ASLI YILMAZ PALMER
Paris
Summary
Legal practitioner with proven background in managing complex legal issues and delivering strategic counsel in international arbitration. Known for commitment to team collaboration and achieving results in dynamic environments. Recognized for expertise in international arbitration. Speaks four languages.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Counsel; promoted to Counsel
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC)
01.2014 - Current
- Managing a team of 3 lawyers and 3 paralegals with a caseload of over 200 ongoing cases in the MENA region (i.e., the Middle East as well as Egypt, Libya, Israel, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey), with a focus on energy and construction sectors
- Day-to-day administration of large volume of arbitrations (commercial as well as investment cases)
- Providing neutral advice to arbitrators and parties on procedural issues arising in the course of international arbitrations
- Analyzing/scrutinizing draft arbitral awards
- Corresponding with parties and arbitrators concerning all aspects of case administration, ICC Rules and practice
- Preparing legal memoranda and briefing the International Court of Arbitration for its decisions in weekly Court sessions
- Reviewing and processing documents filed by parties, arbitrators and others during the course of arbitrations proceedings
- From 2014 until June 2017
- From 2017 until present
- In charge of the Middle Eastern Case Management Team of the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
Associate; Arbitration Department
CURTIS, MALLET-PREVOST, COLT & MOSLE LLP
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Participated in all aspects of commercial arbitrations as well as investment arbitrations, including under the ICC and ICSID Rules. Drafted briefs, procedural orders, memoranda on jurisdictional objections and correspondence, prepared expert witnesses, conducted direct witness examinations at hearings, participated in hearings. Researched complex legal issues in international arbitration; drafted memoranda on various subjects, including on international investment law, FIDIC and commercial law. Co-lead an ICC construction case (FIDIC based) together with another associate with minimal supervision.
- The arbitration teams formed for each case were chosen from different offices, allowing for working on a truly international platform with well-known arbitration experts within the firm. The filings were produced out of different offices depending on the given case and location of the senior team members, resulting in frequent travel amongst the offices within the Firm.
Associate; Arbitration Group
HERGUNER BILGEN OZEK Law Firm
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Participated in all aspects of commercial arbitrations International Commercial Arbitration, including drafting briefs and statements in ICC Arbitrations; taking part in hearings and preparing expert witnesses. Wrote memoranda on various subjects, including international commercial law, international law, energy law and corporate law. Carried out due diligence exercise of companies in mergers and acquisitions. Participated in all aspects of the preparation of corporate documents for setting up a company in Turkey. Recruited by Curtis in February 2010.
Associate; Anti-trust, M&A
ESIN ISMEN
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Researched competition law and filed applications to the Turkish Competition Authority. Drafted, edited and negotiated share purchase agreements regarding banking and finance sector. Analyzed different markets and participants in respect to competition law violations. Edited newsletter.
Education
L.L.M. - International Business Law
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
11.2005
L.L.B. - European Law
WARWICK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
06.2004
Skills
- Leadership of diverse global teams
- Managed over hundreds of ICC arbitration cases over the last decade
- Analyzed a wide range of awards from multiple jurisdictions, including APAC
Certification
Admitted to the Istanbul Bar (2008) and New York Bar (2016)
LANGUAGES
English (native), Turkish (native), German (native), French (intermediate)
Publications
- Speaking Engagements
- Publications
Timeline
Deputy Counsel; promoted to Counsel
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC)
01.2014 - Current
Associate; Arbitration Department
CURTIS, MALLET-PREVOST, COLT & MOSLE LLP
01.2010 - 01.2013
Associate; Arbitration Group
HERGUNER BILGEN OZEK Law Firm
01.2007 - 01.2010
Associate; Anti-trust, M&A
ESIN ISMEN
01.2006 - 01.2007
L.L.B. - European Law
WARWICK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
L.L.M. - International Business Law
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
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