Prof. Dr. Vahit BIÇAK, Expert Mediator & Qualified Arbitrator

 

Prof. Dr. Vahit Bıçak, Expert Mediator & Qualified Arbitrator

• Ankara University Faculty of Law (1989), LLB
• Nottingham University Faculty of Law, Evidence Law, England (1996), PhD
• Assistant Professor Dr. of Evidence and Comparative Law (1996-2003)
• Associate Professor Dr. of Evidence and Comparative Law (2003-2008)
• Professor Dr. of Evidence and Comparative Law (2008- present)
• Founder
  • Bıçak Law Firm 
  • Just & Fair Mediation | Arbitration Centre
• Legal Consultant (1990- present)
  • British multinational infrastructure group based in the United Kingdom with capabilities in construction services, support services and infrastructure investments.
  • European electric utility company based in Germany, one of the world’s largest investor-owned electric utility service providers, operating in over 30 countries.
  • Global, nonprofit, humanitarian aid organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering by providing emergency medical services, as well as healthcare training and development programs, to those affected by disaster, disease or conflict.
  • Russian Dutch-domiciled multinational corporation providing over 70 Internet-related products and services, including transportation, search and information services, e-commerce, navigation, mobile applications, and online advertising.
• Trained, certified, licensed and accredited mediator, (2013 – present ) Ministry of Justice Department of Mediation, Registration number: 39
  • Mediator in general 
  • Expert mediator for employment disputes
  • Expert mediator for commercial disputes
  • Expert mediator for consumer disputes
  • Expert mediator for energy and mine disputes
  • Expert mediator for health disputes
• Successfully completed more than 300 hours of advanced mediation and negotiation training in addition to basic mediation training and underwent additional training in order to specialize in several dispute resolution areas.
• Dispute resolution experience of more than 200 disputes in Turkey and abroad on
  • Business and partnership disputes
  • Contract, product liability disputes
  • Intellectual property, trademark and licensing disputes
  • Real estate disputes, construction defects
  • Insurance coverage claims
  • Personal injury and tort
• Arbitrator and Mediator of
  • SCIA (The Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, also known as the “South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission”, the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area International Arbitration Center”, and the “Shenzhen Arbitration Commission”) The SCIA Panel of Arbitrators applies to the arbitration cases where the parties agree to submit their dispute to SCIA Jiangmen Center,  Jiangmen Arbitration Commission, SCIA Kashi Center as well as South China International Arbitration Center (HK) (“SCIAHK”). Handling arbitration cases in Shenzhen, Hong Kong SAR, Jiangmen, Kashi and other places.
  • RSPP, The International and Investment Disputes Panel of the Arbitration Centre of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
  • ISTAC (İstanbul Arbitration Centre)
  • ITOTAM (İstanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Centre)
  • BIAMC (Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center), the Asia Pacific Region,  Indonesia
• Arbitration Advisor
• Mediation Advisor
• Attorney
  • Transactional lawyer
  • Mediation Advocacy,
  • Arbitration Advocacy,
  • Trial lawyer
  • Defense attorney
• Served as a judge at international and domestic mediation competitions
  • The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Mediation Competition (ICC, Paris, 2021)
  • INADR (the InterNational Academy of Dispute Resolution), the XX INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament, (Tbilisi, Georgia, 2021)
  • IBA-VIAC CDRC, International Bar Association & Vienna International Arbitration Centre, The Mediation and Negotiation Competition (Vienna, 2021)
  •  ADR ODR International & European Institute for Conflict Resolution (EICR), International Online Mediation Competition (London, 2021)
  • Mediate Guru, Virtual International Mediation Competition (India, 2021)
• Served as an arbitrator at international and domestic arbitration competitions
  • Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), the FDI Moot Shenzhen
• Authored numerous books, parts in books, articles for newspapers, law journals, newsletters, sectorial magazines and other publications.
• Member
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
    • Dispute Resolution Section
      • Mediation Committee
      • Arbitration Committee
    •  Business Law Section
    •  International Law Section
  • Ankara Bar Association, membership number: 16231
  • Union of Turkish Bars, membership number: 67167
  • Turkish-American Association (TAA)

 

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