Senior Associate
Ece Özsü Alpagut
Biography
Ece Özsü Alpagut works as a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Department of Erdem & Erdem. Ece Özsü Alpagut, who has experienced particularly in sports law and sports arbitration, works in the fields of Commercial and Corporate law, administrative law, execution and bankruptcy law and labor law; and provides consultancy services to clients regarding disputes, follows up of disputes and represent clients before courts, prepares legal opinions and due diligence reports. She provides support for the pre-trial and post-trial processes of clients operating in the energy, port management, transportation & logistics, real estate, construction & infrastructure, information technology, technology & media, health, and sports sectors. She provides consultancy and litigation services to the clients in disputes brought before courts and arbitration institutions. Ece Özsü Alpagut also specializes in resolving disputes that arise in family businesses in addition to providing clients corporate consultancy services. Moreover, within the framework of her practice and experience in sports law and sports arbitration, she prepares all kinds of sports and commercial contracts related to sports activities; represents clients before national and international courts, sports organizations and sports judicial authorities; conducts routine works of sports clubs within the framework of sports legislation.
Ece Özsü Alpagut, who graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law, participated in various international moot court competitions during her undergraduate education.
Ece Özsü Alpagut, who is a member of Istanbul Bar, also had a seat in the Legal Advisory Panel of the European Club Association in 2018. She speaks English.
Service Areas
Regulates the functioning and relationship of individuals and companies with the state.
It covers all stages of a company's life cycle, from incorporation to liquidation.
Governs the legal relation between debtor and creditor, and fulfillment of the debt.
Representative Matters
Litigation
Sports Law
Administrative Law
Corporate Advisory
- Representation of one of Türkiye’s leading steel industry product manufacturers in compensation claims.
- Providing employment law advisory services to a major port operator and representing the client in employment-related disputes.
- Representing one of Turkey’s leading electricity distribution companies in a compensation lawsuit arising from a fire.
- Representing a holding company, one of the pioneers of the Turkish automotive sub-industry and operating in the industrial and aviation sectors, in corporate disputes arising under the Turkish Commercial Code.Representation of a client, a company that provides worldwide online platform services, in actions for damages due to cessation of activities in Turkey.
- Representation of a leading glass manufacturer in Türkiye in disputes arising from commercial law.
- Representation of Companies in Turkey, owned 100% by one of the leading international hotel investment companies based in Qatar, with a diversified investment portfolio comprising renowned real estate in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and North America in the debt lawsuits arising from a share transfer agreement and construction services
- Representation in litigation and mediation proceedings concerning a compensation claim arising from the termination of a distributorship agreement of a globally leading company operating in the medical devices and pharmaceuticals sector.
- Representation of the defendant before Turkish courts in receivables actions filed against a company providing online platform services following the cessation of its operations in Türkiye.
- Representation of a company operating in the international transportation sector as an intervening party in an annulment action filed against a decision of the Turkish Competition Board.
- Representing clients in various legal disputes arising from commercial and labor law between shareholders and company officials in a family company operating in the field of brick production
- Monitoring the processes and following lawsuits arising from the Execution and Bankruptcy Law for a digital commerce platform that enables various brands, both domestically and internationally, to conduct their omni-channel operations.
- Representing a leading Turkish port company in various commercial and administrative disputes
- Representing a leading company in agricultural sector in various commercial and administrative disputes in relation to an administrative act
- Representing a leading port company in various commercial litigation processes concerning shareholding status and representation
- Following the litigation processes regarding private law
- Representing a prominent international real estate development and construction company in a series of lawsuits and execution proceedings based on labor law, real estate law and consumer law, consulting services and general litigation
- Representing both domestic and foreign clients in litigations and legal disputes; providing consultancy services.
- Conducting the pre-arbitration preparations, coordinating enforcement procedures and arbitration processes
- Providing support to clients in all kinds of sports-related disputes and representation of the Parties before CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport), FIFA, UEFA, Turkish Football Federation and the judicial bodies of the related sports federations,
- Preparation of all kinds of sports-related contracts signed between sports clubs, athletes, agents, coaches, federations
- Providing consultancy services in the field of sports law and ensuring compliance with sports law legislation
- Representation of leading companies in Turkey in administrative disputes arising from competition law in various sectors before administrative courts.
- Representation of a company operating in the port management sector in various lawsuits arising from administrative disputes.
- Representation of a Turkish company producing fertilizers in an administrative dispute.
- Conducting due dilligence for clients from various industries.
- Providing consultancy services to clients regarding commercial law, law of obligation, labour law and private law
Education
Istanbul University Faculty of Law
Kartal Anatolian Highschool
Publications
Newsletter Articles
Other Articles
- Constitutional Court Decision Annulling the Rule on Apportionment of Litigation Costs Based on the Degree of Justification in Non-Pecuniary Damage Claims, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter November 2025
- Constitutional Court Decision on the Misassessment of Evidence in Reemployment Lawsuit, , Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, April 2025.
- Landmark Decision of the European Court of Justice on Football: Lassana Diarra Case, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, October 2024
- Constitutional Court Decision on Unquantified Debt Lawsuit, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, October 2023
- The Law Requiring Women to Take Their Husband's Surname Has Been Abolished: Decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court dated 22.02.2023, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, May 2023
- Constitutional Court Decision on the Time Limit for Requesting an Appeal and the Right of Access to the Court, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, November 2022
- First Regulation of the New Turkish Law on Sports: Regulation on Registration of Sports Clubs and Sports Joint Stock Companies, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, August 2022
- Effects of the War in Ukraine on Football: New Temporary FIFA Rules on Employment and Registration, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, March 2022
- The Validity of the Release Agreement Concluded in the Course of the Employment Relationship, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, November 2021
- The Start of the Legal Period/Notice Date for Electronic Notifications in the Light of Judicial Decisions, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, August 2021
- Minimum Labour Conditions of FIFA for Female Players, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, April 2021
- Contract for Temporary Transfer of Professional Football Players, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, November 2020
- Joint Liability Arising from the Payment of Attorneys’ Fees in accordance with the Attorneys' Law in Light of the Decision of the Court of Cassation General Assembly on the Unification of Judgments, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, July 2020
- How the Covid-19 Outbreak has Affected the Law of Football: FIFA’s Guiding Principles, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, April 2020
- Penalty Clauses Related to Termination of Employment Contracts in the Light of Unification of Case Law, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, January 2020.
- Cost and Late Payment of Advance of Cost in CAS Arbitration, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, November 2019.
- Basketball Arbitral Tribunal, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, August 2019.
- Turkish Football Federastion Dispute Resolution Commitee: Its Organization, Jurisdiction and Procedure, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, April 2019.
- Annulment of Court of Arbitration for Sport Awards, Erdem & Erdem Newsletter, January 2019.
Memberships
Istanbul Bar Association
European Club Association Legal Advisory Panel
