Bener Law Office
More informationOya Özarslan and Batuhan Şahmay jointly lead the team at Bener Law Office, known for handling a wide variety of mandates relating to foreign trade regimes, fraud investigations, and anti-money laundering compliance programs. Şahmay maintains an employment focused practice, regularly advising clients on the full range of due diligence and audit related mandates, while Özarslan is noted for her longstanding experience in compliance structures, particularly in relation to anti-corruption policies and ethical standards. Naz Ergörün Yazman primarily handles data protection compliance projects on a global scale, advising clients on data breach notifications to the Turkish Data Protection Authority.
Testimonials
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‘The quality of service provided is high. They make quick and solution-oriented suggestions.’
‘The team consists of a good bunch of subject matter experts who have deep understanding of local legislation and the possible impact on our business. Collaboration within the group is great and you always have the sense that you're in safe hands. They are very open to feedback and comments for improvements which they respond very quickly.’
‘We mainly work with Batuhan Şahmay and Naz Ergörün Yazman. We're enjoying the advantages of working with highly valued professionals who have a very deep understanding of our industry, and who can interpret our business strategies and principals, creating a tailor-made consultation model.’
‘The team is good at tracking matters, updating themselves and communicating legal matters to the client in a way client would understand.’
‘Bener's practice, under Batuhan Şahmay's leadership, is delivering excellent employment litigation service. ’
‘It is a reliable firm that we have been working with for many years and fulfills its job in the best way. It has lawyers who have knowledge and experience in different legal issues.’
‘They present ideas by researching a subject down to the finest detail. They take care to answer every question of their customers in detail. Their return speed is good. ’
Key clients
- Amazon
- Unilever
- Hempel
- Mastercard
- Philips
- Versuni
- Brita
- Michael Page
- Regus
- Banvit BRF
- Azelis
- Randstad
- Warner Music
- Ricoh
- Rollic Games
- VKR Holding
- Signify
- Benetton
- Glengo Lectra
- İston İstanbul
- Danaher
- CMH
- Schlumberger
Work highlights
- Assisted BRF- Banvit with regards to data protection legislation and its implementation.
- Advised a client on their registration with the Turkish Data Controller Registry, and conducted detailed work on the data inventory of the client.
- Advised Philips’ on their global data protection documentation (including global privacy rules) in terms of Turkish data protection legislation.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Oya Özarslan, Batuhan Şahmay