Selin Özgören is an international arbitration lawyer based in Izmir, with experience in ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, and HKIAC proceedings for clients across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
The Lawyer
Özgören Law Firm is an international arbitration boutique founded by Selin Özgören and based in Izmir, Turkey. While rooted in one of Turkey's most dynamic commercial cities — a major Aegean port with deep trade ties to Europe, the Middle East, and beyond — the firm's work is global in scope.
Selin Özgören's practice covers international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration, and cross-border dispute resolution. Her experience spans proceedings before the world's leading arbitral institutions and encompasses both common law and civil law jurisdictions.
Her professional background includes work at the UNCITRAL Secretariat in Vienna (contributing to ISDS reform in Working Group III), case administration at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), arbitration work at a Milan-based law firm, and cross-border regulatory matters at Allen & Overy and Baker McKenzie. She has also worked on proceedings before federal authorities in New York and California.
She holds an LL.M. from Bocconi University (full scholarship), where her thesis examined the intersection of sustainable development and international investment arbitration, and an LL.B. from Ankara University Faculty of Law, including an Erasmus year at the University of Bologna.
Being based in Izmir rather than Istanbul offers clients a focused, partner-led service. Turkey's Aegean hub is equally accessible to international clients across European, Middle Eastern, and Asian time zones.
"International commercial arbitration, investment law, and cross-border dispute resolution — with experience across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America."
Location & Reach
As a specialist boutique, Özgören Law Firm maintains a focused caseload. Clients work directly with the founding lawyer throughout the matter — without handoffs to junior teams.
Izmir-based does not mean locally limited. For disputes requiring expertise in multiple jurisdictions, the firm works with specialist counsel in the relevant forum on a project basis — bringing the right expertise wherever the arbitration is seated.
Turkey's time zone (UTC+3) places Izmir naturally between European, Middle Eastern, and Asian business hours. For international clients across multiple jurisdictions, coordination is straightforward.
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