Pelin Baysal

Practice Areas

Pelin Baysal is a founding partner of Baysal & Demir Law Firm, where she leads the firm's arbitration, litigation, insurance, and reinsurance practice group. With over 18 years of experience, Pelin advises and represents states, state-owned entities, companies, and individuals across various industries.

She has a robust track record in international arbitration and cross-border litigation, handling complex and high-value disputes under diverse legal frameworks. Pelin represents clients before the ICC, ad hoc arbitrations, and other arbitration forums, as well as in commercial and administrative cases at all levels. She has served as a legal expert on Turkish law in foreign court proceedings and has extensive experience in the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions and arbitral awards in Turkey. Additionally, Pelin also sits as an arbitrator.

Pelin’s expertise encompasses insurance and reinsurance, construction, M&A, distribution agreements, and infrastructure disputes. She has been instrumental in resolving many disputes arising from Turkey's largest construction projects in the last decade. Numerous clients in the financial services sector rely on her to safeguard their interests before arbitral tribunals and Turkish courts, particularly in matters of contract receivables.