Süleyman Sevinç

Practice Areas

• Litigation

• Arbitration

• Execution and Bankruptcy

• Administrative Law

• Commercial Law

• Personal Injury

• Maritime Law

• Privatizations

• Sports Law

• Restructuring and Insolvency

Career

Süleyman Sevinç is Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution Department of Erdem & Erdem. For 25 years, he has assisted foreign and domestic clients with their legal disputes, everyday issues, and litigation procedures.

He advises foreign and local clients in national and international arbitration proceedings, recognition and enforcement of foreign awards and judgments. His expertise relates to a wide variety of areas including litigation arising from recourse, transactions regarding the foreign persons’ possession of premises in Turkiye, lien transactions, construction contracts in return for flat and urban renewal projects, contracts, foreign investments as well as mergers and acquisitions, labor law, maritime law, general average, rescue, adjustment and coasting transactions, insurance and reinsurance law, and corporate law. He is also experienced in transportation law, privatization law, law of obligations, private international law, intellectual property law, and international construction law.

In addition, Süleyman Sevinç leads our Gulf Countries desk. He especially represents companies active in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf which are Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their disputes.

Professional Memberships

• Istanbul Bar Association

• International Bar Association

• TED Ankara Alumni Association

Publications

• Establishment, Structure and Functioning of Regional Courts of Appeal, May 2016

• Draft Law Regarding Temporary Employment Relationship and Private Employment Agencies, March 2016

• Direct Bankruptcy for Collection of Receivables under Turkish Law, September 2015

• Liquidation of Ordinary Partnerships in Light of Court of Cassation Decisions, May 2015

• Mobbing under Turkish Law pursuant to the Jurisprudence of the Court of Cassation and Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098, January 2015

• Reinforcement of Risky Buildings under Law No. 6306, August 2014

• Consequences of Obligor’s Default in Synallagmatic Contracts and the Difference between Positive and Negative Damages, April 2014

• Termination of Contracts on Lease of Residential Premises and Roofed Workplaces by Notice at the End of a Ten-Year Extension Period, January 2014

• Ship Mortgages under the Commercial Enterprise Pledge, October 2013

• Exit Right and Squeeze Out from Limited Liability Companies, July 2013

• ICC Arbitration Procedure pursuant to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, May 2013

• Penal Clauses in Employment Agreements, March 2013

• ICSID for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, January 2013

• Nationality of Legal Entities, October 2012

• Non-Liability Agreements According To the Provisions of Code of Obligations, July 2012

• Legal Issues on Implementation of Article 18(2) of CO (Article 19(2) of TCO) Regarding the Simulation, March 2012

Languages Spoken

Turkish

English

Education