Tolga Danışman is a leader in our Dispute Resolution practice group. Mr. Danışman has extensive experience in adversarial proceedings and has a reputation for turning his adversaries’ strengths against them. Mr. Danışman understands the commercial and reputational concerns of his clients, and is known for providing results-focused representation, whether at the negotiation table or in the courthouse.

A licensed mediator, Mr. Danışman’s practice focuses primarily on international and domestic commercial litigation and arbitration in multiple industries, as well as high-profile white-collar defense. Mr. Danışman is lead counsel on some of Turkey’s highest-profile court cases.

  • LLB., Istanbul University School of Law, 1992
  • Chambers & Partners – Practice Area Overview: Turkey: An Introduction to Dispute Resolution, May 2023, co-author
  • Thomson Reuters – Transnational Litigation Guide, March 2022, co-author
  • Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter, This Content is Not Available in Your Country, October 2021, co-author
  • Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter, The Turkish Revenue Administration Has Started Automatic Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, March 2021, co-author
  • Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Newsletter, Judicial Review of the Presidential Decrees in Light of the Recent Decisions of the Turkish Constitutional Court, October 2020, co-author
  • Thomson Reuters – Transnational Litigation Guide, May 2020, co-author
  • Chambers & Partners – Global Practice Guides: Doing Business in Turkey, August 2019, co-author
  • Turkish Ministry of Justice Mediator’s Registry, Licensed Mediator
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • European Law Students Association (ELSA) Turkey Chapter, Founding Member
  • Corporate Governance Association of Turkey, Türkiye Kurumsal Yönetim Derneği (TKYD)
  • International Attorneys Club (IAC)
  • Band 3 in Dispute Resolution, Chambers & Partners Global (2019)
  • Band 3 in Dispute Resolution, Chambers & Partners Global (2018)
  • Expert in Litigation, Who’s Who Legal (2018)
  • “Pleased clients say that Tolga Danışman ‘works tirelessly, at all hours, to represent our interests and provide excellent advice with efficiency.’” Chambers & Partners Global, Dispute Resolution (2018)
  • Band 2 in Dispute Resolution, Chambers & Partners Global (2017)