International Arbitration - The English Bar
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Commercial litigation, civil fraud, international arbitration (commercial and investor-state), public and administrative law, civil liberties and human rights, public international law.
Frequently instructed as lead Counsel in the Commercial Court, Administrative Court, Chancery Division; acted in 50+ cases before the Court of Appeal, UK Supreme Court, European Court of Human Rights, and Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Experience of acting as co-counsel before the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Federal Court of Malaysia, Turkish Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of The Gambia.
Counsel and international arbitrator, with extensive experience of arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC, GAFTA, LMAA, CIArb, ICSID, and UNCITRAL Rules.
M.A. (Oxon); LL.B. (London); LL.M. Harvard Law School; Procter Fellow, Princeton University; called to the Bar in 2007 (Inner Temple, Princess Royal Scholar).
Adjunct Professor of Law, Columbia Law School (New York), Georgetown University Law Center (Washington D.C.), Visiting Professor, Koç University Law School (Istanbul). Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge.
Deputy Chair of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, the advisory arm of the Media Freedom Coalition of States (currently co-chaired by Germany, Finland).
COMBAR, ALBA, LCIA, ICC UK, ICCA, BIICL (Member of Investment Treaty Forum), ASIL (Executive Council Member), Member of IBA Arbitration Subcommittee on Investment Treaty Arbitration, ITF (Academic Council Member).
Investment Treaty Arbitration Review (2025), Jervis on Coroners (Sweet&Maxwell, 2024), The General International Law in International Investment Law: A Commentary (OUP, 2024), Jackson&Powell on Professional Liability (Sweet&Maxwell, 2017), The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice (OUP, 2013).
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Can Yeginsu assists with the full gamut of international arbitration including those governed by LCIA, ICC and ICSID rules. He is experienced in disputes relating to conflicts of law and jurisdiction, and is well versed in matters concerning a wide range of industries including the IT, energy, insurance, shipping and financial services sectors.
Can Yeginsu is instructed in a broad range of international law disputes, tackling issues relating to diplomatic immunity, bilateral investment treaties, human rights and state responsibilities. His work in the ECtHR is particularly notable, and he produces strong advocacy in ICSID proceedings.
Can Yeginsu acts in Turkish-related arbitration proceedings out of London.
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He's an extraordinary counsel and cross-examiner.
He is great when we need silk level performance at a more affordable rate. He is an amazing advocate.
Can brought special advocacy skills notably in cross-examinations.
Professor Yeginsu is the international law gold standard for us at the London Bar. He brims with a gravitas in court, Ivy League professor meets top English commercial or human rights silk.
Can is phenomenal on his feet, commanding and authoritative, has the ear of judges. He is adaptable, understands the commercial, PIL and human rights components. He has a solid reputation.
Can Yeginsu is a brilliant advocate whose written submissions are first-class. The fact that he does a lot of different areas of law gives him a good perspective as well, which is really useful.
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