Tunca Attorney Partnership

TUNCA ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP was founded in 2006 by Sidar TUNCA. The Firm is based in Ankara and our network also consists of partner offices in major locations of Turkey such as Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Adana and Antalya. Focusing mainly on litigation and consultancy services in the fields of energy & mining law, construction law, labour law and project finance, our team is dedicated to provide tailor-made legal services to our clients in a diligent manner.

TUNCA has more than 20 lawyers diversely specialized in various areas of law, and a professional support team. Our team provides legal services in English, Turkish, Russian and German. TUNCA also has an international network consisting of correspondent law firms and consulting companies acting in various jurisdictions such as Gulf countries, Europe, Russia, U.K., U.S.A. and Middle East. In its constant effort to enhance and excel at its legal service, stretching from counselling to litigation, TUNCA acts as per its principle of providing high quality services with dynamism and in-depth understanding of the clients’ changing needs.

In 2017, TUNCA strengthened its international practice with the establishment of TUNCA LAW INTERNATIONAL (www.tunca-international.com) as an entity which combines the prominent experience of its local lawyers with the international experience of a dynamic team composed of highly specialized lawyers and legal advisers experienced in various jurisdictions, whose legal expertise includes consultancy on cross-border investments, public and private international law, and international arbitration.

Areas of Practice

Energy and natural resources: Our team has in-depth knowledge on procedures and regulations in the sphere of energy projects in Turkey. The team is led by Sidar TUNCA founding partner of TUNCA, along with associates and senior associates. Moreover, members of our team have taken parts in cross-border strategic energy projects. TUNCA’s expertise in Energy Law covers all aspects of power plant projects, oil, gas and minerals industries. We represent a broad range of interests in energy sector such as generators, gas and energy traders and marketers, energy service providers, pipeline companies, industrial and commercial customers, investors, public entities and others in connection with the structuring, financing, regulatory approval and operation of power plants, energy market-related contract law, regulatory matters and litigation.

Construction and real estate: TUNCA’s expertise in construction covers Build-Operate-Transfer projects, public and private tenders, concession contracts, joint ventures, construction contracts, subcontracts, license agreements, project management agreements, operational management agreements, contract administration, claim management and, where necessary resolving disputes through court litigation. The legal counselling provided by our experts assists clients through all phases from development to completion of real estate and infrastructure projects, including large scale ones, implemented in various regions of Turkey.

Corporate, mergers and acquisitions: TUNCA successfully manages incorporation and restructuring procedures of its client companies. We also respond our clients’ day-by-day corporate needs and compliance issues by providing them both oral and written legal advices. Thereby, TUNCA consistently helps its foreign clients being in compliance with Turkish law and protects them from unexpected damages arising from incompliance with the current legislation. Our team also advices on merger and acquisition transactions by combining the expertise in conducting comprehensive due diligence process, granting the necessary permits from the related governmental bodies such as Competition Board and diligent follow-up of the legal and administrative procedures.

Labour Law: is one the strongest practice areas of TUNCA. Our Labour Law team provides services to the Client in a timely manner by taking the applicable laws and regulations, recent judicial practice and legal doctrine covering all aspects of the employer-employee relationship and intergovernmental agreements in this sphere into account. Partner Ayşegül FİLİZ heads the department which consists of experienced litigators and associates.

Intellectual property and telecommunications: We provide proactive and strategic advice on how companies can protect and enforce their intellectual property rights in copyright, trademarks, patents, trade names, domain names, design and know-how. Our lawyers and trade attorneys have extensive experience in telecommunication-related regulatory matters; negotiating and drafting intellectual property agreements, licensing agreements, transfer agreements of registered trademarks and patents, technical assistance agreements, technology transfer agreements, management agreements, distribution agreements, and franchising agreements.

International business transactions: TUNCA, provides strategic business consultancy for complex cross-border trade and investment projects in association with TUNCA Law International. For each matter, we build an operational team of lawyers admitted in the concerned jurisdiction and advisers on Bilateral and Multilateral Investment Treaties. Thus, a comprehensive approach enables us to provide innovative consulting services to address the needs of our clients.