About Us
Gen Temizer Erdoğan Girgin Attorney Partnership is a leading independent corporate law firm located in the financial heart of Istanbul.
We have profound knowledge of the local market gained by the combined 80 years’ experience of our name partners managing a large team of talented and diverse lawyers.
We have 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.
We are recognised as a leading firm by all major legal directories including Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.
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.
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 contact 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.
Broad Bandwidth of our Services
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.
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 empowerment throughout their +20-year careers. This is reflected at our female-led firm where Diversity & Inclusion is not just a buzz word but the foundation of our firm.
Gender
Equality
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 shared interest in each client matter, therefore know how sharing is in the core of our functioning.
What our clients say:
Co-managing partner and head of M&A, Corporate and Private Equity practices, Baran is one of Türkiye’s premier M&A lawyers. She is a go-to attorney for all types of M&A deals from small ticket transactions such as seed investment rounds of venture capital funds to major big-ticket acquisitions or disposals of the likes of global oil & gas giants or major industrials. Her client base, which includes some of the largest multinationals operating in Türkiye, is drawn from a wide range of sectors and she is particularly noted for her track record advising oil & gas, media, retail, FMCG, technology, real estate, banking and energy clients.
Chambers and Partners has been recognizing her as a leading individual for 12 consecutive years. According to Chambers, she has been praised by clients for her “business acumen” and “mastery of all M&A processes”. Clients in Legal 500 describe her as ‘dedicated’, ‘knowledgeable’ and ‘providing top-tier quality advice’.
Baran is the head of our M&A, Corporate & Private Equity practice.
Member of Istanbul Bar Association
Ebru is the co-managing partner and head of dispute resolution practice of our Firm. Ebru has been representing both claimants and defendants in high-stakes cases before all major arbitral institutions and Turkish courts for more than 20 years and maintains an active caseload in our dispute resolution department. Her client base includes some of the world’s pioneering companies, HNW individuals and influential business owners.
Bringing unmatched experience in dispute resolution, she is also well-known for her outstanding capabilities in the M&A practice and has been managing several significant M&A transactions throughout her career. Ebru leverages her expertise in disputes to develop effective negotiation strategies in the M&A deals she leads.
Ebru is the head of our dispute resolution, employment and data privacy practices.
- Member of Istanbul Bar Association
- Board member at Impact2030
- Ex-Board member at Rota Portföy
Ömer heads the firm’s Real Estate, Banking Finance and Projects and Infrastructure and mining practices.
During his nearly two decades-long career, he has assisted multinationals and major domestic players with Turkish and cross-border investments. Adept acting for either lender or sponsor, his wide ranging expertise includes trade finance, project and acquisition financing, banking regulatory, and secured loans and syndications.
Ömer has notably strong experience of the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors, where he has been involved in the financing of several major projects. He has also advised multiple multinational real estate development and hospitality companies on complex residential and hotel developments.
Member of Istanbul Bar Association
Bulut leads Gen Temizer’s competition and compliance practice and has over 15 years of experience in sectors such as telecommunications, FMCG, automotive, construction, media and technology. With expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters, he provides strategic advice and representation to both local and global companies.
In his role, Bulut represents clients before regulatory bodies, including the Turkish Competition Board, as well as administrative courts and the Council of State. He handles complex cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases and other competition-related disputes to protect clients’ interests and achieve resolutions.
Bulut specialises in facilitating seamless business transactions, having worked on some of the most complex merger control cases in the country. His strategic approach optimises what is strategic for clients’ growth while ensuring full compliance, particularly in relation to negative clearance and exemption applications to the Turkish Competition Authority.
In addition, Bulut develops comprehensive compliance programmes tailored to the evolving regulatory landscape. These programmes cover not only competition law, but also anti-corruption, internal investigations and regulatory compliance, enabling organisations to proactively identify and mitigate legal risks. His commitment to ethical business practices fosters a culture of integrity and compliance within client organisations, enabling them to confidently navigate legal complexities while minimising exposure.
- Member of Istanbul Bar Assocation
- Member of SES
During her 10+ year career, Dila Topuz has advised on many cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and capital markets handling both equity and debt transactions, including primary and secondary public offerings.
She assists domestic and multinational clients in a wide range of sectors including telecommunications, media, retail, food and industrial and represents their investments both in Türkiye and abroad. She is known for her dedication to our organisation, having been a part of our team since the establishment of our firm and has built great rapport with our clients over the years. She receives stellar feedback on her management and deal execution from clients.
Dila is the head of our equity capital markets practice and a valuable member of our M&A, Corporate and Private Equity practices.
Member of Istanbul Bar Association