Dogan Gultutan
Partner
Biography
Dr. Doğan Gültutan is a Partner and Solicitor-Advocate at Greymore’s City of London office. Before joining the firm, he was a Senior Associate and Solicitor-Advocate at Baker & McKenzie (London) for 8 years, having previously spent 5 years in the firm’s Istanbul office.
Dual-qualified in England & Wales and Türkiye, Doğan advises clients on dispute resolution, focusing primarily on international commercial and investment arbitration, as well as commercial litigation. He has represented multinational corporations and sovereign states in high-stakes commercial and investor-state arbitrations and litigation proceedings.
In addition to his legal practice, Doğan is a Lecturer at The City Law School (City St George’s, University of London), where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses on subjects such as International Arbitration, Contract Law, Public International Law, English Legal System, and Legal Ethics. He also supervises LLM dissertations focusing on dispute resolution.
Doğan frequently publishes on arbitration and commercial dispute resolution. His expertise and contributions have been widely recognised; he was named a "Key Lawyer" in Legal 500's UK 2023 and 2024 rankings for International Arbitration and received consecutive recognitions in the "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the United Kingdom" category for Commercial Dispute Resolution (2023, 2024, and 2025). Doğan is a double-scholar of The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn (Sir Thomas More Bursary and Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship).
Doğan also accepts appointments as arbitrator, having been listed on the lists of arbitration of the following arbitral institutions: HKIAC, arbitrateAD (Abu Dhabi) and TIAC and LMAA.
Area of Expertise
Doğan specialises in arbitration and commercial litigation, advising clients across various industries, including energy, finance, construction, and technology.
Arbitration: Doğan has extensive experience in both international commercial and investment arbitration, representing multinational corporations and states before leading arbitral institutions such as the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations. He advises on all aspects of arbitration, from drafting and negotiating arbitration clauses to enforcement and annulment proceedings. His expertise spans multi-jurisdictional disputes involving complex legal and regulatory considerations, often requiring strategic management and cross-border legal coordination.
Commercial Litigation: Doğan handles a wide range of complex commercial disputes before the English courts, including contractual disagreements, shareholder conflicts, cross-border litigation and disputes involving high-net worth individuals. He provides comprehensive legal support, from case assessment and strategic planning to advocacy and resolution through mediation and negotiation. His commercial litigation expertise allows him to effectively manage disputes involving multiple stakeholders and jurisdictions, achieving efficient and favourable outcomes for clients.
Education
Doğan’s academic achievements include:
PhD: Moral Damages under International Investment Law: The Path Towards Convergence — City, University of London
Graduate Diploma in Turkish Law (GDTL) — Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Türkiye
LL.M. in Commercial/Maritime Law — University College London
Bar Professional Training Course — BPP London
LL.B. (First Class Honours) — University of Westminster
Representative cases as counsel
Doğan has substantial experience representing large, multi-national corporations and states in commercial and investor state arbitrations, as well as in litigation proceedings. Below are notable examples:
Representing a Zimbabwean forestry company against the Republic of Zimbabwe in connection with the enforcement of an ICSID award obtained against the State before, inter alia, the English courts (Border Timbers Limited v Republic of Zimbabwe [2024] EWHC 58 (Comm); and [2024] EWCA Civ 1257).
Representing a multi-national banking and financial services company against an investment fund before the English Commercial Court regarding the enforcement of a foreign (New York) judgment in England, with the amount in dispute exceeding USD 600 million (Midtown Acquisitions LP v Essar Global Fund Limited; ICICI Bank Limited (Singapore Branch) v Essar Global Fund Limited [2018] EWHC 789 (Comm); [2018] 1 WLUK 137).
Representing a Danish brewery company against a CIS State in investment proceedings in connection with alleged expropriation of assets contrary to BIT / customary international law protections.
Representing a Turkish company against a Libyan state entity regarding a dispute arising from a joint investment agreement. The place of arbitration is Geneva, Switzerland; applicable law is Libyan law.
Representing a Samoan company as charterers against a Singaporean company as disponent owners in LMAA arbitration in connection with disputes arising from a voyage charter concerning the carriage of coal. The place of arbitration is London, England; applicable law is English law.
Representing a Cayman company as owners against a Malaysian company as charterers in LMAA arbitration in connection with disputes arising from a MYBA charter of a super-yacht. The place of arbitration is London, England; applicable law is English law.
Representing a Cayman company as owners against a Saudi prince as charterers in LMAA arbitration in connection with disputes arising from a MYBA charter of a super-yacht. The place of arbitration is London, England; applicable law is English law.
Representing a Turkish company as charterers against a joint venture entity as owners in LMAA arbitration in connection with disputes arising from a voyage charter-party. The place of arbitration is London, England; applicable law is English law.
Representing a Singaporean integrated agricultural conglomerate against a Cayman entity in an LCIA arbitration in connection with a loan facility agreement. The place of arbitration is London, England; applicable law is English law.
Representing an Azeri state-owned entity against a US entity in an LCIA arbitration in connection with an agreement for sale of valuable minerals. The place of arbitration is London, England; applicable law is English law.
Representing two Chinese state-owned entities against its former Egyptian distributor in ICC arbitration in connection with the termination of distribution agreements. The place of arbitration is Paris, France; applicable law is Egyptian law.
Representing a Turkish construction company acting as main contractor against its CIS based employer and its sub-contractors in connection with disputes arising from a construction contract. The place of arbitration is London, England; applicable law is English law.
Representing a Dubai based entity against four Turkish nationals in ICC arbitration in connection with a breach of warranty claim under a share purchase agreement. The place of arbitration is Istanbul, Turkey; applicable law is Turkish law.
Representative publications
Doğan regularly publishes on matters concerning arbitration and commercial dispute resolution. Below are select-few of those publications:
Books and book chapters:
YESILIRMAK, A., GULTUTAN, D., EKEN, C., The Rules of ICC Arbitration: History, Development and Impact. Kluwer Arbitration. Forthcoming (Forthcoming, 2025).
GULTUTAN, D. (2021). Moral Damages Under International Investment Law: The Path Towards Convergence, 1-230. Kluwer Arbitration. ISBN 978-94-035-4025-2.
GULTUTAN, D. (2018). Moral Damages and Arbitral Jurisdiction in International Investment Arbitration, 330-358. Rebalancing International Investment Agreements in Favour of Host States. Wildy, Simmonds & Hill. ISBN13: 9780854902613.
ESIN, I., CELEBI, O., GULTUTAN, D. (2017). Arbitration in Turkey. Arbitration in the MENA. JurisNet LLC (New York). ISBN 978-1-937518-73-8.
AYGUL, M., Gultutan, D. (2015). Arbitration Procedure. Arbitration in Turkey, 73-140. Kluwer Arbitration. ISBN13: 9789041149817.
Journal articles:
REECE THOMAS, K. and GULTUTAN, D. (2025 – forthcoming). “Enforcement of ICSID awards and state immunity: should immunity trump all? Analysis of the English Court of Appeal’s ISL / Border Timbers conjoined judgment, advocating for a domestic teleological interpretation.” Arbitration International (OUP/LCIA).
GULTUTAN, D. (2024). “Appear as you are or be as you appear”: Sound advice to arbitrators considering independence and impartiality disclosures? A comparative analysis advocating for uniformity and addressing participants’ legitimate expectations.” International Trade Law and Regulation, 2024, Issue 3.
GULTUTAN, D. (2024). “The UK Law Commission’s reforms proposed to the English Arbitration Act 1996: bonum, malum et turpe.” Public and Private International Law Bulletin, 2024, Volume 44, Issue 1.
GULTUTAN, D. (2023). Confidentiality of arbitrations under English law: sufficiently sacrosanct to warrant legislative shielding? A critical analysis from a Rumian perspective. International Trade Law and Regulation, 29(1), pp. 5–26.
GULTUTAN, D. and Karakoc, M. (2020). Concurrent delay and COVID-19 - the amalgamation of two thorny issues: navigational tips from a legal and expert perspective. Construction Law Journal, 36(5), 386-396.
GULTUTAN, D.A. (2015). Review and Analysis of Interim Measures Available to Foreign Arbitrators in Turkey. McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution, 108-128.