Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants

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Raci specializes in various legal matters related to the shipping and insurance sectors including contracts of carriage, marine insurance and a wide array of disputes arising out of casualties such as collisions, groundings, salvage, crew injury/death, cargo damage/loss and pollution. Among his clients are P&I, FD&D and hull insurers, ship owners, charterers, operators, ports, shipyards and traders.

His transport related work also covers carriage by road where he advises and represents clients ranging from hauliers, freight forwarders and other types of logistics service provides and their insurers to warehouse operators and terminals on complex disputes involving CMR, contracts of carriage, multimodal transport, cargo casualty, theft and customs issues.

On the non-marine side of his insurance practice, he advises underwriters, particularly ones operating in the Lloyd’s market, on coverage issues and disputes involving a Turkish element.

On several occasions he has issued specialist legal opinions, witness statements and affidavits in court and arbitral proceedings held in various jurisdictions on legal questions concerning Turkish transport and insurance law.

He has vast experience in the recognition and enforcement in Turkey of judgments and awards rendered in various jurisdictions.

Turkish, English.

Admitted to Istanbul Bar Turkish Maritime Law Association

LL.M., University of Southampton, 2011 LL.B., Dokuz Eylul University, 2009