Dr Ulaş Baysal > Baysal & Demir > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Baysal & Demir
Büyükdere Cad. No: 201/87
34394 Şişli
Istanbul
Turkey

Work Department

Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Dr Ulaş Baysal is one of the partners at Baysal & Demir Law Firm. He is responsible for the employment practice of the firm.

Ulaş advises companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment law as well as Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations. He regularly acts as an official mediator in negotiations between trade unions and employers/employers’ associations. He is a well-known expert on collective bargaining disputes and he is called on for his expertise not only by the courts but also by the parties to the dispute. 

On the individual employment law side, he particularly focuses on disputes arising from c-level employment relationships. He assists clients in collective dismissal, restructurings and outsourcing transactions. Recently he has concentrated on mobility, remote work, and the gig economy and employment relations.

Ulaş lectures on employment law, OHS law, trade unions and collective bargaining agreement law at the University.

He is the author of various well-regarded publications and has been a speaker or panellist for various organisations. The Turkish Court of Cassation has made reference to his books and articles in recent court of appeal precedents.

Languages

English, German

Memberships

Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services (Official Mediator)
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Commission, Istanbul Technical University (Member).
Commission for Mediation, Istanbul Technical University (Member)
Heidelberg Alumni International (Member)

Education

Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification, PD Dr. habil. (2020)
Gazi University, Law Faculty, Turkey, Ph.D. (2011)
Ruprecht–Karls University, Law Faculty, Heidelberg, Germany, LL.M (2005)
Ankara University, Law Faculty, Turkey, LL.B. (2001)

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Employment

Baysal & Demir‘s lawyers assist large industrial companies and international technology companies in employment law, utilising proficiency in both Turkish and German law. Practice heads Ulaş Baysal and Muhittin Astarlı are ‘among the most recognised professors in the field of employment law in Turkey’ and are active in advising clients in this field, with standout recent mandates including collective bargaining agreements.