
Legal 500, 2021
The team is very flexible, responsive at any time of the day with clear-cut answers. Very helpful and understanding of client needs.
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Our People

Baris Oztoprak
PartnerMobile: 07384 827428
email: boztoprak@m-f-b.co.uk
Baris was made partner in 2023. He joined MFB in 2018, having qualified at another specialist shipping firm in London in 2015. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, he was called to the Bar by Middle Temple and worked at the United Nations in Geneva.
Baris graduated from Warwick University with a degree in law and obtained an LLM in Maritime Law from University College London.
He specialises in shipping and trading disputes. He has experience in a wide range of cases including commodities, charterparty, bill of lading and vessel sale & purchase disputes.
He acts for ship-owners, charterers, commodity traders, brokers and P&I Clubs in London and international arbitrations, English Courts, and mediations.
His dedicated and pragmatic approach, focusing on the clients’ ultimate goal and best interests, is widely appreciated.
He has a particular focus on the Turkish market and is a native Turkish speaker.