Omer Kesikli

Registered to Istanbul Bar Association. Education: – Galatasaray University Faculty of Law, Juris Doctorate (PhD) – thesis phase, – Istanbul Bilgi University, Master of Business Law, Istanbul (L.L.M), – Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama, Master of Comparative Law (M.C.L) Program, – Marmara University, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Law, İstanbul (L.L.B) Languages: Turkish and English. E-mail: omer@omerkesikli.av.tr Omer Kesikli is the founding partner of Kesikli Law Firm (“Firm”). Before the inception of the Firm, he worked for reputable energy and contracting companies as their legal advisor and In-House Legal Counsel. His past experiences as the legal advisor of both investor and contractor companies coupled with his legal educational background enable him to deeply understand his clients’ concerns and to advise them on effective allocation of the relevant risks of their businesses appropriately. Throughout his professional career, Mr. Kesikli has advised a number of local and foreign corporations and handled a broad range of corporate, commercial and regulatory matters internationally and locally regarding various aspects of Turkish Law including consortiums and joint ventures; structuring share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, guarantee arrangements, strategic alliances, project development agreements, providing legal advice on corporate transactions, competition law, project finance, privatizations, energy law and regulatory matters, public tenders, construction law, EPC Projects, labor law, tax law and foreign investments.