Bio

Dogan Eymirlioglu concentrates on corporate law, M&A, infrastructure projects, insurance, commercial contracts and franchising. He advises Turkish and multinational companies in energy, transportation, manufacturing, hotels & leisure, private equity, life sciences, insurance and consumer products sectors in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investments, regulatory and corporate compliance matters, project finance deals, privatizations and PPP projects. As part of his core practice, he is involved in drafting, negotiating and finalizing share or asset purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, insurance policies, franchising and management contracts. He advised bidders on major public tenders organized by Turkish authorities in projects ranging from stadium constructions and major infrastructure and PPP projects to sale of distressed groups seized by the government. Doğan is also a known figure in Turkish arbitration milieus and acts as party counsel and arbitrator in ICC, UNCITRAL, ISTAC and ad hoc arbitrations. He was recognised by the Client Choice as exclusive winner of the 2019 Client Choice Awards for Arbitration & ADR in Turkey. He currently sits as the Turkish National Committee’s representative to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. He is recommended by the Legal 500, Client Choice and Who’s Who Legal for Corporate and M&A, Arbitration & ADR, Franchising, Commercial Litigation and Construction/Real Estate. He was described by these publications as a “solution oriented” “hardworking lawyer” “rated for his great commercial acumen” and “excellent to work with” while his expertise is “much sought after.” His practice is described as “very resourceful and responsive”, “high quality work with good turnaround times” and he receives particular praise for “very good technical know-how” and “ability to interact with international counsel on multi-jurisdictional transactions”. In addition to his practice, Doğan lectured on Business Law in Bahçeşehir University and frequently gives seminars on foreign direct investments, mergers and acquisitions and international arbitration at master programs in Koç University and Bilgi University. Prior to joining Balcıoğlu Selçuk Ardıyok Keki, he worked for leading international and local law firms in Istanbul. He currently leads the arbitration and insurance practices of the Istanbul office and serves as the head of the French Desk.