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Bezen & Partners Offices
Dereboyu Cad. Bilim Sok. Sun Plaza, No: 5 Floor: 21, Maslak
34398
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Mr Serdar Bezen
Work Department
Founding partner - Focused Areas of Practice: Corporate and M&A and Dispute Resolution.
Position
Serdar Bezen advises domestic and international clients on a wide-range of Turkish law matters, with a particular focus on project financing, mergers & acquisitions and arbitration. He is the author of several articles on the Turkish International Arbitration Law (Law No. 4686), the UNCITRAL Model Law, the Turkish Banking Regulation and the Turkish Electricity Market Law. He is listed as an arbitrator in the LCIA database for potential arbitrators.
Career
Serdar Bezen is a member of the Turkish Bar Associations since 1991. He has worked on project finance transactions during his employment in the projects department of a Magic Circle law firm’s London office. He has also worked as a consultant to international clients on Turkish law matters in London. After relocating to Istanbul, he has worked on various matters in a leading Turkish law firm in Istanbul before setting up Bezen & Partners. A selection of his publications is as follows: (1) “Country Report Turkey”, Kluwer Arbitration Smart Charts, 2012; (2) “Turkey Chapter – Arbitration”, Getting the Deal Through 2009; (3) “Turkey Chapter – Banking Regulation”, Getting the Deal Through 2008; (4) “The Stance Of The Turkish Courts In The Adoption Of The New York Convention – The Road From Opposition To Acceptance”, Mealey’s Executive Summary, The New York Convention: 50 Years of Experience, October 2008, pp. 114-119; (5) “Not All Plain Sailing”, International Finance Review, Energy Issue [2002], pp 21-22 (co-author); (6) “Turkey Adopts The Uncitral Model Law”, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Vol.16, Issue 8 [2001], pp 42-43; (7) “Recent Developments in International Commercial Arbitration in Turkey”, Arbitration, Vol. 67, Issue 2 [2001], pp 155-175; and (8) “Recent Developments in International Arbitration in Turkey”, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Vol.16, Issue 2 [2001], pp 32-64.
Languages
English, Turkish (native).
Memberships
Bar of Istanbul; London Court of International Arbitration (listed as a potential arbitrator); International Chamber of Commerce; Shanghai International Economy and Trade Arbitration Commission (listed as a potential arbitration); British Chamber of Commerce of Turkey; British-Turkish Lawyers Association; AEA (European Association of Attorneys).
Education
LLB, Law Faculty, Ankara University, Ankara; LLM Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, London.
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Dispute resolution
Bezen & Partners
’ premier energy offering is reflected in its dispute resolution practice, as demonstrated by a strong recent run in representing energy companies in cancellation lawsuits arising from regulatory amendments. The group additionally advises on commercial and corporate disputes, including arbitrations, as well as tax, employment and IP litigation. Projects and arbitration specialist Serdar Bezen co-heads the department together with energy and administrative law partner Aykut Bakırcı
and corporate and commercial specialist Murat Soylu.
Turkey > Tax
Bezen & Partners advises financial institutions and corporates operating across the energy, finance, infrastructure, and software sectors, on tax litigation, credits, customs matters, VAT, stamp duty, and the tax aspects of banking and finance transactions. The practice is led by Serdar Bezen, who draws on a background in project finance; and Ege Göktuna, who holds a Ph.D. in Tax Law.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
In addition to displaying strength in the energy sector, the team at Bezen & Partners advises domestic and multinational corporates across such industries as retail, construction, software, logistics, media and real estate, on matters ranging from company formation and multi-jurisdictional M&A to tax matters and compliance procedures. The practice is headed by M&A specialists founding partner Serdar Bezen and Murat Soylu, key support is provided by senior associate Eren Soydan, who assists clients with corporate structuring.