Burak Eryigit is a senior associate in the London and Doha offices of K&L Gates. He focuses his practice on international arbitration, dispute resolution, energy & infrastructure projects and construction matters, and also advises clients on general Qatar, English and Turkish law issues relating to international arbitration, dispute resolution, and energy & infrastructure projects. Throughout his professional career, Burak has obtained extensive legal experience in commercial arbitration, construction arbitration, investor-state arbitration, gas price review arbitration, as well as energy & infrastructure projects – on top of his specialized education focusing on the same areas.
Following his completion of an LL.M. in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution at Queen Mary University of London, he has worked as a visiting foreign lawyer and a foreign lawyer providing Turkish Law/Language assistance at two leading US/global law firms specializing in international arbitration, having previously worked as an associate for a highly-respected law firm in Turkey handling dispute resolution, litigation and international arbitration matters, as well as energy & infrastructure projects.
- 2008 Spring / 2008 Fall / 2011 Fall / 2012 Spring: Honor Student at Bilkent University
- 2009 Spring / 2007 Fall: High Honor Student at Bilkent University
- 2006 – 2011: Prime Ministry General Directorate of Credit and Dormitories Agency Scholarship
- 2006: Turkey Is Bank Golden Youth Reward
- 2006: Ranked 1st in the University Entrance Exam in Turkey among over 1 million student
- Moderator, “Time-bar Provisions in Construction Arbitration”, International Arbitration School (IARBS), 15 March 2023
- Presenter, “Interim Measures in ICSID Arbitration”, Arbitration School / Marmara University & Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC), 27 May 2019
- Presenter, “Relationship between National Courts and Arbitral Tribunals WRT Granting & Enforcement & Implementation of Interim Measures”, Arbitration School / Marmara University & Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC), 27 May 2019
- Co-Presenter, “Construction Contracts and Disputes”, Turkish Business Association-Qatar, 28 April 2019
Recent co-authored publications include:
- Arbitration in Qatar - an introduction, LexisPSL, August 2023
- Enforcement of arbitral awards in Qatar, LexisPSL, August 2023
- Interim remedies in support of arbitration in Qatar, LexisPSL, August 2023
- Challenging arbitral jurisdiction and stay of court litigation in favour of arbitration in Qatar, LexisPSL, August 2023
- GAR Know How Commercial Arbitration, Qatar chapter, Global Arbitration Review, May 2023
- GAR Know How Commercial Arbitration, Qatar chapter, Global Arbitration Review, May 2021
- Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards 2020: Qatar, GAR Insight, January 2020
- Maxi Scherer, Articles III, IV and V(1)(b): in Wolff (ed.), New York Convention – Commentary, C.H. Beck, Hart, Nomos, 2nd ed., 14 November 2019 [Assisted Prof. Scherer]
- Somalia’s Accession to the WTO, Africa Arbitration Blog, June 2018
- Development of Arbitration in Turkey, World Arbitration & Mediation Review, 2016/Vol. 10/1
- Developing Court Practice in Turkey Regarding Applications to Set Aside Arbitral Awards, American Review of International Arbitration, 2015/Vol. 26 No. 4, April 2016
- Application of Public Policy Exception in Turkey, IBA Arbitration News, September 2015
- Energy Regulations and Markets Review: Turkey, 4th ed., Law Business Research, June 2015
- South East Europe Energy Handbook 2015: Turkey, SEE Legal Group, April 2015
- Turkey: How the courts are developing their approach to set-aside, GAR, 1 April 2015
- European Energy Handbook - 2015: Turkey, Herbert Smith Freehills, 2015
- Turkey: Country of International Pipelines, IBA Oil and Gas Law, September 2014
- Energy Regulations and Markets Review: Turkey, 3rd ed., Law Business Research, July 2014
- South East Europe Energy Handbook 2014: Turkey, SEE Legal Group, March 2014
- What has been happening in the Turkish renewable energy sector, IBA Power Law, June 2014
- European Energy Handbook - 2014: Turkey, Herbert Smith Freehills, 2014
- “Executive Action and Voluntary Commitments Encourage U.S. Solar Development,” (coauthor), Environmental Policy Quarterly, September 2014
- Turkey: Country of International Pipelines, IBA Oil and Gas Law, September 2014
- What has been happening in the Turkish renewable energy sector, IBA Power Law, June 2014
- "Understanding and Working with Revenue Streams: Key Issues in Negotiating and Drafting Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)," (coauthor), 2010 Wind, Solar and Renewables Institute, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, February 2010
