Founded by Murat Sayin, Sayin Law
 &amp; Consulting is an Istanbul based (incorporated) full-service law firm
 offering high quality and solution oriented legal service in a professional
 business manner to corporations, individuals and investors operating across a
 broad range of industries. Sayin Law &amp; Consulting’s professional team
 consists of expert lawyers and support personnel, all of whom are experienced
 in their area, bilingual and have studied at recognized law schools in Turkey
 and/or abroad. Sayın Law &amp; Consulting is known for
 its achievements in energy law.Sayin Law &amp; Consulting
 provides legal assistance and dispute resolution services to both domestic and
 foreign firms that are active in petroleum, LPG, natural gas, electricity,
 renewable energy and mining fields, regarding their projects that are either in
 Turkey or abroad. Sayin Law &amp; Consulting’s young and dynamic team follows
 legal advancement and development day by day to provide the best legal service
 to its clients keeping them uptodate at all times. Under the roof of Sayin Law &amp; Consulting,
 every client's legal demand is satisfied with the finest available solution. We
 accomplish this by keeping track of legal developments and day-to-day business
 issues, then assessing them to find the best practical and long-term solutions.
 One of the legal foundation for the execution of our cases is provided by the
 connections our team has with academic members.

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Ilhan Kul is a partner in the energy
 department with over 25 years experience working on domestic transactions in
 both established and emerging energy markets. Ilhan Kul has an intesive experience
 in M&amp;A, corporate finance, joint ventures, private equity and
 restructuring. He is a trusted and strategic advisor, whether clients are
 seeking guidance on legal, commercial matters.

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Ilhan Kul is recognised as a skilled
 negotiator with an innovative and energetic approach and an in-depth knowledge
 of his clients’ business requirements. His experience enables him to simplify
 the complexities in corporate work to complete deals successfully and manage
 potentially contentious situations.

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His experience spans a diverse range of
 sectors including oil and gas, LNG, CNG and mining. Ilhan Kul primarily advises
 the energy sector on contractual and common law issues that impact upon a
 project throughout its lifecycle, from pre-contract through to post-completion,
 including strategic advice during the design, engineering, construction and
 development phases. Practice Areas &amp; Work Department

Energy Law

Competition Law

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Languages

English

Turkish

Partner

Murat SAYIN, the
 founding partner of Sayin Law &amp; Consulting is an Istanbul based
 (incorporated) full-service law firm offering high quality and solution
 oriented legal service in a professional business manner to corporations,
 individuals and investors operating across a broad range of industries. Murat SAYIN
 completed bachelor's level at Marmara University. He also has a PhD in International
 Commercial Law and a master's degree in European Union law. Murat SAYIN worked
 in companies active in the energy sector throughout his professional life as
 in-house legal counsel. He worked as a Legal in-house counsel, dealt with the
 court cases and execution files, engaged in the M&amp;A projects of the energy
 companies, executed an active role in the daily legal consulting of the
 companies and especially in the disputes and negotiations within the scope of
 the energy market legislation and practice. He also has an intensive experience
 with relataled to energy legislation and also EMRA relations. Soon after his
 working for the energy companies as an in house legal counsel, Atty. Murat SAYIN
 has established Sayin Law &amp; Consulting in order to serve the clients from a
 professional legalapproach of energy. Sayin Law &amp; Consulting provides professional legal
 services to many clients which are active in Turkish and international energy
 market. Practice Areas &amp; Work Department

Energy Law

Competition Law

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Languages

English

Turkish

Founding Partner

Onur Pajo is a skilled partner with
 significant experience in all forms of dispute resolution. He is a successful
 advocate in arbitration and commercial litigation.

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He has carved a niche in adjudication and
 litigation proceedings, but also in the avoidance and early resolution of
 disputes through less formal procedures such as mediation and negotiation. He
 acts for employers, developers and professional teams providing advice in
 respect of contractual and common law issues, the drafting of correspondence,
 claims, counterclaims and defences.

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Onur Pajo provides ongoing, practical
 advice and training to clients, and has vast experience in the vetting,
 drafting and negotiation of a range of construction and engineering contracts
 (including the EPC) and in the drafting and review of main contracts,
 sub-contracts, bonds, guarantees, collateral warranties and terms of business.

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Onur Pajo has particular experience acting
 for both claimants and defendants in complex, high profile cases involving
 competition law based claims or defences. He also assists businesses that find
 themselves under investigation by Competition Authority and businesses that are
 concerned about the way their affairs may have been conducted. Practice Areas &amp; Work Department

Energy Law

Competition Law

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Languages

English

Turkish

Since 1989, Hergüner has been recrafting the
Turkish law firm model along modern corporate standards, while maintaining the
personal attention that its clients have come to expect. Its size and expertise
make it one of the few truly full-service independent Turkish law firms with a
global reach, equally at home in the role of primary counsel in multinational
transactions and local counsel to foreign and domestic clients. The firm’s
expertise and institutional knowledge enable it to go beyond simple lawyering
and develop creative business-oriented solutions to client needs. It
accomplishes this by putting clients first and becoming intimately acquainted
with all aspects of their business and legal needs. The firm’s reputation for
innovation goes back almost three decades, having drafted many
first-of-their-kind agreements in cross-border transactions that continue to be
used as model agreements in the market today. Hergüner not only provides expert
legal counsel to its clients but also serves as a trusted advisor for them and
provides premium legal advice within a commercial context.The Hergüner team is currently comprised of
approximately 90 attorneys, most of whom have completed their education abroad,
and approximately 40 support staff, making it one of the largest law firms in
Turkey. The firm’s key practice areas include M&amp;A, Corporate Support,
Banking and Finance, Infrastructure &amp; Project Finance, Competition, Real
Estate, IP, Dispute Resolution, Data Protection, Employment &amp; Labor, and
Energy &amp; National Resources.

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Zeynep Tor has been with the firm since 2007, where she has worked in all areas of corporate and commercial law.&nbsp;She has garnered experience, especially in mergers &amp; acquisitions and joint ventures in regulated sectors covering a wide range of sectors including e-commerce, energy, and lottery. She has also assisted our clients in long term energy infrastructure projects with her unique knowledge of the one-of-a-kind intergovernmental agreement model. Zeynep Tor is highly praised for her command of the sectoral nuances and priorities, and her fast coordination and effective communication skills play a key role in multi-party/jurisdictional and complex transactions. Her communication capabilities and sectoral knowledge allow her to efficiently reflect the clients’ priorities in the legal documentation.Tor has recently assumed a lead role in an international hospitality and real estate development project abroad where our firm acted as the lead legal coordinator. Practice Areas &amp; Work DepartmentMergers &amp; AcquisitionsReal EstateInfrastructure &amp; Project FinanceCorporate Support LanguagesEnglish MembershipsInternational Law Institute (ILI), Istanbul ChapterTWEA (Turkish Wind Energy Association)

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