Arzu Ongur

Arzu ONGUR is the managing partner of ONGUR&PARTNERS International Law Firm. She is a well-recognized lawyer based in Turkey, with expertise in international law, arbitration and litigation. She has wide range of professional work experiences in Turkey and abroad, including Italy, Brussels and New York City. She represented many large-scale local and international clients and government authorities, as well as embassies, before national courts and international arbitrations. Some selected projects and cases where she acted as attorney are provided in the “Selected Cases” section. She has training and legal degrees from Turkey, and Italy. Arzu ONGUR’s focus is on ICC& ICSID Arbitration, Public Procurements and Projects, Energy Oil & Gas Law, Mining Law, Foreign Direct Investments, Privatizations, Litigations, International Contracts, Administrative Law, Defense Industry, Banking Law, Competitions, Defense Industry, Aviation, Transportations, Public Tenders and PPP. She has vast experience in multinational and complex legal disputes.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  English (fluent)  / Italian (fluent) / Turkish (native)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

POST-GRADUATED STUDIES

PHD ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW &COMPETITION LAW

2005 October-Ankara University Faculty of Law Department of Administrative Law GPA 90/100 Ankara /TURKEY

MASTER ON EUROPEAN UNION STUDIES AND LAW

2006 October- 2007 June European College of Parma, Advanced Diploma on European Studies and Law, (She granted Full Scholarship from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.) GPA 24/30 Parma/ITALY

MASTER IN DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION AND CHANGE

2004 October-July 2005 Master in Development Innovation and Change Bologna University Alma mater, Faculty of Law. She completed this programme as Erasmus exchange student. GPA 23.3/30 Bologna/ITALY

LAW DEGREE

ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW

1996-2000 Ankara University Faculty of Law, Bachelor Degree in Law

ONGUR&PARTNERS International Law Office:

ONGUR&PARTNERS International Law Office provides a spectrum of top quality legal services to international businesses, corporations, governments and investors. The firm’s experienced team of lawyers has represented clients from throughout the European Union; particularly in the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as United States and Turkey. It built a strong reputation for professionalism, rigor, and appreciation of complexities of international business law.

We are proud to provide legal services to a broad range of clients from all over the world, to prominent industries in Turkey as well as significant projects, while working as trusted legal advisors in Turkey for over 13 years. In depth experience we gathered from distinguished clients, being part of unique projects and dealing with multinational complex legal issues provided us with the framework and opportunity to demonstrate our legal skills at the highest level.

ONGUR&PARTNERS International Law Office expertise covers all aspects of state, commerce, business and investment laws in Turkey, and all aspects of litigation and arbitration. The office in Ankara provides local services to surrounding cities, as well as Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Alanya, and employs consultants overseas to provide service in excellent standards. Clients are served with diligence, and the firm’s language fluency in Turkish, English, Italian and Russian guarantees that an interpreter is rarely needed for close communication. Lawyers and staff at Our firm is considered among the top trusted international legal service providers and law firms in Turkey by international legal networks and authorities. Our special focus on client expectation and our approach to design best legal strategy for successful and effective results separate us. The firm’s close client interaction, support and international network render its services solution-oriented.

Our lawyers aim to:

-Understand the needs of local and foreign clients,

-Multi-dimensionally analyze and provide the best solutions to meet legal requirements and satisfy client needs,

-Bring professionalism and timely execution for each steps of legal processing for clients.

ONGUR&PARTNERS’s vision is to provide clients with legal advice that helps them achieve their long-term objectives in Turkey and across the globe with the greatest efficiency. This vision is attained by a strategy of steady expansion, allowing us to retain a boutique character and to provide excellent standards of service.

More information about our firm is available upon request. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any question and/or inquiries through contact@ongurpartners.com or to call us from +90 312 426 39 94