Senem Denktaş
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney PartnershipNoted 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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‘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.
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Ümit Hergüner, Senem Denktaş, Piraye Kuranel Başol, Aslı Budak