TUGA|ARAT
Energy & Construction Law Boutique

Legal counsel built on technical fluency and commercial reality.

A dedicated boutique practice serving the energy, construction and infrastructure sectors — in and through Turkey, and internationally.

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Ankara Istanbul Est. 2014
Why TUGA|ARAT

A boutique by design, not by limitation.

We invest in long-term relationships — taking the time to know you, your business and your industry inside and out — and pair that understanding with deep, sector-specific expertise.

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Long-term partners

We build durable relationships and learn your business and industry in depth, so our advice fits the way you actually work.

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Dual-qualified team

Members with both legal and technical backgrounds understand every aspect of a project and deliver technically viable legal advice.

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Commercial & pragmatic

Our specialists combine legal expertise with technical and commercial realities to reach practical, preferable outcomes.

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Pro-active & hands-on

Flexible, responsive and engaged — we focus on services that anticipate issues rather than simply react to them.

Our Firm

Specialists in the law of building and powering the world.

Established in 2014 in Ankara and Istanbul as a dedicated Construction & Energy law boutique, we are among the very few firms in Turkey practising primarily in these fields. We serve international companies doing business in and through Turkey, and Turkish companies operating internationally.

From pre-tender strategy to project completion and dispute resolution, we advise across the entire lifespan of a project.

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Major infrastructure project

Who we work with

  • Principals, including government and statutory authorities
  • Contractors, builders and project managers
  • Consultants — engineers, architects and surveyors
  • Subcontractors and suppliers
  • Lenders, sponsors and insurers
What we do

Nine practice areas, one continuous engagement.

We provide practical, realistic and solid advice across the whole lifespan of a project — from the pre-contract and pre-tender phase to completion and any potential dispute.

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Contracts, Claims & Risk Management

Drafting, negotiating and managing complex EPC/EPCM and FIDIC-based contracts, and the claims that arise under them.

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Project Support & Dispute Avoidance

Embedded, real-time support that keeps projects on track and heads off disputes before they crystallise.

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Partnerships, JVs & Consortiums

Structuring joint ventures, consortia and shareholder arrangements for major projects.

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Procurement

Tendering strategy and procurement advice for principals and bidders alike.

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Dispute Resolution

Arbitration and litigation across contentious construction, energy and finance matters.

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All practice areas

Corporate & commercial, PPPs, sanctions & compliance, insurance and more.

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$2bn+
Combined contract value advised on
2014
Established in Ankara & Istanbul
8
Core industries served
9
Dedicated practice areas
Industries

Sectors we know from the ground up.

Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure Energy & Resources Transport Asset Finance Project Finance Defence & Aerospace Shipbuilding
Our Founders

Lawyers who speak the language of your projects.

Umut TUĞA

Umut TUĞA

Founding Partner · Attorney & Mechanical Engineer

A strategic, business-oriented and hands-on attorney and mechanical engineer with worldwide experience on major construction, energy and water-infrastructure projects.

Şeref Can ARAT

Şeref Can ARAT

Founding Partner · Construction, Finance & Disputes

Practising across construction, finance — contentious and non-contentious — and dispute resolution, with deep experience in tenders, joint ventures and FIDIC contracts.

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Let's talk about your project.

Whether you are tendering, building, financing or in dispute, we'd welcome the conversation.

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