Dr. İsmail G. Esin graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1990. After acquiring his LL.M degree from Tübingen University Germany in 1991, Dr. Esin started his legal career as a research assistant at Marmara University, Department of Civil Law in 1992. In 1997 Dr. Esin completed his Ph.D at the University of Tübingen and he established Esin Attorney Partnership in the same year (1997) after returning to Istanbul.
Presently a senior partner of the firm, Dr. İsmail G. Esin co-heads the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice and acts as an arbitrator and counsel. İsmail has been recognized as a leading individual in multiple areas by Lexology, Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000 and Legal 500 publications.
He has over 25 years of experience advising clients in dispute resolution, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privatization and real estate matters. He regularly advises banks, multinational companies, governments and private equity funds on investments and major projects in Türkiye, Europe and Middle East, well as assisting them with their disputes. He represents leading Turkish and international companies before local and international arbitral tribunals under the rules of various arbitration institutions (ICC, LCIA, ASA, DIS, ISTAC, ITOTAM, etc.).
Dr. İsmail G. Esin has lectured at Marmara University (1992-2004), Istanbul Bilgi University (2002-2009), Galatasaray University (2005-2006), Yeditepe University (2013-2015), and Bilkent University (2021-2022). Dr. İsmail Esin, has published several articles on M&A as well asdispute resolution including the 6th edition of his book “Mergers and Acquisitions” (November, 2025).
Education
– Tubingen Law School, PhD, 1997.
– Tubingen Law School, LL.M, 1991
– İstanbul Üniversitesi, LL.B, 1990.
Practice admission
– Istanbul Bar Association, 1998.