Cemal is a dispute & corporate lawyer with a focus on IT Law practice. He has more than 15 years of experience representing Turkish and multinational corporations in high-profile dispute resolution matters (both arbitration and local litigation) and as well as daily corporate issues including a wide range of compliance matters. His main focus areas include white-collar crimes, construction disputes, and conflicts arising from the liability of board members, high-profile IT&IP disputes, employment issues, energy disputes concerning both commercial and administrative law perspectives, competition investigations, and media & telecommunications law.

Besides that, his daily corporate advice boasts different market-leading corporate clients in industries such as gaming, electronics, telecommunication, stationery, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, media and advertising, aviation, insurance, reinsurance, construction, energy, and confectionery.

While Cemal has been involved in many blockchain-related projects, he has also consulted crypto assets service providers, decentralized autonomous organizations, initial coin offerings, and metaverse platforms for shaping their legal strategies. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles on different aspects of blockchain technology in leading publications, and he has attended many academic symposiums and given speeches as a keynote speaker.

Practice Areas & Work Department

IT Law

Fintech

Litigation

Employment

Languages

English

Turkish

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association

IT Law Commission of Istanbul Bar Association

Turkish Information Association (TBD),

Information & Technology Law Association

Sodimer

Türkiye Metaverse Platformu