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İrem Onursal

SİLEGAL Law Firm Founding Partner

Contact

irem@silegalhukuk.com

Education

LLB, Marmara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi

LLM, Marmara Üniversitesi Özel Hukuk Yüksek Lisans (Halen)

About me

İrem ONURSAL is founding partner of SİLEGAL Law Firm and she graduated from Marmara University in 2018.  

Before establishing SİLEGAL Law Firm, she had internships in legal departments of well-known beverage and chemistry companies and worked in a reputable law firm recognised by LEGAL500. She is especially experienced in Labour Law, Real Estate Law, Construction Law, Commercial Law, Family Law, Tax Law Criminal Law, Enforcement Law and dispute resolution mechanisms and provides daily legal and corporate advice to her local and international clients. 

Examples of Projects Involved

  • Filing, following and concluding lawsuits and other legal proceedings required for enforcement of judgments rendered by Russian, English and Singaporean courts,
  • Provision of legal advice relating to construction contracts of well-known companies engaged in construction activities,
  • Drafting and negotiating all kinds of commercial contracts including but not limited to license, lease, distributorship contracts, provision of legal advice in pre-arranged bankruptcy and reorganisation proceedings,
  • Provision of legal advice and advocacy for legal determination of breaches made by third parties against design rights of a company engaged in carpet sector,
  • İşçi hakları, çalışma koşulları, işçi ücretleri, işçi sendikaları ve işveren-işçi ilişkileri ile ilgili konularda işçi haklarının korunmasının sağlanması ve gerekli arabuluculuk başvuruları ile davaların takibi ve neticelendirilmesi, işveren ile ilişkilerin düzenlenmesi, yasal hakları konusunda işçilere eğitim verilmesi, işçi ile işveren arasındaki iş sözleşmesine dayalı olan hak ve yükümlülüklerin ihlal edilmesi halinde işçilere hukuki destek sağlanması,
  • Yerli ve yabancı şirketlerin iş akitlerinin, işyeri yönetmelik ve kurallarının, diğer işyeri dokümanlarının hazırlanması; İş Hukuku’nun her alanında bilhassa iş akitlerinin feshi, fesih prosedürleri, haklı fesih, haksız fesih, geçersiz fesih konularında hukuki danışmanlık hizmetlerinin sunulması, işyeri nakilleri, işyeri değişikliklerine ilişkin hukuki değerlendirme ve danışmanlık verilmesi,
  • Drafting and negotiating lease contracts, provision of legal advice in disputes arising from lease contracts
  • Conducting due diligence before Land Registries, drafting determination reports, rendering all kinds of legal proceedings before Land Registries including but not limited to sale, donation, succession, encumbrances,
  • Provision legal advocacy and consultation as to inheritance disputes,
  • Provision of legal advice in the event of a cyber attack, conducting legal and criminal proceedings against relevant IP owner and service provider,
  • Submitting and following objections against payment orders rendered by Tax Offices and representing clients before Tax Offices for cancellation of payment orders,
  • Provision of legal advice for obtaining free zone operating license and investing in Turkey by way of incorporating a company in a free zone located in Turkey to a foreign-owned holding company,
  • Filing a lawsuit for cancellation of decision of Municipality in relation to amendment of a zoning plan for an energy company engaged in biomass power plant operation activities,
  • Making complaints to the Personal Data Protection Board against violations of rights within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law,
  • Representing a Turkish company engaged in jewellery design activities in a dispute relating to ownership of intellectual property rights on jewellery designs,
  • Representing clients in disputes before Intellectual Property Rights Courts,
  • Representing clients in disputes before Intellectual Commercial Courts of First Instance,
  • Representing clients in disputes before Family Courts,
  • Representing clients in disputes before Tax Courts and Administrative Courts, filing and following objections and lawsuits against actions of administrations and tax offices,
  • Filing, following and concluding legal proceedings for debt collection before Enforcement Offices,
  • Filing, following and concluding work permit, residence permit and citizenship applications for foreign persons in Turkey.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Employment Contracts Lexology, 27.03.2020
  • Action for Annulment in Internal Arbitration Lexology, 20.12.2021
  • International Public Order Lexology, 01.11.2021
  • Sosyal Medyada Örtülü Reklam Engeli Lexology,13.12.2021