Efe Kınıkoğlu is a Senior Partner and the Head of the Dispute Resolution Department of Moral | Kınıkoğlu | Pamukkale. Efe Kınıkoğlu provides advisory and advocacy services to national and international clients in the field of dispute resolution and he is a registered mediator. His work focuses on litigation and alternative dispute resolution, commercial law, energy law, labour and social security law, cybersecurity, construction and real estate and disputes in capital markets. His sectoral knowledge covers cloud systems, cryptocurrencies, heavy industry, logistics, alternative transportation systems, energy and natural resources, FMCG, automotive, retail, textile, technology and manufacturing.

Efe Kınıkoğlu is ranked by the Legal 500 among the leading Turkish lawyers in the category of dispute resolution. Efe Kınıkoğlu was also awarded as the best “Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year in Turkey by the Client Choice” in 2018.

Efe Kınıkoğlu graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University School of Law in 2004 and speaks English at a professional level.

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Turkey-specific information concerning the key legal issues that need to be considered when mediating a dispute.
Turkey-specific information concerning the key legal issues that need to be considered when drafting and enforcing governing law and jurisdiction clauses.
One of the primary reasons for preferring arbitration is the enforceability of arbitral awards, which are generally supported by many countries that are parties to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “Convention”). However, since the Convention mainly addresses the enforcement of final awards, the enforcement of interim measures issued by arbitrators remains a more contentious issue. Indeed, Türkiye is also among the jurisdictions where there are challenges and uncertainties regarding the enforcement of interim measures.