Ilgaz Önder > Baysal & Demir > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
Baysal & Demir Offices
Büyükdere Cad. No: 201/87
34394 Sisli
Istanbul
Turkey
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Ilgaz Önder
Work Department
Arbitration, Litigation, Insurance & Reinsurance, Product Liability
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Ilgaz is a senior associate at Baysal & Demir, with a focus on insurance/reinsurance and dispute resolution including product liability matters. He advises reinsurers in the English and European markets on regulatory and contentious matters of Turkish law, as well as advising local insurance companies in Turkey.
He specialises in policy and reinsurance coverage, advising and representing reinsurers in highly complex claims related to financial crimes, construction and engineering failures, machinery breakdown, and aviation, among other areas, under first and third party liability policies including bankers’ blanket bonds.
Besides disputes relating to product liability, he also guides multinational clients to carry out necessary product recall measures according to the particularities of the relevant sector, such as life sciences, technology, food and household equipment.
He has also considerable experience in representing clients in international commercial arbitrations where he has acted for clients in respect of post-acquisition disputes, defect liability, workmanship contract breaches and machinery breakdowns.
Languages
English
Memberships
Young Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC).
Education
Koç University, Law Faculty, Turkey, LL.B. (2013)
University of Groningen, the Netherlands, Erasmus Scholar (2012)
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Insurance
(Leading associates)Baysal & Demir
boasts a strong insurance practice adept at handling complex and sensitive insurance disputes. The team is well-regarded for representing prominent reinsurers in high-profile arbitrations and litigation. On the non-contentious side, the practice supports clients with product development, regulatory investigations, restructuring, and M&A transactions. Having acted on numerous landmark cases, practice head Pelin Baysal is a recognised authority on insurance and reinsurance disputes. Specialising in insurance disputes, Ilgaz Önder manages claims involving construction, machinery breakdown, aviation, and third-party liability policies.