Ms Asena Aytuğ Keser > Gün + Partners > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Gün + Partners
KORE SEHITLERI CAD 17
ZINCIRLIKUYU
34394 ISTANBUL
Turkey

Work Department

Dispute Management
Employment

Business Crimes and Anti-Corruption
Insurance and Reinsurance
Administrative, Tax and Regulatory
Construction and Real Estate

Position

Managing Associate

Asena Aytuğ Keser has been with the firm since 2011 and is a managing associate. Her practice focuses on dispute management; business crime and anti-corruption; employment; insurance and reinsurance; administrative, tax and regulatory and construction and real estate.

Asena advises and represents both national and international clients in various commercial and corporate disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals, including high profile compensation cases, M&A and shareholders disputes, real estate and construction disputes and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards. She has a specific focus on business crimes and she handles various disputes where the dispute contains the application of both civil and criminal law principles.  Asena also represents many clients in regulated markets and her experience in dispute management also expands to administrative and tax law related disputes.

She is also experienced in employment law. She provides consultancy and represents clients in relation to a wide range of employment law issues including preparation and negotiation of employment contracts, terminations, personnel management, reemployment and unjust competition actions.

Combining her experience in dispute management with insurance law, Asena focuses on the litigation aspect of the firm’s insurance & reinsurance practice. She represents and advises many clients in both local and London insurance market, loss adjusters, international law firms and brokers for handling and management of disputes concerning various types of insurance, carrying out settlement processes, assessment of claim amount and liability of respected parties as well as of policy coverage.

Languages

English, Turkish

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association

Education

İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, Faculty of Law, İstanbul (L.L.B, 2011)
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg (Erasmus Exchange Program, Fall 2009)

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Dispute resolution

(Rising stars)

Asena Aytuğ KeserGün + Partners

Gün + Partners acts for a growing roster of multinational corporations on their local disputes, including both judicial and arbitral proceedings. Particularly active in distribution disputes of late, the group has also handled white-collar crime, administrative law and product liability cases. The department is co-led by senior partner Mehmet Gün; IP specialist Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın; and Beril Yayla Sapan, whose practice spans regulatory and compliance, and dispute resolution. Managing associate Asena Aytuğ Keser demonstrates ’excellent follow-up and communication skills’.

Turkey > Insurance

(Rising stars)

Asena Aytuğ Keser – Gün + Partners

The insurance and reinsurance team at Gün + Partners frequently advises local and international clients on regulatory requirements, liability policies, and various disputes arising from insurance-related matters. Headed by Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın and Görkem Bilgin, the team also has experience of handling M&A and joint ventures in the insurance sphere. Asena Aytuğ Keser is a further standout member of the team due to her experience in handling disputes and settlements for clients in the insurance market. She also regularly conducts assessments relating to the liability of parties and the amount of the claim.

Turkey > Employment

At Gün + Partners, the team has ‘experience both in employment law and the pharmaceuticals sector‘ as well as the technology industry. Practice head Beril Yayla Sapan focuses on employment, dispute management, business crime and anti-corruption. Ezgi Kut, who was promoted to senior associate in 2022, is a key practitioner, as is managing associate Asena Aytuğ Keser, who has an extensive employment practice, including employment contracts, terminations and personnel management, among other matters.

Comparative Guides

Turkey: Insurance Disputes March 2024 This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Insurance Disputes laws and regulations applicable in Turkey.