Biography: Arbitration

Dr Ziya Akinci is the founding partner of Akinci Law Offices, Turkey. He sits as an arbitrator in disputes under the ICC and other institutes, including ITO, SCC and TRAC and also under ad hoc rules. Dr Akinci acts as party counsel in arbitrations, both domestic and international, and under ICC, ICSID and ad hoc rules. He has previously been requested to provide expert opinions in various arbitration cases. Dr Akinci is also a member of the ICC Court. The arbitration disputes that Dr Akinci has been involved in are wide in range and character; from large construction projects, to energy projects, GSM licences and M&A transactions.

Dr Akinci was first admitted to the Bar in 1986. He received his PhD in 1992 after attaining an LLM from Exeter University, UK in 1991, and from Ankara University in 1987. Dr Akinci is also the author of numerous books and publications. The subjects of his books and articles range from International Arbitration to International Construction Contracts. He has recently published Arbitration Law of Turkey, Practice and Procedure (2011).

Dr Akinci is a member of the ICC Court, the LCIA, IBA, INTA, the Swiss Arbitration Association, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Turkish-Scandinavian Businessmen's Association. He is also an honorary member of the Swiss Arbitration Academy.

Dr Akinci's clients have included the European Commission, major investment Banks, worldwide leading GSM companies as well as large scale construction firms.