Ali R. Gursel

Mr. Gursel is a partner in the International Arbitration and Finance groups. Mr. Gursel represents sovereigns in investment related international arbitrations. He also represents clients in corporate matters, with a focus on representing foreign sovereigns or their agencies in oil and gas industry projects and as borrowers in financing transactions.

Mr. Gursel has represented states and state agencies in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, North and Central America and the Caribbean in a variety of oil and gas industry projects, financing transactions and construction and other disputes. He has experience in multibillion-dollar project financings in various jurisdictions around the world. Mr. Gursel’s work in the oil and gas industry includes financing work for oil and gas companies, refinery upgrades and modernizations, upstream projects and transportation projects. His work in the finance area includes representing borrowers in syndicated loan transactions, project finance and structured finance transactions and capital markets offerings.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, founded in 1830, is one of the first U.S. law firms to develop a truly international practice. The firm's Turkmenistan office in Ashgabat is located in the Berkarar Business Complex in the heart of Ashgabat’s administrative and business district.

Established in 2011, the Ashgabat office focuses on international arbitration, infrastructure development and public projects, and corporate and structured finance. We have served as lead advisers on some of the most important international arbitration proceedings involving the government of Turkmenistan and have counseled governmental entities on corporate and infrastructure issues. To ensure a consistently high level of service and the full benefit of our resources and global reach, Curtis utilizes an integrated team approach across offices and practice groups, staffing many of our matters with lawyers from other offices in Central Asia and the Middle East.  Our lawyers in Turkmenistan are multilingual and are fluent in Turkmen, Russian, Turkish, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese.

Our multi-office international arbitration team represents clients in matters ranging from complex multiparty, multijurisdictional disputes to mid-sized commercial arbitrations and mediations. We are involved in all stages of the arbitration process, including drafting arbitration clauses, and, in the event of a dispute, handling pre-arbitration negotiations and representing clients before arbitral bodies and in court proceedings to recognize and enforce arbitration awards. Our practitioners have appeared before all major international arbitral bodies in disputes arising under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), American Arbitration Association (AAA), Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), as well as in ad hoc arbitration under the rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). In response to our clients' growing interest in efficient and inexpensive dispute resolution, we also have become increasingly active in mediation and dispute boards.

Resident attorneys in our Turkmenistan office are admitted to practice in Turkmenistan, Russia, Turkey, New York and Connecticut. The office in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan is a branch of the Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (New York) legal entity.