M.c.j. Murat R. Özsunay
Arbitrator
Languages
Working languages: Mother tongue: Turkish, Working languages (i.e. languages in which you have both a spoken and written command so that yo
Nationality
Specialisation
CISG, Contract Law
Legal system
Civil Law, Common Law, German Law (Private), European Law (Private)
Main jurisdiction
Turkey – mainly commercial / private law incl. IP law
Details
Year of birth
1963
Education
Istanbul University Law Faculty
University of Texas at Austin (M.C.J.)
From-To: University of Texas at Austin - M.C.J.
Degree: Lic.
Practiced experience in arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
About 5, under ICC & VIAC in international, Turkish CCP in domestic
How often have you acted as Chairman?
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
About 5
How often have you acted as Counsel?
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
Publications and other activities in arbitration (e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others)
VIAC Rules Turkish translation; UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2016 in Turkish (w. E. Özsunay, to be published in 2020); Arbitration in Turkey: Analysis of the Turkish Legislation on Arbitration in the Light of UNCITRAL Model Law, 2012, Uluslararası Ticari Uyuşmazlıklarda Kurumsal Tahkimin Güncel Sorunları (Co-writer), Istanbul, ITO 2004, The Arbitration Procedure, Austrian Arbitration Yearbook, 2008, Arbitration in Turkey (w. E. Ozsunay), ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, Vol. 22/Number 2-2011; Arbitration and Mediation in Turkey (w. E. Ozsunay), Croatian Arbitration Yearbook, Vol. 18, Zagreb, 2011; Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention in Turkey, (w. E. Ozsunay), in Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Springer, 2017; Convention on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration" (The "Mauritius Convention on Transparency), Istanbul, 2018
Dates: -
Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organizations
VIAC
Status: Inter alia
ArbAut (Vienna)
Status: Inter alia
ICC-WBO Turkey
Status: Inter alia
IHK-AHK Istanbul
Status: Inter alia
ITO-TAM Istanbul CoC
Status: Inter alia
Nowy Tomyśl Court of Arbitration (Poland)
Status: Inter alia
Languages
Mother tongue: Turkish
Working languages (i.e. languages in which you have both a spoken and written command so that you may conduct arbitral proceedings in this language): (English and German: full command); (French: read-only)
In which legal system have you trained?
Civil Law, Common Law, German Law (Private), European Law (Private)
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
Turkey – mainly commercial / private law incl. IP law
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
Special expertise or specialisations
CISG
Contract Law
