Cetinel Law Firm

Muhammet Bembeyaz is a senior associate at Cetinel Law Firm.

Selective Work Experience on Construction and Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution

1. Counsel of a multinational construction company for its claims against its employer in a pipeline construction project in Tunisia (ICC Arbitration Case).
2. Counsel of a multinational joint venture comprised of three construction companies regarding a claim brought by the joint venture’s main subcontractor in a PPP based healthcare complex construction project of the Turkish Ministry of Health (ICC Arbitration Case) and connected injunction proceedings before Turkish courts. Member of counsel team of Turkish investors for their claims against State of Libya under two investment treaties (ICC Arbitration Case).
3. Counsel of Turkish investors for their claims against State of Libya under two investment treaties (ICC Arbitration Case).
4. Counsel of an Italian construction company regarding a claim against the employer in a PPP based healthcare complex construction project of the Turkish Ministry of Health (ICC Arbitration Case).
5. Counsel of an Italian-Turkish joint venture with regards to its claims against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality under the contract between the parties for a subway bridge project construction (ad hoc arbitration).
6. Counsel of a Turkish contractor in its dispute against the main contractor in a PPP based motorway/bridge project of the Turkish Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (ICC Arbitration Case).
7. Counsel of an Italian-Turkish joint venture contractor with regards to its claims against the employer Norwegian state entity relating to a hydropower plant project in Turkey (dispute settled in mediation).
8. Counsel of a Turkish coal processing company for its claims against an Austrian supplier under a sales agreement (ICC Arbitration Case).
9. Counsel of a Turkish construction company for its claims against a Saudi Arabian company under their joint venture agreement executed with relation to an oil and gas plant construction project in Saudi Arabia (ICC Arbitration Case).
10. Counsel of a Turkish construction company for its claims against a Turkish contractor (Arbitration case pursuant to the arbitration rules of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)) and connected injunction proceedings before Turkish courts.
11. Counsel of the Turkish branch of an UAE pharmaceuticals company for its claims against a French pharmaceuticals company under a distribution agreement (dispute settled amicably).
12. Counsel of a Turkish logistics company in an annulment procedure before Turkish courts with relation to an arbitral award given under ITO (Istanbul Chamber of Commerce) Arbitration Rules concerning an arbitration between the said logistics company and an Armenian automobile distributor.
13. Counsel of a Turkish construction company for its claim against a Cameroonian employer concerning a housing and shopping centre construction (ICC Arbitration Case).

Consultancy

1. Advising an Italian construction company by providing risk analyses regarding various international tenders; consultancy in contract negotiations and preparation of submissions of the company in Dispute Board proceedings in different countries.
2. Advising an Italian construction company with relation to a PPP based healthcare complex construction project of the Turkish Ministry of Health (public procurement contract specifically issued for PPP projects).
3. Advising a Turkish construction company with relation to various subcontracts it undertook in Turkey, especially two subcontracts in a PPP based motorway/bridge project of the Turkish Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
4. Advising an Italian construction company with relation to a PPP based railway project of the Turkish Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (FIDIC Red Book).
5. Advising to a Dispute Board with relation to Turkish law subjects in the dispute adjudication board process in a PPP railway project in Turkey.

Muhammet Bembeyaz is a licensed attorney at law registered to Istanbul Bar Association and a senior associate of Cetinel Law Firm.

He takes part in international arbitration, investment arbitration and dispute adjudication board procedures and focuses on international construction projects on aspects of contract management and pre-contract risk analysis.

He represents and advise contractors of various nationalities in projects or cases in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Turkic Countries. He acted in matters conducted under the rules of institutions such as ICC, PCA, ISTAC.

He contributed to International Construction Law, Second Edition, edited by Lukas Klee. He is one of the authors of the Turkish chapter in Compendium Project funded by Society of Construction Law Australia and supported by Melbourne University.

Turkish (native), English

Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC): Young ISTAC Executive Board Member (2015-2019)

The Society of Construction Law Turkey: Executive Board Member (2021-present)

The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (member)

Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (member)

Young International Construction Practitioners (member)

Muhammet Bembeyaz is a graduate of Istanbul University, Faculty of Law. He is currently doing his LLM in Law and Business at Bucerius Law School.