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ATT. Cansu ŞEKERCİ, Mediator

ATT. Cansu ŞEKERCİ, Mediator

Cansu, the Founding Partner of ŞEKERCİ Law & Consultancy, began her legal career at a law partnership with a broad and diverse litigation practice, where she completed her legal internship and gained the foundational experience of her profession. In 2018, she established ŞEKERCİ Law & Consultancy, shaping the firm’s practice with a strategic and multidisciplinary approach.

Since 2017, she has been practicing law concurrently with her civil society work at Civil Society Association in the Penal Enforcement System (CISST), integrating her legal expertise with human rights–oriented advocacy. Her primary areas of practice include Criminal Law, Contract Law, Data Protection Law, Condominium Law, Labour Law, Healthcare Law and Execution Law. In addition to her legal practice, she actively serves as a mediator, contributing to the effective resolution of disputes through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Education:

Marmara University – Bachelor’s Degree in Law – 2015

Istanbul University, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Master’s Degree in Forensic Medicine, Master’s Thesis entitled “The Impact of Probation Practices on the Restorative Justice System”, 2019.

Istanbul University–Cerrahpaşa, Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Ph.D. Program (ongoing).

Language: Turkish, English, French

Publications:

[Article] Şekerci, C., & Aşıcıoğlu, F. (2021). An Examination of the Impact of Probation Practices on the Restorative Justice System. Journal of Forensic Medicine, 26(2), 112–118.

[Article] Çetinkaya, K., Yılmaz, A. N., Doğusan Gökçe, N., Şekerci, C., Uygun, Ş., & Yükseloğlu, E. H. (2021). An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Concept of Eugenics within the Scope of Forensic Sciences: Legal, Genetic, and Psychological Dimensions of the Eugenics Movement – A Traditional Review. Turkish Journal of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences, 18(2), 155–164.

[Book] Taptı, S., Korkut, H., Şekerci, C., Ekinci, B., & Eren, M. (2020). Prisoners’ Rights Handbook. TCPS Library, Istanbul.

[Book] Şekerci, C. (2018). Rights of Juvenile Prisoners. TCPS Library, Istanbul.

ATT. Duygu ŞEKERCİ ERYURT, Mediator, LL.M

ATT. Duygu ŞEKERCİ ERYURT, Mediator, LL.M

Duygu is an Attorney at Law with nearly ten years of experience serving as in-house counsel at leading holding companies in the energy sector and the defense industry, with a particular focus on licensed and unlicensed production, energy investment projects, procurement, energy trading, and defense industry contracts. She joined ŞEKERCİ Law & Consultancy in 2022.

Her practice focuses on Energy Law, Competition Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Data Protection Law, Lease Law, Refugee Law, and Negotiation and Contract Processes. Duygu is also actively engaged in expert mediation and expert witness activities in the fields of energy and mining.

Education:

Bilkent University – Bachelor’s Degree in Law – 2012

Hacettepe University – Master’s Degree in Economics and Energy Law “Historical Development of the Electricity Market and the History of the Turkish Electricity Market” 2019

Language: Turkish, English, Spanish

Guided by the principles of the rule of law, the right to a fair trial, and the highest standards of integrity, ŞEKERCİ Law & Consultancy delivers strategic, reliable, and results-driven legal services based on a preventive legal consultancy approach.

We provide comprehensive and solution-oriented legal advisory services by aligning our extensive knowledge and professional experience with the sector-specific needs and expectations of our corporate and individual clients. Our areas of practice include the drafting and negotiation of contracts, management of corporate compliance and governance processes, effective handling of litigation and investigation proceedings, and representation before judicial and administrative authorities.

Beyond its attorneyship and legal consultancy practice, our firm adopts a professional approach in conducting alternative dispute resolution mechanisms by acting as a mediator in disputes amenable to mediation.

Guided by the principles of the rule of law, the right to a fair trial, and the highest standards of integrity, ŞEKERCİ Law & Consultancy delivers strategic, reliable, and results-driven legal services based on a preventive legal consultancy approach.

We provide comprehensive and solution-oriented legal advisory services by aligning our extensive knowledge and professional experience with the sector-specific needs and expectations of our corporate and individual clients. Our areas of practice include the drafting and negotiation of contracts, management of corporate compliance and governance processes, effective handling of litigation and investigation proceedings, and representation before judicial and administrative authorities.

Beyond its attorneyship and legal consultancy practice, our firm adopts a professional approach in conducting alternative dispute resolution mechanisms by acting as a mediator in disputes amenable to mediation.

ATT. Cansu ŞEKERCİ, Mediator

ATT. Cansu ŞEKERCİ, Mediator

Cansu, the Founding Partner of ŞEKERCİ Law & Consultancy, began her legal career at a law partnership with a broad and diverse litigation practice, where she completed her legal internship and gained the foundational experience of her profession. In 2018, she established ŞEKERCİ Law & Consultancy, shaping the firm’s practice with a strategic and multidisciplinary approach.

Since 2017, she has been practicing law concurrently with her civil society work at Civil Society Association in the Penal Enforcement System (CISST), integrating her legal expertise with human rights–oriented advocacy. Her primary areas of practice include Criminal Law, Contract Law, Data Protection Law, Condominium Law, Labour Law, Healthcare Law and Execution Law. In addition to her legal practice, she actively serves as a mediator, contributing to the effective resolution of disputes through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Education:

Marmara University – Bachelor’s Degree in Law – 2015

Istanbul University, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Master’s Degree in Forensic Medicine, Master’s Thesis entitled “The Impact of Probation Practices on the Restorative Justice System”, 2019.

Istanbul University–Cerrahpaşa, Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Ph.D. Program (ongoing).

Language: Turkish, English, French

Publications:

[Article] Şekerci, C., & Aşıcıoğlu, F. (2021). An Examination of the Impact of Probation Practices on the Restorative Justice System. Journal of Forensic Medicine, 26(2), 112–118.

[Article] Çetinkaya, K., Yılmaz, A. N., Doğusan Gökçe, N., Şekerci, C., Uygun, Ş., & Yükseloğlu, E. H. (2021). An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Concept of Eugenics within the Scope of Forensic Sciences: Legal, Genetic, and Psychological Dimensions of the Eugenics Movement – A Traditional Review. Turkish Journal of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences, 18(2), 155–164.

[Book] Taptı, S., Korkut, H., Şekerci, C., Ekinci, B., & Eren, M. (2020). Prisoners’ Rights Handbook. TCPS Library, Istanbul.

[Book] Şekerci, C. (2018). Rights of Juvenile Prisoners. TCPS Library, Istanbul.

ATT. Duygu ŞEKERCİ ERYURT, Mediator, LL.M

ATT. Duygu ŞEKERCİ ERYURT, Mediator, LL.M

Duygu is an Attorney at Law with nearly ten years of experience serving as in-house counsel at leading holding companies in the energy sector and the defense industry, with a particular focus on licensed and unlicensed production, energy investment projects, procurement, energy trading, and defense industry contracts. She joined ŞEKERCİ Law & Consultancy in 2022.

Her practice focuses on Energy Law, Competition Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Data Protection Law, Lease Law, Refugee Law, and Negotiation and Contract Processes. Duygu is also actively engaged in expert mediation and expert witness activities in the fields of energy and mining.

Education:

Bilkent University – Bachelor’s Degree in Law – 2012

Hacettepe University – Master’s Degree in Economics and Energy Law “Historical Development of the Electricity Market and the History of the Turkish Electricity Market” 2019

Language: Turkish, English, Spanish