Pekin Bayar Mizrahi
Lawyers
Ergin Mizrahi
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Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
He specializes in cross-border dispute resolution. He has represented mainly foreign clientele in major corporate disputes in Turkey and before the ICC International Court of Arbitration. The disputes in which he has provided representation include contract claims, tort claims, wrongful death claims, bankruptcy and insolvency actions and labor claims. He also regularly advises clients on matters involving private international law, competition law, intellectual property law, corporate law and labor law.
He has been with Pekin Bayar Mizrahi since 2010.
His experience includes:
Represented an EU consumer goods company in two ICC proceedings worth USD 2 billion brought by the former vendors of the shares of the company’s Turkish subsidiary
Represented an EU consumer goods company in an ICC proceeding worth USD 143 million for the collection of alleged damages
Represented BSH Hausgerate GmbH in an action worth USD 327 million brought by the former supplier for the breach of the distribution agreement
Represented BSH Hausgerate GmbH in an action worth USD 80 million against Is Bank in respect of the annulment of the sale of the Profilo Mall
Represented the State of the Netherlands in a fraud/tortuous liability claim worth Euro 20 millionRepresented a duty-free operator in its restructuring of Euro 150 million of debt owed to two major Turkish banks
Represented a Japanese paint company in a legal action worth USD 147 million regarding the annulment of a share transfer
Represented a major foreign bank in its potential NPL sale worth more than USD 225 million to a domestic asset management company
Represented the same bank in its collection efforts of its NPLs worth Euro 16 million
Represented a German property developer in a USD 200 million expropriation case
Represented Odeabank in a USD 80 million real-estate property dispute
Represented ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG in an enforcementof an ICC award worth Euro 25 million
Represented BSH Hausgerate GmbH in an enforcement of an ICCaward worth USD 6.5 million
Represented MD Helicopters Inc. in an action brought by the Ministryof Interior Affairs on the grounds of breach of contract (sale ofhelicopters) and in actions brought by the relatives of the victims whodied in the same crash; the total of the value of the claims exceedingUSD 8 million
Represented GE Renewable Switzerland Ltd. in a damages action worthUSD 13 million against the Turkish Electricity Production Company
Represented a duty-free operator in an ICC arbitration related to therent amounts worth Euro 7 million
Represented the former shareholders of a chemicals company against aState entity in an ICC arbitration related to fraudulent financialpractices worth USD 6 million
Represented Barcelo Hotels in two separate rent disputes worth USD 11million and Euro 3 million
Represented Atlantik Holding against Akkök Holding’s board ofdirectors in a liability dispute worth USD 9 million
Represented GE Renewable Switzerland Ltd. in a damages action worthUSD 5 million against the General Directorate of the State HydraulicWorks
Represented the Bank of Nova Scotia for the collection of its receivableworth USD 11 million from a Turkish gold company
Represented a Luxemburg company in an action worth USD 7 millionbrought against it for a claim of unpaid brokerage fees
Represented the former shareholders of Spanish pharmaceuticalcompany in an ICC arbitration against the buyer in a breach of contractclaim worth USD 4 million
Represented the National Bank of Greece in an action brought by aformer shareholder claiming interest on the mandatory public call madesubsequent to the purchase of a major Turkish bank
Represented the Royal Bank of Scotland in an action worth USD 35million in respect of its receivable from a Turkish media company,which was taken over by the State Savings Deposit Insurance Fund
Represented the Royal Bank of Scotland in more than 50 employmentlawsuits
Represented EFG Bank, who acted as the Security Agent of certainother banks in a major loan transaction, for the dematerialization of thepledged shares before the Central Registration Agency
Represented Eutelsat SA in the two collection actions against Turkishcapacity providers
Represented Lehman Brothers in an action brought by a Turkishholding company for the return of the shares pledged as a result of acall/put option transaction
Represented a Korean metal company in the enforcement of a Koreanarbitral award in Turkey
Represented an Australian logistics company against a Turkishcompany on the grounds of unfair competition and breach ofintellectual property rights
Advised a European hotel group in a financial restructuring and leasecontract negotiation worth USD 75 million
Currently acting as the lead partner in the winding down of the RoyalBank of Scotland Turkey and in its exit strategy
Represented a Qatari company in its possible acquisition of a chainhotelin Istanbul, Turkey
Education
LLM - University of Cambridge (First Class)BA - Koc University (Valedictorian)