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Güniz Gökçe

Güniz Gökçe

Managing Partner, Head of Bank Finance

Biography

Overview:
Güniz is the Managing partner and the head of our Banking & Finance practice in Istanbul. Güniz's practice involves a wide range of banking and structured finance transactions. Being the head of the banking and finance practice of the office, she advises arrangers, lenders and multilateral financial institutions on complex financing operations and has developed particular expertise in cross-border financings and securitisations. Güniz also acts for various Turkish borrowers, mainly Turkish banks, in a wide range of financings including syndications, structured financings and trade financings.

Güniz’s exceptional record in bank finance transactions and her leadership in the profession have been repeatedly recognized by Chambers & Partners and The Legal500. Clients describe Güniz as “one of the most experienced lawyers in the market” and praise her ‟sharp intelligence, management and persuasion skills”, adding that “her grasp of lawyers’ understanding of the commercial matters is unique and outstanding‟, according to The Legal500. Chambers & Partners also noted that she is highly reputed in Turkish market for her assistance with syndicated financing, acquisition finance and restructuring matters.

Practices:
Banking & Finance, Project Finance, Regulatory & Compliance, Restructuring & Insolvency

Sectors:
Construction & Infrastructure
Consumer Products
Energy & Natural Resources
Financial Institutions
Manufacturing
Power


Bars and Associates
Istanbul Bar Association, 2015
New York State Bar, 2003
Izmir Bar Association, 1997

Education
LL.M., (with distinction) Georgetown University, Law Center, 2000
LL.B., Ankara University, Faculty of Law, 1995

Languages
English, Turkish