Zeynep Tuğçe Gider
Lawyer
Kadıköy / Istanbul
Summary
Accomplished Attorney offering 15 years record in various legal matters. Communicates clearly and effectively with other team members, colleagues and clients.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Founding Partner
GKS Legal
09.2019 - Current
- Established and maintained strong relationships with clients.
- Represented the law firm at conferences and events.
- Responded to all kinds of legal needs of local and abroad clients on corporate and commercial law, employment law, data protection, banking and finance etc.
- Provided legal counsel to clients on diverse projects, cases and/or disputes.
- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated readable and enforceable agreements and other legal documents to protect client's full legal rights in both Turkish and English.
- Developed legal strategies to protect client interests and resolve disputes.
- Assisted clients (especially companies from various sectors such as construction, textile, industry, consumer business etc.) on their daily legal needs.
- Represented clients before court by taking into account facts and evidence in most favorable light.
- Negotiated settlements of disputes and litigation.
- Advised clients on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other business matters.
- Managed the administration of the law firm.
Senior Legal Advisor
Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş.
09.2014 - 08.2019
- Worked in Contracts, Legal Consultancy and Projects Division / Corporate Banking, Corporate Investment Banking and Subsidiaries Department.
- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated various agreements and legal documentation (in English and Turkish) including standardized (framework) and also tailor-made contracts such as credit facility (loan) agreements, post financing agreements, account opening agreement, guarantees, collateral agreements, electronic platform agreements, confidentiality agreements, risk participation agreements, derivatives agreements, service level agreements etc.
- Provided legal consultancy to the head office departments and branches of the bank on various legal issues regarding deals with corporate and multinational clients, financial instruments and capital market transactions of all kinds.
- Provided consultancy services to subsidiaries of the Bank and TEB Holding in country and abroad, including investment and asset management companies, and all BNP Paribas Group. companies all around the world.
- Worked on structured finance projects and issuance of debt instruments such as issuance of covered bonds, granting syndicated & club loan facilities and subordinated loans, securitization programs.
- Provided legal assistance to mid-level project finance teams.
- Provided legal assistance to M&A projects of the Bank, TEB Holding and all their subsidiaries.
Attorney at Law
Yasaman Law Firm
09.2011 - 09.2014
- Worked as an associate in litigation, arbitration and consultancy.
- Conducted legal research, drafted memorandums and legal opinions, gave briefing to reputable national and international companies for consultation and litigation phases of legal disputes, represented the client before courts by participating in hearings and tracking the law cases especially in the domains of corporate and intellectual property law as well as penal law, banking law, securities law, employment law.
- Conducted legal research and conferred with colleagues with subject matter expertise to develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
- Represented clients before courts.
- Drafted motions, petitions and waivers.
- Attended to the team worked in international arbitration cases and their submissions filed to Ad-Hoc and Institutional Arbitration cases.
Legal Intern
Akinci Law Office
06.2009 - 07.2010
- Worked in international arbitration department.
- Performed legal and general research, drafting memoranda, and correspondence.
- Assisted the team during all phases of an arbitration case.
- Sorted legal documents, filing and case materials in clear, orderly systems.
- Researched statutes, decisions, legal articles, and codes.
Education
L.L.M. - International Commercial And Corporate Law
Queen Mary University of London
London, UK 04.2001 -
L.L.B. - Faculty of Law
Yeditepe University
Istanbul, Turkey 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Tarsus American Collage
Mersin, Turkey 04.2001 -
Skills
Corporate and Business Legal Issues
Timeline
Founding Partner
GKS Legal
09.2019 - Current
Senior Legal Advisor
Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş.
09.2014 - 08.2019
Attorney at Law
Yasaman Law Firm
09.2011 - 09.2014
Legal Intern
Akinci Law Office
06.2009 - 07.2010
L.L.M. - International Commercial And Corporate Law
Queen Mary University of London
04.2001 -
L.L.B. - Faculty of Law
Yeditepe University
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Tarsus American Collage
04.2001 -