Piraye Kuranel Başol is a leader in the transactional side of our Banking & Finance practice group, advising on all aspects of financing transactions. Ms. Kuranel Başol is known for creating custom and efficient solutions for each particular transaction based on over two decades’ worth of experience representing clients on every side of cross-border transactional financing. She also has extensive experience in the compliance side of Banking & Finance and is highly praised for her ability to translate that know-how into building robust transactional structures.

Ms. Kuranel Başol represents international banks, Islamic financing corporations, international financial institutions (IFIs), international development banks (IDBs), Export Development Banks, corporations, and private clients on all finance-related aspects of their projects. Some of her most significant work has included several multi-billion dollar acquisition financings and major infrastructure financing by bank consortiums including IFIs.

LLM., Boston University, Banking & Finance Law, 2001

LLB., Istanbul University School of Law, 1998

  • Chambers & Partners – Global Practice Guides: Banking Regulation,  Trends & Developments chapter, January 2022, co-author
  • Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter Summer/Fall 2021, Post-LIBOR: Contractual Interest Rates under Loan Agreements, October 2021, co-author
  • Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter Spring 2021, The Public Private Partnership Model Making Its Way Up to Mount Everest, March 2021, co-author
  • Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter Summer/Fall 2020, A New Global (?) Infrastructure Initiative: The Blue dot Network, October 2020, co-author
  • Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter Summer/Fall 2020, Wa’d Islamic Hedging Structures, October 2020, co-author
  • Thomson Reuters – Practical Law: Establishing a Financial Institution in Turkey, May 2020, co-author
  • Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter Winter/Spring 2020, Introduction to Hedging Under Islamic Finance, April 2020, co-author
  • German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Turkish Association for Energy Economics (TRAEE)
  • US European Network (USEN)
  • International Law Students’ Association (ILSA)
  • World Wildlife Foundation
  • IFLR1000, Recognized as one of the best and most highly recommended lawyers in Turkey in the 2021 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
  • IFLR1000, Recognized as one of the best and most highly recommended lawyers in Turkey in the 2020 IFLR1000 Women Leaders
  • Bonds & Loans Awards 2019, Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year
  • Bonds & Loans Awards 2019, Structured Loan Deal of the Year