AKT LAW

Shipping & Logistics, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Civil Law, International Arbitration

Mr. M. Cem Kaspi is a founding and Senior Partner of AKT Law Firm.

After graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Law, Cem Kaspi was admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association in 2000. He founded AKT Law Firm together with his Partner, Mr. Melih Aji the same year.

As a Senior Partner at AKT Law Firm, he plays a pivotal role in the firm's success and reputation as one of the leading law firms in the region. He has extensive experience in many areas of law, and provides high-level legal assistance to his clients, especially in the areas of international trade law, maritime law, shipbuilding, and real estate law. He consults his clients in various corporate issues to ensure that future disputes are avoided.

Cem is on the Board of Directors of the Istanbul Arbitration Association and is also specialized in dispute resolution and enforcement law. He has significant experience with several cases of ship arrest in different countries and with the enforcement of the mortgages.

He is further appointed as the Special Agent of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to perform various functions related to and to act with authority since 2009. This appointment has given Cem a vast amount of experience in the establishment of companies abroad, giving clients access to a trustworthy, global legal resource in their cross-border activities, e.g. sale, purchase and charter of a variety of vessels including private and commercial yachts.  This experience also includes the registration and deletion processes of the mortgages of vessels.

Cem Kaspi actively participates in legal associations and professional organizations, staying abreast of the latest legal developments and trends. He regularly attends legal conferences, seminars, and workshops, sharing his insights and expertise with peers and colleagues. He recently participated in the International Maritime Arbitration 2023 training program organized by CIArb and supported by LMAA as a tutor.

With an extensive background in various practice areas, Cem Kaspi has successfully represented a diverse range of clients, including multinational corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, and individuals. Recently, he was involved in a pollution case representing a port owned and operated company. Cem also represents a shipowner company in a lawsuit in Turkey regarding the compensation of a sunk fishing vessel in Mauritania against the insurers.  Other important cases include representing seamen who were kidnapped and detained by pirates in Nigeria against the shipowners.

Further, Cem has represented an international leading ship management company against a mortgagee bank in a case where the rankings of the seafarers were issued after the mortgagee by the bailiff based on a time bar issue and was successful in the cancellation of the decision.

French, English, Turkish

Mr. M. Cem Kaspi is a member of Istanbul Bar Association (IBA) and member of the Board of Directors of Istanbul Arbitration Association (ISTA)

Istanbul University, Law Faculty (1997)