Burcu Döner

Leading and managing all stages of accreditation and certification processes, including ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), CHAS and SafeContractor registrations and renewals Overseeing the company’s full compliance framework, ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory, and client-specific requirements. Conducting Right to Work checks and verify all credentials, training, and certifications for site workers and subcontractors. Maintaining and updating internal policies and procedures in line with industry standards and best practices. Liaising directly with official bodies, accreditation agencies, and regulatory authorities on all compliance-related matters. Supporting the continuous improvement of the company’s quality, health, safety, and environmental management systems. Collaborating closely with project and operations teams to promote a culture of accountability and compliance across all levels of the organisation.

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Mentoring start-ups on legal matters, with a focus on start-up law, cross-border transactions, corporate and commercial law, and banking and finance law. Supporting early-stage companies in navigating complex legal landscapes, ensuring compliance, and structuring their business for sustainable growth in global markets.

Provided legal consultancy services to a portfolio of clients consisting of banking and finance institutions as well as foreign corporates which have investments or are ready to invest in Turkey.

Supporting creation of pro bono (professional legal advice or service for public good provided voluntarily w/o payment of a legal fee to those who are unable to afford it ) culture within TEB legal department while collaborating with other potential pro bono service providers to build pro bono awareness across Turkey.

TEB: BNP Paribas Group Company/One of the Leading Turkish Banks Supervising and providing hands on legal service to ALM Treasury, Fixed Income, Corporate Finance, Custody Services groups of the bank and all local & international subsidiaries, including investment and asset management companies. Acting as main responsible for the ALM/Treasury agreements, financial markets agreements including derivatives business (esp. OTC - ISDAs-GMRAs), hedge funds as well as brokerage and local/international custody services contracts; leading merger & acquisition and restructuring transactions; working on issuance of debt instruments; providing consultancy to BNPP group companies; following up new regulation environment of American and European OTC derivatives business and ensure adjustment of bank’s relevant business to the foreign jurisdictions; ensuring legalization of new products; drafting and updating standard operation procedures; providing trainings relating to legislation updates/changes; participation to meetings held by regulatory authorities or unions relating to changes in relevant practice areas.

TEB: BNP Paribas Group Company/One of the Leading Turkish Banks Actively worked in Merger process of TEB Bank with Fortis Bank; acted as main responsible for the Treasury contracts including derivatives business (esp. OTC - ISDAs), hedge funds as well as brokerage and custody services contracts; provided consultancy services to certain bank subsidiaries and BNPP group companies; drafted, reviewed and negotiated credit facility agreements and all other financing agreements with multinational clients.

Novartis Group Company/Multinational Pharmaceutical Company Engaged in Generic Business Have given face to face Code of Conduct and Corporate Citizenship (Compliance) trainings to blue collar employees in all three facilities; acted as the main responsible for the review, negotiation and follow up of all agreements of both the main company and its subsidiaries; provided consultancy services for promotional activities and issued standard operation procedures for the legal department.

Multinational Foods (Dairy) and Beverages Company Served both dairy and beverage groups as a corporate function between 2005 and 2009 by contributing to operational efficiency and business continuity through ensuring legal compliance, minimizing legal risks and settlement of legal issues; provided counseling and solutions in general in order to prevent possible litigation, recommend solutions for specific cases, follow up some reputational commercial and IP cases as well as employment cases; ensured legalization of all relevant documentation; secured that all agreements are legally administrated; provided legal consultancy internally at all levels of business proactively or in case of problems; acted as a member of crisis team; provided consultancy to Danone Institute Association.

Istanbul Law Firm Offering Wide Range of Legal Services to The Domestic and International Business Community Practice areas: Joint ventures, M&As, privatization, initial and secondary public offerings, intellectual property, corporate, dispute resolution, capital markets, banking and finance, energy law, labour law Involved in various practices of law, including contracts law, intellectual property law, consumer law, corporate law as well as capital markets law; represented and advised in different matters to local and multinational companies such as Microsoft Corporation, Porsche GmBH, AFM Media; took an active role in providing legal advice to foreign investors in respect of privatization of TEKEL, Eurobond issue of Petrol Ofisi A.S., intended public offering of Coca Cola Icecek A.S., public offering of BİM, acquisition of Yapı Kredi Bank shares by Kocbank, privatization of TUPRAS.

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