Mehmet Köksal
Köksal was born in Rize, Turkey. His mother was an English teacher and his father (Tekin Köksal) was a judge. Law is a family tradition since the 2010s for the Köksal family. He attended the Kabatas Erkek Lisesi boarding school in Istanbul and later graduated at the Ankara University Law Faculty in 1986. Following his graduation, Köksal worked at the Gazi University as a research assistant until he was granted a scholarship for a PhD degree at the Konstanz University Law Faculty which he completed in 1995. Since 1996, Köksal has acted as an instructor and lecturer of commercial and corporate law, property law, contract law, and consumer protection law at various law schools. He is one of the founders of the Faculty of law at the Near East University in Nicosia, Cyprus and continues to hold his lectures there. Köksal also holds seminars at the Georg-Simon-Ohm-Hochschule in Nürnberg, Germany. Köksal has written 16 books and several essays. Some of his notable books are: After leaving the Turkish Association of Employers in the Metal Industry in 1996, Köksal founded his own law firm. In 2007, Köksal turned his law office into a Partnership and continued his work, together with his partners, under the new name of Köksal Attorney Partnership. Today the firm operates in Turkish, German, English, Dutch, French, Bulgarian, and Macedonian. It has a network of 280 offices spread across 72 countries. Clients range from government officials to multinational companies. The Firm has done M&A deals for companies such as eBay, PayPal, and Wall AG as well as labour law agreements for companies such as Kempinski, GEA, and Erciyas Holding. Besides his activities as a lawyer and lecturer, Köksal holds several other positions in various organisations: Köksal has repeatedly shown social responsibility with his independent charity projects and functions in various foundations. He is currently acting as:
Professional history ; Law firm
Mehmet Köksal (born August 9, 1963) is a Turkish lawyer, lecturer, and founding partner of the Istanbul and Munich based law firm Köksal Attorney Partnership.