Firm Overview

Gen Temizer is a leading independent corporate law firm located in the financial heart of Istanbul.

Has profound knowledge of the local market gained by the combined 80 years’ experience of the name partners managing a large team of talented and diverse lawyers.

Has an outstanding track record of handling cross-border matters for our clients. We have closed hundreds of cross-border transactions worth billions of dollars in the last 10 years.

Managing Partners: Baran Gen and Ebru Temizer
Partners: Ömer Erdoğan, Bulut Girgin, Dila Topuz
Number of partners: 5
Number of other fee-earners: 35

Why Gen Temizer

Commitment to Client Service

Responsiveness, clarity in communication, plain language, pragmatic solutions and high availability are our core values. Our dedication to exceeding expectations means we are always willing to go the extra mile. We work tirelessly to help our clients achieve their goals. Our aim is to enable safe, clear, concise and informed decision-making baselines for our clients.

Broad Bandwidth of our Services

Our services cover a broad bandwidth from company formation to assisting with M&A transactions, from routine regulatory advice to representing global oil & gas giants in their most significant transactions, from negotiating an EPC contract to representing airport operators in their joint venture negotiations, from making routine regulatory filings to assisting international bond issuers through their issuance processes, from providing employment law advice to representing major industrials in their complex commercial disputes before top arbitral institutions.

Full Service Plus        

We are a one-stop shop. Specialist capital markets, antitrust, banking & finance, real estate, data privacy and regulatory practices, among others, allow us to offer comprehensive solutions to our clients. This multi-disciplinary approach ensures we assemble the right lawyers for every project so that every eventuality is covered. If required, our partners who are deeply rooted in the local market will pull the best experts from all areas into a project.

Gender Equality         

Founding and co-managing partners Baran Gen and Ebru Temizer are both exemplary female figures of the Turkish law firm scene and they both have been influential advocates for women's empowerment throughout their +20-year careers. This is reflected at our female-led firm where Diversity & Inclusion is not just a buzzword but the foundation of our firm.

Collegial Culture        

Our firm is not a kingdom or queendom. Our partners strive to establish a collegial culture based on horizontal hierarchy. All lawyers are expected to express themselves and their views are taken seriously by the team leaders. Due to our equity structure, all partners have a shared interest in each client matter, therefore know-how sharing is in the core of our functioning.

Main Areas of Practice

• Banking & Finance
• Capital Markets
• Competition & Compliance
• Data Privacy
• Dispute Resolution
• Employment & Labour Law
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
• IT & IP
• M&A, Corporate & Private Equity
• Projects & Infrastructure
• Real Estate & Construction
• Restructuring & Insolvency
• White-Collar Crime, Risk & Sensitive Investigations