Partner

Istanbul

+90 212 354 0012

Litigation Star

English
Turkish


Practice area:

Commercial and transactions
Intellectual property


Mehmet Gün is the founding partner of Gün + Partners, which he founded in 1986 as a firm offering full commercial and corporate law and IP rights services.

In a professional career of almost 40 years, Mr Gün has developed expertise in many areas of law, including commercial law, corporate law and IP law. He is considered to be one of Turkey’s top international commercial lawyers and is recognised by his peers and the business community as the leading IP lawyer in Turkey. Gün + Partners is currently one of the largest law firms in Turkey.

Mr Gün is familiar with the nuances of common and civil law proceedings and advocates for the improvement of the Turkish judiciary for the implementation of full disclosure in the Turkish civil procedure.

Mr Gün is familiar with common law and the UK’s dispute resolution capacity and the differences between Turkish and UK dispute resolution. He has worked with many UK law firms throughout his career: he has advised many clients in the London reinsurance market and has acted as co-arbitrator, expert witness and co-counsel in the resolution of disputes involving both Turkish and English law.

Mr Gün has acted as lead and co-counsel in numerous local and international litigation, arbitration and mediation. He currently focuses on complex litigation frequently with cross border elements, business concerns and acts as a strategic advisor to clients and the large team of lawyers in the firm.

  • Banking and financial services
  • Commercial and transactions
  • Commercial arbitration
  • Competition/antitrust
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • International arbitration

  • Istanbul University, Faculty of Law, İstanbul, LL.B. (1980)
  • Çanakkale Teaching College, Çanakkale (1976)