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Melissa Balıkçı is a Senior Associate in the Corporate and Dispute Resolution departments of Erdem & Erdem. She provides legal advice mainly on matters relating to corporate law, contract law and business law.

She advises clients on a range of corporate and commercial matters across a number of sectors and has particular expertise in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and share transfer transactions. Melissa regularly advises on EPC contracts, including FIDIC contracts and has experience in drafting various types of contracts.

Prohibition of Payment in Foreign Currency in Lease Agreements Newsletter Articles
Prohibition of Payment in Foreign Currency in Lease Agreements

The Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency (“Decree No. 32”) and the Communiqué No. 2008-32/34 on the Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency (“Communiqué”) prohibit the determination of the contract prices of certain contracts and other payment obligations...

Law of Obligations 31.03.2023
ICCA General Report on the Right to a Physical Hearing in International Arbitration Newsletter Articles
ICCA General Report on the Right to a Physical Hearing in International Arbitration

On 4 September 2020, a research project “Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in International Arbitration?” was launched by an International Council for Commercial Arbitration (“ICCA”) taskforce. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many arbitration hearings were held online. Many institutional rules...

Arbitration May 2022
The Landesbank Decision Newsletter Articles
The Landesbank Decision

It is well known that following a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, problems arose related to arbitration of intra-EU disputes, and particularly arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty...

Arbitration January 2022
Employer’s Remedies under FIDIC Silver Book Newsletter Articles
Employer’s Remedies under FIDIC Silver Book
Commercial Law October 2019
UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules Newsletter Articles
UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules
Arbitration August 2021
IBA Rules on Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration 2020 Newsletter Articles
Enka v Chubb: Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement Newsletter Articles
LCIA Rules 2020 Newsletter Articles
LCIA Rules 2020
Arbitration August 2020
ICC Report on Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings Newsletter Articles
ICC Updates Guidance Note to Parties and Arbitral Tribunals Newsletter Articles
60 Years of the New York Convention Newsletter Articles
60 Years of the New York Convention
Arbitration June 2018
Challenging Arbitrators and LCIA Challenge Decisions Newsletter Articles
Singapore Convention on Mediation Newsletter Articles
Singapore Convention on Mediation
Mediation July 2019

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