Uğurkan is a senior associate of our office, admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association in December 2018. He joined the Biçer & Güner team in September 2023. After conducting his mandatory internship, as a qualified attorney, his legal journey started at Güner Law Office in 2018 and he worked until December 2020. Prior to re-joining Güner Law Office in April 2022, Uğurkan worked at beIN Media Group as a Sports & Media Rights Coordinator, and he was responsible for the valuation and acquisition of the media rights packages by participating in relevant broadcasting tender processes and also overseeing the exploiting of the media rights. 

Uğurkan is advising his clients on various areas of law including mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, corporate law, media law, real estate law, energy, project finance, and data protection law.

He has an excellent command of English.
 

On the employment side, she regularly advises major international and Turkish clients on all aspects of employment law issues, including mass lay-offs, transfer of employees, employment issues related to local and/or cross border M&A transactions, sub-employer/outsourcing arrangements, breaches and claims related to restrictive covenants, preparation of employment agreements, internal guidelines and benefit plans, preparation and negotiation of settlement agreements, internal investigations due to suspected white collar crime.

Burçak also has extensive experience in dispute resolution and represents her clients before the mediators and courts in commercial and labor law disputes.

She is also specialized in banking-finance with a focus on syndicated loans, project-finance and trade finance. Burçak alsoprovides services to her clients in all aspects of data protection and real estate.

A few quotes from legal journals

“Burcak Kurt Bicer is excellent. She commands respect and is very business friendly – no question is too big or too small.” (The Legal 500 – 2022)

“Burcak Kurt Bicer is a strong player. Clear advice, pragmatic and knows her stuff well.” (The Legal 500 – 2021)

“Burcak Kurt Bicer is one of the few lawyers in Turkey with real data protection expertise. She is practical and a pleasure to work with.” (The Legal 500 – 2021)