STG Partners

Şirin Tuzcu Güray Avukatlık Ortaklığı (STG Partners) goes beyond conventional legal services.

We are a strategic business partner that transforms law practice into a forward-driven, insight-powered system. We do not wait to react — we initiate. We architect processes, design strategies, and move ahead of the curve. To us, law is not a limitation but a primary framework for direction. We integrate into our clients’ operations and help shape not only today’s responses but also tomorrow’s growth.

Our model is intentionally focused—not full-service, but full-integration. We work with companies that see law not just as compliance, but as a core part of their business strategy. Whether we are designing systems, managing risk, or enabling cross-border expansion, our goal is not to support your plan, but to help you to build it.

Our approach is multi-disciplinary and tech-enabled. We blend legal knowledge with data, operations, and insight—always in context. We do not just simplify legal complexity; we transform it into actionable, measurable, and scalable systems that support your strategy, business objectives and align with your future growth.

We are built for the demands of modern business—high risk and regulated industries, high-growth ventures, and innovation-led teams navigating complexity, scrutiny, and scale.

STG is here not just to meet today's legal needs,We are here to design it with you.

Our legal services are structured around clusters where we bring true differentiation: regulatory and transactional depth, digital infrastructure and emerging technologies, cross-border compliance, and high-stakes investigations and disputes. These areas are designed not only to reflect legal demands today but to anticipate the challenges of tomorrow.

• Company formation, branch/subsidiary establishment, and business set-up
• Corporate law advice to private and public companies
• Process design and implementation for corporate secretarial functions
• Governance, Board advisory and management structure
• Directors & officers’ liability
• Shareholder relations, minority rights, and squeeze-outs
• Digital corporate governance and e-book tools

• Advice on public offerings (IPOs), private placements, and capital increases
• Prospectus preparation, regulatory filings, and Capital Markets Board (CMB) compliance
• Equity and debt issuences, convertible instruments, and warrants
• Corporate governance, board, management and committee structures
• Disclosure obligations and transparency requirements (material events, inside information etc)
• Shareholder and investor relations, squeeze-outs & minority protection
• De-listings, and going-private transactions
• Market abuse, manipulation & insider trading
• False accounting and corporate misconduct
• Capital Markets institutions and funds formation and structuring

• Buy-side / Sell-side due diligence
• Employment and real estate due diligence
• Vendor readiness, legal data room prep and process support
• Negotiation support, drafting and closing
• Post-integration and post-closing support
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Joint ventures
• Share purchase agreements, subscription agreements, share swap agreements
• MoUs, NBOs, Convertible notes, SAFE, flip-ups
• Earn-out mechanisms
• Shareholder agreements and management agreements
• Start-up, growth capital, venture and private equity transactions

• Contract lifecycle management and legal process design
• Drafting, negotiation, and review of commercial agreements (distribution, franchise, licensing, etc.)
• Framework agreements, service level agreements (SLAs), and master service agreements
• Outsourcing contracts, procurement terms, and cross-border commercial arrangements
• Contract risk mapping and compliance (including AML, sanctions, and privacy obligations)
• Contract templates, playbooks, and digital clause libraries
• Automated contract management systems and legal software implementation
• Contract dispute prevention and early resolution mechanisms
• Smart contracts and enforceability assessments

• Corporate and tax restructuring
• Transactional tax advice
• Digital tax
• Tax Investigations
• Tax settlements
• Customs advisory and compliance
• Tax and customs litigation

• Policy design, ethics, compliance and risk management framework
• Risk assessment and compliance tool kits
• Training, compliance tool-kits
• Whistleblower protection and response channels
• Internal investigations
• Mock dawn raids and regulator simulations
• Reputation and crisis management
• Bribery & corruption (FCPA/UKBA/local alignment)
• AML advisory & risk mitigation
• Sanctions Compliance, export controls
• Business & human rights compliance (UNGPs, OECD Guidelines)
• Modern Slavery Act
• Supply chain due diligence (environmental, human rights, and anti-corruption)
• Competition compliance and dawn raid response
• Cartel and antitrust
• Vertical agreements

• Financial markets and services
• Energy and Utilities
• Automotive and parts
• Retail & FMCG
• Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
• Healthcare

• ESG strategy alignment with Turkish and EU regulations (e.g., CSRD, SFDR)
• ESG risk assessments and compliance integration into corporate governance
• Preparation of ESG policies, charters, and board-level responsibility frameworks
• ESG reporting and disclosure readiness (TFRS S1/S2, CSRD, GRI, SASB)
• Legal advisory on sustainable finance, green bonds, and impact investing
• Carbon governance, environmental liability, and climate risk disclosures
• Sustainable procurement practices and responsible sourcing contracts

• Telecoms and tech infrastructure and regulations
• E-commerce and online platforms
• OTT, AdTech, influencer regulations
• Digital infrastructure, smart cities & smart home appliances
• Smart mobility, connected vehicles & IoT compliance
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics, governance, and compliance
• Digital media & content licensing
• Technology transfer & commercialization
• Cloud services, SaaS, IaaS contracting
• Health Tech regulatory & product licensing

• Licensing (crypto, payment, e-money, PSD2, open banking)
• Tokenization, crypto compliance & DeFi models
• Digital banking compliance & outsourcing
• Crowdfunding, robo-advisory frameworks
• Regulatory sandbox & innovation license support
• RegTech and compliance automation

• KVKK & GDPR compliance design and architecture
• Data breach response and enforcement defense
• Cybersecurity frameworks and regulations
• Surveillance and investigatory powers
• AI ethics audits & algorithm transparency compliance

• Commercial litigation and dispute management
• Shareholder and post-M&A disputes
• International arbitration (ICC, LCIA, CAS)
• Litigation and arbitration funding
• White-collar crime, business fraud defense
• Cross-border criminal defense
• Asset tracing and civil recovery
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments

• Employment contracts, policies and handbooks
• Workplace regulations, remote work and compliance
• Stock options and incentive schemes
• Transactional & employment due diligence
• Dismissals, mass lay-offs and restructuring
• Workplace & employee transfers
• Immigration & expat support
• Outsourcing & Employer of Records