Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership

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Noted for its illustrious record in large-scale projects, Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership has a hand in many of the country’s most high-profile matters. Most notably, firm co-founder Ümit Hergüner is leading the projects advice to South Stream Transport on the region-shaping TurkStream pipeline, which will connect Russian natural gas reserves to Turkey and to Europe. Other key names include managing partner Senem Denktaş, who specialises in PPPs; transactional banking and finance head Piraye Kuranel Başol; and projects and infrastructure partner Aslı Budak. Finance-focused senior associate Sertaç Coşgun recently joined from Güner Law Office.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is highly capable and dedicated to the projects.’

  • ‘Individuals are expert in their fields and most of the time their dedication creates effective results.’

Key clients

  • Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
  • South Stream Transport
  • EBRD
  • Dubai Port World
  • Fraport TAV Antalya Terminal İşletmeciliği Anonim Şirketi
  • Export Development Canada
  • U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
  • IFC
  • EIB
  • K-Exim
  • K-Sure
  • BSTDB
  • DEG
  • İş Bankası

Work highlights

  • Representing South Stream Transport in the TurkStream pipeline project, which is a major regional energy infrastructure project that connects Russian natural gas reserves to Turkey and to Europe.
  • Representing EBRD, IFC, BSTDB, DEG and a group of commercial banks, as the project lenders, on the Ankara Etlik project, involving the construction and operation of an integrated health campus in the Etlik region of Ankara.
  • Advising DP World Yarımca, as the owner, on every phase of the construction of a new container port in Yarımca.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Senem Denktaş
Senem Denktaş is a leader in our Infrastructure & Project Finance and M&A practice groups. In the field of infrastructure, Ms. Denktaş is known for providing comprehensive support through every phase of project development and having an ability to look beyond daily and short-term priorities in order to take into account potential issues through the entire lifecycle of long-term projects. Additionally, her decades-long M&A experience in nearly all major sectors and all types of M&A work has been an invaluable asset to our clients, her innovative structuring advice and streamlined efficiency consistently ensuring rapid but fundamentally robust outcomes.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ümit Hergüner, Senem Denktaş, Piraye Kuranel Başol, Aslı Budak

Other key lawyers

Sertaç Coşgun