Vice Chairman
Can practises as a barrister at 4 New Square Chambers in Lincoln's Inn London where he specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, as well as public law and international law. Ranked in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, Can has experience of a wide range of commercial disputes, appearing before the UK Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Turkish Constitutional Court, as well as before the European Court of Human Rights and in arbitral proceedings (under LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, LMAA and ICSID rules).
Secretary
Jeremy Wilson is a partner in Covington’s London office where he practices international arbitration and co-chairs the firm’s European Litigation group. Mr. Wilson advises and represents parties in commercial arbitrations, price review disputes and investor-state matters in both ad hoc proceedings (UNCITRAL Rules) and institutional arbitrations, including under the rules of the ICC, the SCC and the LCIA.
Treasurer
Orcun is a Legal 500 ranked Turkish qualified attorney with considerable experience of advising on commercial disputes, as well as non-contentious matters. On the contentious side of things, he has considerable experience of multijurisdictional commercial litigation, construction disputes & real estate projects, business crime, customs & tax disputes, agency & distribution disputes and labour & employment law.
Membership Secretary, United Kingdom
Nebahat is a Solicitor Advocate based in London, where she practices in a broad range of Commercial Dispute Resolution and Litigation matters. She regularly acts in matters that are at the High Courts and the Court of Appeal, including the reported case of Smith v Smith [2011] EWHC 2133 (Ch). She has a diverse base of International Business Clients who seek advice on their interest(s) in England and Turkey. Nebahat is a keen advocate and enthusiastic about ADR, making use of ADR where possible for her Clients.
International Relations Secretary
Melis has been a Member of the Paris Bar since 2003 and is qualified as an English Solicitor. Melis is a specialist in commercial dispute resolution at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in London, having previously worked at White & Case in Paris. Her practice includes international arbitration, commercial litigation and white collar investigations. Over the last 10 years Melis has appeared in some of the highest profile cross-border disputes in the world.
Advisor
Jonathan has nearly 20 years experience in Turkey and is part of the management team at Senguler & Senguler. He is recognised as one of the most experienced resident foreign attorneys. Being able to negotiate and draft in Turkish brings an added value to clients. A qualified arbitrator Jonathan is a member of the CIArb, the IBA Arbitration Committee, the AIPN and a commonwealth Notary. He is country editor for the IELR.
Membership Secretary, Turkey
Bora Akturk is managing partner of Akturk AB. Mr.Akturk has experience in mergers and acquisitions, including co-investments, joint ventures and general corporate matters. He is also a Trademark & Patent Attorney representing his clients in all kind of IP related matters.
Marketing and Media Representative
Kerem is a Solicitor specialising in Commercial Litigation and Property Litigation at Cubism Law, who are an innovative firm located in the heart of Legal London. He has a busy practice acting for clients involved in proceedings which are before the County Court, High Court and the Court of Appeal. Kerem frequently works with Barristers, but is a Solicitor-Advocate and therefore he does attend hearings himself where the services of a Barrister may not be necessary for his clients.
Liaison for Property Law
Nazlican Kartal completed her Legal Practice Course in University of Law and was admitted to the Roll as a Solicitor in 2009. She worked in Istanbul during 2011-2013 as a Consultant in various law firms where she had an opportunity to advise many international clients on corporate, employment, property matters and cross border transactions. She has now relocated to London and is an Associate solicitor at Stuart & Co Solicitors.
Liaison for Family Law
Birgul Erbil specialises in Family and Child law. Her practice covers all aspects of family work, including divorce and financial settlement, domestic violence and injunctions, and public and private law Children Act work. She has also dealt with adoption and international child abduction, and has been instructed by the Official Solicitor. Birgul Erbil also specialises in acting for parents in care proceedings, residence and contact disputes and represented grandparents in children act proceedings.
HONORARY LIFE CHAIRMAN
Paul Sheridan is a Founder member of the British Turkish Lawyers Association, having lived and worked in Istanbul from 2000 to 2004. He was recently named Honorary Life Chairman. Paul is a British solicitor and he specialises in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions with particular experience in relation to Turkey and the Middle East. He has previously lived and worked in London, Chicago, Istanbul and Abu Dhabi and is currently based, for the third time in his career, in Muscat where he is the Managing Partner of Dentons' Oman office.
Chairman
Selcuk graduated from the School of Law of Istanbul University and was admitted to the Bar in 1994. He is founding partner of Senguler & Senguler and is responsible in the firm for coordinating matters in relation to corporate and commercial law. His primary focus is on M&A, Private Equity, Joint Ventures, Investments and Projects. Selcuk also has a wealth of experience in litigation and in addition to his commercial transaction specialty, assists the firm in a wide spectrum of law.