Shipping and Transportation

Gur Law Firm has a strong reputation of 30 years in Transport and is recognized as one of the most competent and leading firms in  the fields of contentious and non- contentious, wet or dry, hull or cargo and other shipping issues, which comprise a complete shipping legal service for its present and potential clients, among whom ship owners, charterers and cargo interests take place.

Our lawyers in the shipping and transportation department have impressive expertise in the sectorial and commercial nuances of the shipping and deal with full range of legal issues affecting those involved in shipping industry, advising on charter parties, shipbuilding, management agreements, cargo claims, H&M and P&I maritime insurances among other things. The firm handles all types of maritime proceedings and litigation including ship arrest, defending cargo interests on behalf of ship owners, clubs, cargo interests; ship fires, salvage, groundings, collisions, pollutions, sinking, wreck removals, general average. We have strong long-term cooperation relationships with foreign law firms worldwide that ensures timely and qualitative legal assistance on international basis and representation of the clients in mediation, before foreign courts, arbitration courts, ICC, LMAA and GAFTA; as well as recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments/arbitration awards.

GUR Law Firm’s shipping and finance practice represents a wide range of national and international clients including banks, financial institutions and owners in all types of ship finance and leasing transactions including restructurings of existing financings, complex structured financings, syndicated loans, as well as loan work-outs. As a result of the need arisen in recent years, we have formed a great expertise regarding all aspects of validity and enforcement of securities under Turkish Law and regularly provide advices and legal opinions to foreign and local banks on related matters.

Our firm’s legal consultancy services also cover land transportation, logistics, aviation matters and freight forwarding and assisting the leading freight forwarders and/or carriers in Turkey in the disputes arising therefrom. Our team possesses the know-how and experience to render utmost services to its clients on every matter including combined transportation, international transportation, trailer and container carriage and existing routes, freights and the entire transportation organization.

Founding Partner
Tevfik GUR

Founding Partner

Associate
Dila GUR

Associate

Associate
Melisa KURTER

Associate

Associate
Ezgi OZKAN

Associate

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