Dispute Resolution
Strategic advice and representation in litigation, arbitration, interim measures, enforcement and complex commercial disputes, with attention to leverage, evidence, timing and the commercial result.
Scope of practice
We act for businesses, investors and private clients in commercial disputes, before the Turkish courts, in domestic and international arbitration, and in the enforcement of judgments and awards. Our approach begins with the question that matters most to a client: what is the realistic path to a commercial result, and what will it cost in time, money and risk to get there.
A dispute is rarely only a legal problem. We weigh the strength of the case against the counterparty's assets, solvency and appetite for settlement, the location of enforceable property, and the commercial relationships that may need to survive the disagreement. That assessment shapes the strategy from the first letter onward.
Typical matters
- Commercial and contractual disputes
- Domestic and international arbitration
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and awards
- Provisional attachment and interim measures
- Shareholder and joint-venture disputes
- Debt recovery and enforcement proceedings
- Insurance and reinsurance disputes
How we assist
We aim to resolve disputes on the best available terms, through negotiation or settlement where that serves the client, and through firm, well-prepared litigation or arbitration where it does not. Senior counsel remains directly involved throughout, and we coordinate local counsel where a dispute reaches into another jurisdiction.
How we handle disputes
We approach a dispute with the result in mind. Before a claim is advanced or defended, we weigh the legal merits, the available evidence, the other side's likely response, interim protection, settlement leverage, enforceability and the commercial cost of each route, so that whether we negotiate or litigate, we do so from a position of preparation.
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Assessment
We establish the legal position, the evidence, the counterparties, the assets, the deadlines and the commercial objective before committing to a course.
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Leverage
We weigh interim measures, enforcement routes, settlement pressure and procedural timing before any escalation, so the first move is made from strength.
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Action
We prepare the claim, defence, negotiation or enforcement step with clear responsibility and a disciplined documentary record built for court, arbitration and enforcement.
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Resolution
We pursue the route most likely to produce a practical result, negotiation, litigation, arbitration or enforcement, and see it through.
When time is decisive
Some matters cannot wait: preserving evidence, preventing the dissipation of assets, securing interim protection, responding to a notice, stopping the unauthorised use of a right, or preparing enforcement before leverage is lost. In these, an early and clear-eyed assessment often determines the strength of the eventual position.
Related insights
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Arbitration Clauses in Türkiye–UK Contracts: Istanbul or London After the Arbitration Act 2025
Since 1 August 2025, English law has applied a new statutory rule to the law governing arbitration agreements. In Türkiye–UK contracts, the seat, the institution, the law of the clause and the route to enforcement against assets in Türkiye now need to be decided together, at the drafting stage.
Concordat in Türkiye: A Creditor's Guide to Security, Voting and Recovery
A Turkish concordat does not extinguish creditor rights, but it materially changes how those rights may be exercised. This briefing examines the process from temporary respite through confirmation, with particular attention to enforcement, collateral, continuing contracts, claim registration, creditor voting, guarantees, post-respite financing and remedies where the confirmed plan is not performed.