Clients praise the dispute resolution team at Bezen & Partners for its ‘reliability, availability, and specialist knowledge’. The group acts in a diverse range of disputes across sectors, with particular expertise in both domestic and international arbitration and with enforcing foreign court decisions and arbitral awards before the Turkish courts. Co-heads Serdar Bezen is a highly experienced arbitrator and especially experienced in corporate and commercial disputes, and Aykut Bakırcı is an ‘excellent administrative law practitioner’. The team also includes Berkin Murat Soylu who is a key contact for post-M&A disputes and commercial arbitration, and the seasoned arbitrator Yesim Bezen.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Reliability, availability, and specialist knowledge.'
  • ‘Yesim Bezen maintains an overview at all times, has good negotiation skills, and ensures successful subdivision of work among specialist lawyers.'
  • ‘The overall quality of work is excellent and satisfying and active involvement of the partners simplifies it for me.’

Key clients

  • Guess Turkey Perakende Satış Mağazacılık ve Tic. Ltd. Şti
  • Guess Turkey Giyim İthalat ve Dağıtım Ltd .Şti.
  • Guess? IP holder L.P.
  • Herrenknecht AG
  • Goreco Atık Geri Dönüşüm İthalat İhracat Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş.
  • Audi AG
  • Familia Giyim Ticaret Anonim Şirketi
  • Indigo Agriculture

Work highlights

Advised Herrenknecht AG, a German construction equipment manufacturer with a global reputation, in relation to the recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award issued by the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Türkiye.
Representing one of the world’s leading German automotive manufacturers in a lawsuit filed for the replacement of a vehicle with a non-defective equivalent.
Represented Guess? IP holder L.P. a globally recognised enterprise in a case involving the closure of counterfeit internet addresses imitating the e-commerce platform of the Guess brand in Türkiye, as well as preventing infringement of the brand rights.
Practice head

Serdar Bezen; Aykut Bakırcı

Other key lawyers

Berkin Murat Soylu; Yesim Bezen; Merve Karabulut