Mehmet M. Gençoğlu

Founder | Managing Partner

Mehmet M. Gençoğlu is a licensed attorney admitted within the Istanbul Bar of the Turkish Bars Association. In his education years in Ankara University, Mr. Gençoğlu founded and presided the Moot Court Society and ILSA, Ankara Chapter. Accordingly, he served on the Ankara Law Journal and organized several panels, symposiums, and workshops. Mr. Gençoğlu attended the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th Vis Moot Law Competitions and many Pre-moots as an arbitrator and also as a team member and a team coach of the Ankara University Team. Mr. Gençoğlu also has a passion for commerce. He is he is the board member of Gençoğlu Group Inc., and has worked in several fields of domestic and international trade.
2016: B.A., Ankara University, Faculty of Law – Ankara, Turkey
2010: Yaşar Saniye Gemici Secondary School – Denizli, Turkey
2005: Light College – Melbourne, Australia
2020 – Present: Co-Founder, Venusmark (“www.venusmark.com“)
2018 – Present: Founder & Managing Partner, Gençoğlu Partners Law Offices
2015 – Present: Founder & Board Member, Gençoğlu Group Inc.
2016 – 2017: Law Legal Intern, Altaş Attorney Partnership
2012 – 2013: Law Student Intern, Kayıket Law Firm
2018 – Present: Istanbul Bar Association & Union of Turkish Bar Associations
2017 – Present: Honorary President, Ankara University Moot Court Society (MCS)
2016 – Present: Committee Member of Young ISTAC (Istanbul Arbitration Centre)
2018: Certificate of Training, Turkish Bars Association Training Center, 35A – Conciliation
2018: Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation, arbitrator in the 25th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
2018: Arbitrator, 2nd Young ISTAC, The Future Arbitration Lawyer Competition
2018: Speaker, Arbitration and Istanbul Arbitration Centre Rules Conference – Ankara University, Faculty of Law
2018: Plaque of Appreciation, Ankara University Moot Court Society
2017: Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation, Arbitrator, 24th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot & Belgrade Pre-Moot
2017: Arbitrator, 1st Young ISTAC, The Future Arbitration Lawyer Competition
2017: Team Coach, Ankara University Team, 1st Young ISTAC, The Future Arbitration Lawyer Competition – Final Rounds (First 8)
2016: Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation, Coach, Ankara University Team, 23rd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot & ICC Vis Pre-Moot (Paris, France), Budapest Pre-Moot
2015 – 2016: Founder & Chairman, International Law Student’s Association (ILSA), Ankara Chapter
2014 – 2016: Founder & Chairman, Ankara University Moot Court Society (MCS)
2015: Speaker, Moot Court Seminar – Yıldırım Beyazıt University
2015: Certificate of Participation, Vice Coach & Team Member, Ankara University Team, 22nd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot & Moscow Pre-Moot, Budapest Pre-Moot
2014: Certificate of Participation, Team Member, Ankara University Team, 21st Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot & Moscow Pre-Moot
2011: Representative of the Faculty of Law, Ankara University at the Head of Department of Health, Culture & Sport, Ankara University
2007 – 2008: Team Member, EUROPA – Socrates Comenius Project Team