Personal bio
Dogan Baydar is currently pursuing Ph.D in Law at the Durham University, and practicing arbitration and mediation. He holds Bachelor in Law degree (LL.B) from Istanbul University School of Law, MA in Education from California State University San Bernardino ( CSUSB) (GPA 4:00), and LL.M. in ADR degree from University of Southern California (USC) Gould School of Law (GPA 3.73; 10%). Since becoming a member of Istanbul Bar, in 1987, he has practiced International Commercial Law for 33 years. Mr. Baydar has worked for and, or consulted companies doing international business in Turkey, in Germany, in England, and in the U.S.A. Contracting, participating in and leading negotiations, and consulting have been essential parts of his job assignments. Since 2014 he has been practicing International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation along with counseling small and mid-size companies. While being a Civil Mediation Council (CMC) authorized Mediator in the UK , he is also serving Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as an arbitrator as well as Hunt ADR panels as Associate Arbitrator and Mediator. He speaks English, German, and Turkish (fluent), and Italian (intermediate). His current research aims to explore the possibility and desirability of making arbitration the default mode of resolution of international commercial disputes by re-examining the most valuable characteristics as well as the less valuable features of international commercial arbitration, and the advantages of arbitration over litigation.