Kesikli Law Firm

Projects / Dispute Resolution

Managing Partner

Dr. Omer Kesikli, Esq., is the founding partner of Kesikli Law Firm ("the Firm"). With a proven track record as a trusted and recognized business lawyer in Turkey, Dr. Kesikli brings his clients a wealth of expertise and experience. His comprehensive background as a legal advisor to investors and contracting companies, combined with his exceptional legal education, equips him with a deep understanding of his clients' concerns and enables him to provide strategic advice on effectively allocating relevant risks in their businesses.

Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Kesikli has successfully advised numerous local and foreign corporations on a wide range of corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters, both domestically and internationally. His areas of specialization encompass various aspects of Turkish law, including consortium and joint ventures, the structuring of share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, guarantee arrangements, strategic alliances, project development agreements, and providing legal counsel on corporate transactions, competition law, project finance, privatizations, energy law, regulatory matters, public tenders, construction law, EPC Projects, labor law, tax law, and foreign investments.

Furthermore, Dr. Kesikli is an expert mediator renowned for his expertise in resolving disputes through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation and arbitration. His commitment to efficient and cost-effective dispute resolution enables his clients to navigate contentious matters with optimal outcomes, both in terms of time and resources.

He is an accredited Expert Mediator in Commercial and Corporate Law Disputes as well as Energy Law Disputes.

He has been ranked as a leading individual by the prestigious Legal500 for the past ten consecutive years, a testament to his outstanding legal acumen and client-focused approach.

Turkish and English

Istanbul Bar Association Union of Turkish Bars

Galatasaray University Faculty of Law, Doctor Juris (PhD) Istanbul Bilgi University, Master of Business Law, Istanbul (L.L.M) Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama, Master of Comparative Law (M.C.L) Program, Marmara University, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Law, İstanbul (L.L.B)