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Mr Mehmet Selim Yavuz
Position
Founding Partner
Career
Mehmet Selim Yavuz is a Founding Partner of the firm. He has a well-established, longstanding litigation practice in addition to assisting domestic and international clients with insurance, corporate and complex real estate matters.
Although Mr Yavuz helps clients with all their commercial dispute resolution needs, he is particularly experienced in handling national and multijurisdictional commercial disputes involving enterprise transfers, distributorship and construction contracts, mortgage realization, brokerage contracts, bankruptcy and insolvency and high-value loan debt collection.
Mr Yavuz also has extensive experience handling shareholder disputes arising from share transfers, mergers, debt recovery and compensation lawsuits. Furthermore, he assists clients with obtaining the appropriate recognition and enforcement of foreign court rulings arbitration awards.
In insurance-related matters, Mr Yavuz advises on complex compensation lawsuits initiated against insurance companies and recourse claims. Due to his experience and expertise, he provides detailed legal opinions to leading Turkish insurance companies.
In 2005, Mr Yavuz founded Yavuz & Uyanık with Partner, Murat Uyanık. Prior to establishing Yavuz & Uyanık , he spent five years working in a well-regarded Turkish law firm’s dispute resolution department. He is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and the International Bar Association.
Areas of Expertise:
Commercial and Company Law
Individual and Collective Labor Law
Execution and Bankruptcy Law
Insurance Law
Health Law
Inheritance Law
Real Estate Law and Leasing Law
Arbitration
Languages
Turkish, English, French
Memberships
International Bar Association
Istanbul Bar Association
Education
Galatasaray University
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Dispute resolution
Yavuz & Uyanik is distinguished by its niche strength in financial services litigation, where it enjoys close relationships with domestic and international financial institutions. The group has also recently represented clients in inheritance disputes, employment litigation and contentious construction matters, among other cases. Mehmet Selim Yavuz anchors a group that also draws on fellow founding partner Murat Uyanik, as well as capable associates Esra Ulcay, Gülce Ataman Demirel and Ayşe Arkan. Associate Alparslan Cin joined Coşkun Hukuk ve Danışmanlık.
Turkey > Insurance
Yavuz & Uyanik is a go-to firm for local and international insurance companies seeking representation in litigation. The firm has experience of advising on various high-value policies across the insurance sector, including employer’s liability insurance, personal accident insurance, professional liability insurance, and life insurance, among others. Mehmet Selim Yavuz co-heads the team and regularly leads on some of the firm’s most complex insurance cases. Leading the team alongside him, Can Hasan Yılgür has extensive experience in insurance law and is skilled at handling recourse claims. Sera Zeynep Göçer and İrfan Latif Aral are also noted for their experience of advising on risk policies and liability insurance matters.