Mr Serdar Paksoy > Paksoy > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Paksoy
ORJIN MASLAK, ESKI BUYUKDERE CADDESI NO:27, K:11
MASLAK
34398 ISTANBUL
Turkey

Work Department

Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Anti Corruption and White Collar Crime, Corporate Governance

Position

Serdar Paksoy is the founder and senior partner of the firm. For over 30 years of his experience, he has been actively advising foreign investors and assisting them in their transactions and also disputes work in Turkey and abroad. Serdar’s practice focuses on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, white collar crimes, investigations and dispute resolution. He extensively advises clients on matters involving cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, strategic investments, investigations and litigation across a wide range of sectors from financial services, banking, retail, transportation, logistics and manufacturing to energy, insurance, health care and pharmaceuticals. Serdar is the head of Paksoy’s litigation and dispute resolution practice and an active trial lawyer in arbitration. He has extensive experience in matters acting for many clients as an advocate in courts including commercial litigation, administrative lawsuits, corporate governance, insolvency, investigations, white-collar crimes and securities litigation. Serdar has acted for parties in Turkish court actions relating to shareholder conflicts, construction law, investigations, internal controls, company law, contractual conflicts, product liability, tax litigation, administrative law proceedings, and concessionary disputes. He has represented investors and sovereigns in international arbitrations before various arbitral institutions including the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, ICC and ICSID rules.

Career

Serdar is a listed arbitrator from Turkey for the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. He is the country chair and representative of Dispute Resolution International in Turkey. He is also a listed arbitrator of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center.

Languages

English, Turkish

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association, International Bar Association, IBA Regulation of Lawyers’ Compliance Committee, IBA Arbitration Committee, IBA Drivers of Corruption Sub-Committee, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, British Chamber of Commerce in Istanbul, Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Turkey, Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the CILS, Austria (Honorary Member), Corporate Governance Association of Turkey.

Education

Istanbul University, School of Business, MBA
Istanbul University, School of Law

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Dispute resolution

(Hall of Fame)

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From its Istanbul base, Paksoy’s dispute resolution team stands out for its ‘international mindset and great experience’. Indeed, the firm’s single-site model is no barrier to its ability to secure cross-border mandates, with its experience in high-stakes international arbitration cases particularly impressive. Alongside its arbitration prowess, the team handles a broad scope of litigation, including commercial, competition, administrative law and white-collar crime cases, among others. At the helm is go-to litigator Serdar Paksoy, who ‘ranks among the leading top-tier arbitration practitioners’. Next-generation partner Simel Sarıalioğlu is also highly regarded for her experience in both judicial and arbitral proceedings. The group additionally benefits from a strong second line of junior lawyers, including newly promoted counsels Doğuhan Uygun and Onur Çeliker.

Turkey > Compliance

(Firms to watch)

Paksoy frequently handles internal investigations by administrative authorities, advising on a range of anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance checks. The team is led by Serdar Paksoy and Stéphanie Beghe Sonmez.