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Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants Offices
MAYA AKAR CENTER, BUYUKDERE CAD 100-102
KAT 26, ESENTEPE, SISLI
34394 ISTANBUL
Turkey
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Mr Emre Ersoy
Work Department
Work Department:
- Maritime, Shipping & Transport
- Asset Finance and Securitisation
- Banking and Finance
- General Contract Law
- Insurance & Re-insurance
- Litigation & Arbitration
- Petroleum
Position
Partner
Career
With over a decade of experience in assisting owners, charterers, P&I and H&M insurers and their commercial correspondents, Emre is well-versed in both wet and dry work, mainly in collisions, groundings, and salvage claims. He provides support or takes the lead, as the client prefers, from negotiations to security arrangements, from evidence gathering to legal proceedings or amicable settlement until the full and satisfactory conclusion of the matter he is dealing with. He continues to lead major casualties occurring in Turkish waters.
Especially in recent years, Emre has been receiving increasing number of instructions as a defence counsel in maritime criminal law matters. He mostly represents crew members, owners and/or managers during the investigation and subsequent prosecution stages of offences of smuggling illegal narcotics, bunkers, radioactive materials, and similar items. He also represents clients in criminal prosecutions arising from crew accidents and casualties.
Emre has also had the opportunity to assist his clients in other areas of transport such as carriage by road as well as railroad and aviation disputes.
On the transactional side, Emre provides assistance in banking and finance matters and mostly represents foreign lenders with a variety of financing structures involving Turkish counterparties or security providers. Following his postgraduate law degree in UC Berkeley and experience working at an internationally renowned finance law firm in London, he started to assist numerous leading financiers lending to the Turkish market. While Emre’s interest and focus began with ship financing transactions given his background in shipping, today Emre assists his clients with regard to corporate, asset and project financing, ship and asset sale and purchase transactions.
Languages
- English
- Turkish
- Italian (Conversational)
Memberships
- Admitted to Istanbul Bar
- Turkish Maritime Law Association
- Fenerbahce Sports Club
Education
- LL.M., University of California, Berkeley, 2014
- LL.B., Istanbul Bilgi University, 2011
- V.K.V. Koc High School (Istanbul), 2007
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Dispute resolution
Shipping heavyweight Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants is a destination practice for marine-related litigation, where it excels in representing insurers, shipowners, charterers and other parties in complex disputes. The group has also recently undertaken cases involving the energy and wider transport spheres. The department is co-led by a quartet of shipping specialists: managing partner Zihni Bilgehan; seasoned senior partner Ergün Ersoy; Mehmet Raci Alper, who has an emphasis on insurance litigation; and Emre Ersoy.
Turkey > Real estate and construction
Lawyers at Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants are valued for their ‘great knowledge of the industry’. The multidisciplinary practice has experience across all core areas of real estate law but is primarily involved in investment transactions, sale and purchase agreements, and leasing-related issues. Shipping specialists Zihni Bilgehan and Ergün Ersoy co-head a team that also includes ‘outstanding lawyer’ Emre Ersoy.
Turkey > Restructuring and insolvency
Transport powerhouse Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants is recognised for its expertise in marine-related debt restructurings. The group enjoys a strong international reputation for its specialist practice and is frequently involved in multi-jurisdictional matters on behalf of lenders and borrowers. High-profile shipping specialists Zihni Bilgehan and Ergün Ersoy co-head the practice together with Emre Ersoy, who also specialises in shipping law, and M. Raci Alper.
Turkey > Insurance
With a strong background in transport and shipping, Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants is a go-to firm for insurance matters concerning cargo claims, damaged vessels, and collisions. In addition to marine insurance, the firm also regularly advises on liability disputes relating to aviation, railway, and road carriers. The ‘dedicated’ team is co-led by Ergun Ersoy, Zihni Bilgehan, Emre Ersoy, and M. Raci Alper.
Turkey > Transport
Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants is home to a solid shipping practice, which is sought after by insurance companies to advise on salvage claims, contamination claims, and collisions. The client base includes P&I clubs, charterers, shipyards, ship owners, and financing institutions. The team is also adept at handling administrative and criminal proceedings within the maritime sector. Ergün Ersoy, Zihni Bilgehan, Raci Alper and Emre Ersoy are the key practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
- Transport Turkey
- Insurance Turkey
- Dispute resolution Turkey
- Restructuring and insolvency Turkey
- Real estate and construction Turkey