Zekeriya Başar Özbilen

‘‘Strategic counsel in complex disputes, financial restructurings and high‑value corporate transactions where legal strategy and business judgment converge.’’

Biography

Zekeriya Başar Özbilen is the founding partner of OA and leads the firm’s dispute resolution practice.

His work focuses on complex commercial and administrative disputes, cross‑border restructurings and high‑value transactions involving financial institutions and corporate groups.

Başar’s practice is distinguished by the integration of dispute strategy with banking, finance and corporate transaction experience. He regularly represents clients in high‑stakes litigation, restructuring negotiations with lenders and cross‑border corporate structuring projects.

Representative Matters

Representing corporate groups and financial institutions in disputes and restructuring negotiations involving project finance facilities and large‑scale infrastructure investments in sectors including energy, telecommunications and industrial manufacturing.

Advising investors and companies on litigation and arbitration arising from high‑value M&A transactions and corporate control disputes.

Acting for multinational companies in complex commercial disputes involving cross‑border supply chains and long‑term commercial agreements across sectors including manufacturing, technology and life sciences.

Advising corporate groups on restructuring negotiations with lenders in connection with large‑scale financing and refinancing arrangements.

Focus Areas

• Commercial and Administrative Disputes

• Banking & Finance

• Corporate Restructuring

• Mergers & Acquisitions

• Cross‑Border Structuring