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Mahmut T. Birsel

Address: 

Birsel Law Office-Turkey
Inonu Caddesi No: 53 Ongan Apt. K: 4
80090 Gumussuyu
Istanbul, Turkey

Phone Number: 
(90-212) 292 96 80 – 245 50 14 – 245 50 15
Fax Number: 
(90-212) 292 96 90 - 292 09 17
Email: 
mahmut@birsel.com - istanbulbirsel@birsel-law.com.tr
Born: 
1929, Izmir
Languages: 
Turkish English French
Nationalities: 
Turkish
Education: 
Faculte de Droit, Paris, PhD. with honors, 1954; Faculty of Law, University of Ankara, Turkey, LL.B., 1950
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Member of Istanbul Bar Association, Professor of Commercial Law
Present Position: 
Senior Partner of Birsel Law Office
Professional Experience: 

Partner, BIRSEL Law Office (1955- ); Chairman of BIRSEL Law Office (1985- ); Counseling to foreign lenders in connection with the restructuring of the debts of the Republic of Turkey in 1978 and 1979; Founding Professor of Izmir School of Law in 1978; Senate member of Aegean University (1971-1974); Vice-Rector, Aegean University (1973-1974); Professor of Law at Aegean University (1957-1983); Board of Administration of Izmir Bar, Member (1958-1961)

Professional Associations: 

Bar Association of Istanbul; Committee on drafting the International Arbitration Law of Turkey appointed by the Ministry of Justice, Member; ICC Commission On International Arbitration, Member; ICC; ASA, Member Arbitration Panel of The Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkey; Banking and Commercial Law Institute; Insurance Law Association; Association Henri Capitant, Deutsch - Türkische Juristenvereinigung; Board of Directors of Vehbi Koc Foundation, Member, 1996

Panels of Arbitrators: 

ICSID, 1997; International Court of Arbitration of the ICC, 1970 –1984 and 1995; Arbitration Panel of The Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkey, Member, Vice Chairman, since 1995

Arbitration Experience: 

Chairman, sole arbitrator or party-appointed arbitrator in ICC and UNCITRAL arbitrations; Counsel for governments, state entities and multinational corporations; Enforcement and Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards before Turkish Courts; ADR experience; Expert witness on Turkish Law

Areas of Specialization: 
Banking & Finance
Commercial Law
Contracts
Corporate
Energy
International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Numerous books and articles on arbitration.