Mr F. Cem Keser > ASC Law Office > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

ASC Law Office
HARMANCI GIZ PLAZA K: 16
LEVENT
34410 ISTANBUL
Turkey

Work Department

Litigation Team

Position

Partner

Career

Cem Keser joined ASC Law’s Litigation Team as an Associate in 2008, after working for several years at Garanti Bank, one of Turkey’s most important privately-owned banks. Cem was elevated to Partner in 2018, and assists Doğan Coşgun, who heads the Litigation Team, with the Team’s day-to-day management.  

Cem’s caseload includes all manner of disputes, with a particular emphasis on high-value ones involving financial institutions and concerning complex commercial and construction transactions. His practice also includes matters involving criminal, employment and administrative law. Cem is often called upon by attorneys in ASC Law’s Consultancy Team to analyze their clients’ potential exposure to both criminal and civil liability with regard to disputes still in their formative stages.

ASC Law (2008-Present)
Garanti Bankası (2006-2008)

Languages

Turkish, English

Memberships

Istanbul Bar

Education

LL.B., Istanbul University Faculty of Law, 2004

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Dispute resolution

ASC Law Office’s increasingly dominant dispute resolution group was engaged on several high-profile cases over the past year, demonstrating particular growth in domestic and international arbitrations. Managing partner Doğan Coşgun heads the overarching dispute resolution department and is recommended for both judicial and arbitral disputes. The group also includes Kemal Tağa, who is the key contact for complex commercial disputes; local litigation head Cem Keser; and Çağla Şahin Aksu, who leads the debt collection and enforcement team. Senior associate Hilal Bayar and of counsel Mark Skilling left the firm in May and August 2023 respectively.