Tilbe Birengel

Biography

Tilbe Birengel is a Senior Associate in Erdem & Erdem’s Amsterdam office.

She advises clients in the areas of contract law, commercial law, technology law, banking and finance. Birengel who is a Certified Information Privacy Professional in Europe (CIPP/E), works on clients’ compliance projects in the area of European privacy and personal data protection.

She represents clients in international arbitration proceedings as party counsel and acts as the secretary of the arbitral tribunals. Birengel represents clients before Turkish courts and coordinates international litigation proceedings.

She obtained her Master's degree in European and International Business Law with cum laude at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where she studied as a European Union Jean Monnet Scholar. In her thesis titled “Shareholder Protection in Investment Arbitration”, she analyzed the indirect damage claims of shareholders in investment treaty arbitration.

Birengel received her undergraduate degree from Bilkent University Faculty of Law and minor degree in opera at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts.

Service Areas

Arbitration

An alternative to courts is an arbitrator-led method of dispute resolution.

Banking and Finance Law

A wide field of law that deals with loans, bonds, money and collaterals.

Compliance

Ensures that corporate activities are in accordance with existing legislation.

International Commercial Contracts

Agreements to which international actors are a party.

IT Law and Artificial Intelligence

A field that regulates legal issues arising from the use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence.

Litigation

Success in dispute resolution depends on a vast multidisciplinary expertise.

Personal Data Protection

Based on personal rights and freedoms, it protects the privacy of personal information.

Representative Matters

Arbitration

Litigation

Compliance

Corporate Consultancy

Banking and Finance Law

Execution and Bankruptcy

Secretariat of the arbitral tribunal in the arbitration under Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (“ITOTAM”) rules arising from dispute over a joint venture agreement between two construction companies
Representation of a company in a commercial dispute governed under Malta Arbitration Center rules
Advising a large construction group operating in the Netherlands and Turkey in a dispute governed under Istanbul Arbitration Center (“ISTAC”) rules
Providing legal advisory in the field of investment treaty arbitration
Advising on an arbitration before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”), managing the third-party financing process
Representation of a Qatari company in the field of hospitality services in arbitration proceedings under ICC rules in disputes arising from breach of share transfer agreements and defects in constructions
Representation of a company in the arbitration proceedings under the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) rules in disputes arising from the share transfer agreements concluded between energy companies and the annulment of the arbitral award
Representation of Turkey's leading energy companies in arbitration proceedings under ISTAC rules arising from electric energy supply contracts (“EFET”)
Representation of a sports club in arbitration proceedings under ISTAC rules
Representation of a company operating in the geothermal energy industry in an arbitration under ICC rules, enforcement of the arbitral award and follow-up of the annulment proceedings
Representation of a company operating in the defense industry in an arbitration under ICC rules, enforcement and annulment of the arbitral award
Representation of a company operating in the industrial manufacturing sector in an arbitration under ICC rules

Representation of Turkey's leading group of companies operating in various fields including port management, mining and energy sectors in commercial disputes in the Netherlands and Turkey
Recognition and enforcement of court judgments rendered by foreign courts such as the United Kingdom and the British Virgin Islands in addition to arbitral awards rendered in arbitration proceedings
Representation of Turkish port operator in various commercial litigations
Representation of a Qatari construction company in disputes arising from share transfer agreement and construction defects
Representation of the world's largest beverage company in an intellectual property dispute
Representation of a port operator before Turkish courts in a dispute arising out of breach of a letter of intent, advising on proceedings before the US courts,
Representation of a leading Italian coffee producer in an intellectual property dispute,
Representation of an online digital platform services company in lawsuits filed before Turkish courts
Representation of a Turkish electronics manufacturer in a lawsuit
Representation of a payment systems company in an administrative lawsuit filed for the annulment of the Competition Board's decision
Representation of a Dubai-based international real estate development and construction company in litigations
Representation of a company in the fertilizer industry in administrative and commercial disputes
Advising Turkey's leading glass manufacturer on its international disputes arising from intercontinental deliveries
Representation of an Italian company in damage claims and customer compensation arising from the termination of an agency agreement
Representing a private bank in disputes arising out of competition and contract law in addition to day-to-day legal consultancy

Preparation and management of compliance programs for multinational companies regarding the protection of personal data, in-house training, preparation of necessary documentation and policies

Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
Preparation of due diligence reports on the share transfer processes
Day-to-day legal consultancy on commercial matters

Providing legal consultancy to Turkish banks within the scope of banking legislation

Representation of a sovereign wealth fund in various lawsuits and execution proceedings arising from unlawful attachments of the shares owned by a Turkish Bank on the basis of an ICSID award with a total amount of USD 40,000,000,