the mediators and courts in major commercial and labor law disputes.

She is also specialized in banking-finance with a focus on syndicated loans, project-finance and trade finance.

Burçak is also highly experienced in the field of real estate and has been representing major multinational companies in the negotiation of real estate purchase, sale, lease and construction contracts as well as assisting her clients on the administrative processes for obtaining licenses and permits for leasing or using a real estate.

Moreover, Burçak is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)—the world's leading information privacy community.

A few quotes from legal journals:

“Burcak Kurt Bicer is excellent. She commands respect and is very business friendly – no question is too big or too small.” (The Legal 500 – 2022)

“Burcak Kurt Bicer is a strong player. Clear advice, pragmatic and knows her stuff well.” (The Legal 500 – 2021)

“Burcak Kurt Bicer is one of the few lawyers in Turkey with real data protection expertise. She is practical and a pleasure to work with.” (The Legal 500 – 2021)

English, French, and Turkish

Istanbul Bar Association

Education

2000-2004 - Istanbul University, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Law