Pelin Baysal has over 20 years of experience in advising and representing states, state-owned entities, companies and individuals across a broad range of industries, including in particular financial lines, construction and insurance and reinsurance. Pelin has extensive experience in international arbitrations and cross-border litigations, including many multi-hundred-million-dollar disputes, under different applicable laws. She has acted as a legal expert on matters of Turkish law in various foreign court proceedings. She also has broad experience in the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions and arbitral awards in Turkey.
Many clients have trusted her to represent their interests before arbitral tribunals and Turkish courts to collect their receivables under different contracts. Pelin was recognised as “Turkey's Litigator of the Year” by Euromoney Benchmark Litigation in 2021 and recognised as one of the "Top 10 Influential Dispute Resolution Lawyers Shaping Turkey's Legal Landscape" by Business Today in 2023. She has also been included in Chambers and Partners' and Legal 500 rankings in arbitration and litigation.
Pelin has been repeatedly praised in all leading professional directories and is described as “highly motivated and hard-working to best represent the client’s interests”. She is considered “a very strong analytical lawyer” and has earned praise for her “highly pragmatic and solution-oriented support coupled with precise knowledge and understanding of the case”. Clients applaud her “very close relationship with the companies [for which] she provides service”, and she “goes the extra mile to be successful for her clients”.