Trained in both academia and the private sector, his practice areas are diverse, encompassing energy trade, construction of power plants, refineries, oil well drilling construction and earth works, public infrastructure, food retail and distribution, and financial instruments in access to credit. Dr Gürsel has worked on several investor-state arbitrations under the arbitration rules of ICSID and UNCITRAL, mainly representing sovereign states.
Additionally, he has participated in multiple proceedings in international commercial arbitrations administered by ICC and PCA. Since joining Curtis, he has focused on international construction disputes arising in the Middle East, governed by English law, Omani law and administered under ICC and UNCITRAL ad hoc arbitration procedures.
Prior to joining Curtis, Dr Gürsel worked in Swiss arbitration boutiques in Bern, Geneva, and Zurich. During his doctoral studies in Switzerland, he assisted numerous tribunals in international commercial arbitration and sports arbitration matters.
Publications
- Book, Published Author in AISUF (Fribourg University’s Collection) Vol 452 (January 2025) “Floating Charges and Non-Possessory Securities over Movables: A comparative analysis of its implementation. Global Trends in Asset-Based Lending and Simplified Access to Finance for SMEs”
- Academic Article (peer-reviewed), Published Author in European Property Law Journal Vol 12 No 1 (December 2023), “The Role of Registration in Perfecting Non-Possessory Secured Transactions over Movables: What is the extent of the third-party effectiveness” (co-authored with Assoc Prof Dr Ece Bas Suzel)
- Academic Article (peer-reviewed) Published Author in European Property Law Journal Vol 9 No 2-3 (December 2020) “Keeping up with the Times: The Transformation of the Publicity Regime with New Movable Property Security Rights and Developments in Blockchain Technology”
- Academic Article (peer-reviewed) Published Author in Bahceshir University law Review Vol 14 No 175-176 (April 2019) “Civil law (mainly Turkish and Swiss Law) Approaches to the Prohibition of Pactum Commissorium and a Brief Overview to Implementation of Pactum Commissorium under Common Law”
