LEXIST

THE TEAM

The Power of Experience

Etka Koçoğlu

Associate

Practices

Dispute Resolution
Arbitration
Investment Treaty Arbitration
International Commercial Arbitration
Public International Law

Sectors

Energy
– Renewables
– Oil & Gas
– Nuclear
Real Estate & Construction
Infrastructure

Education

– LL.M. Queen Mary University of London, Comparative & International Dispute Resolution
– LL.B. İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesi, Tam burslu
– Austrian Arbitration Academy, University of Vienna

Memberships​

Istanbul Bar Association
ICC YAAF
Young ICSID
Young ISTAC
Moot Alumni Association

Languages

Turkish English German ciency) French (Limited Working Proficiency)

Etka Koçoğlu

Associate

Etka Koçoğlu is an associate in the international arbitration team of Lexist. 

Etka has acted as counsel in numerous international arbitrations, having been representing both governmental agencies and private parties. He has hands-on experience in international and domestic arbitrations held under the rules of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC), among others. 

Case highlights: 

  • Representing the Republic of Türkiye in an investment treaty arbitration against an Italian corporation in a solar energy dispute. (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/61)
  • Acting for a Swiss conglomerate against a €100 million claim in an arbitration arising from a cross-border M&A dispute. 
  • Acted for a governmental agency against a multinational oil services company in an LCIA arbitration concerning a project in the MENA region for drilling of oil and gas wells.
  • Acted for a large construction company against an EPC contractor involving Japanese, Italian, and Turkish companies in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a city hospital in a PPP project.