Ilgaz Önder
Baysal & DemirBaysal & Demir is home to a team that has in-depth experience of advising insurance companies as well as reinsurers on arbitration, litigation, product development, market entry requirements, and M&A transactions. Practice head and founding partner Pelin Baysal is recommended for dispute resolution matters relating to coverage issues, including mechanical breakdown, credit insurance, and third-party liability. Ilgaz Önder is another excellent source of advice, with experience of assisting both international and local insurance companies on a variety of matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Baysal & Demir have a high degree of professionalism in every aspect of their work and have an in-depth, market-leading knowledge of their subject. They also have excellent connections in terms of being able to source expert independent advice if needed.'
'They have a good team, which works well together to provide quality advice. They have fast response times and have been able to provide pragmatic, accurate and reliable advice that can be relied on in a variety of situations.’
‘I would highly recommend Pelin Baysal and Ilgaz Önder.’
‘The team provides timely advice.'
'Pelin Baysal is very responsive.'
Key clients
- Everest National Insurance Company
- Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd
- MS Amlin Underwriting Limited
- Holman Fenwick Willan
- Kennedys
- Integra Technical Limited
- Liberty Managing Agency Limited
- Chaucer Syndicates Limited
- Navigators Insurance Company (the Hartford)
- Zurich Insurance PLC
- Argenta Syndicate Management Limited
- Aegis Managing Agency Ltd.
- Chubb Turkey
- International General Insurance Co. (UK) Ltd
- Chubb European Group SE
- Ascot Underwriting Limited
- Charles Taylor
- Munich Re
- CV Star
- Türkiye Sigorta A.Ş.
- Eureko Sigorta A.Ş.
Work highlights
- Representing Turkish insurers and global reinsurers in a policy coverage dispute arising from the collapse of Turkey’s largest tunnel.
- Representing an American multinational finance and insurance corporation in an ICC arbitration arising out of a satellite failure.
- Regularly advising an international reinsurance company on compulsory and facultative earthquake insurance policies in relation to the highly destructive earthquakes which happened in the southeast region of the country in February 2023.
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Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Pelin Baysal
Baysal & DemirPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pelin Baysal