The Middle East maritime sector moves fast. Cargoes, counterparties, and commercial pressures don’t wait for legal certainty. In a region defined by fragmented regulatory frameworks and cross-border complexity, the gap between a well-protected business and an exposed one is often decided in hours, not weeks.
In this episode of Inside the GC Playbook, we sit down with Ayse Burcu Buyuksoy, General Counsel based in the UAE, for a candid conversation about what it takes to navigate legal risk in one of the world’s most dynamic maritime and trading environments.
From decision-making under pressure to the structural gaps that leave shipping and trading companies more exposed than they realise, Burcu brings the regional expertise and commercial clarity that only comes from doing the work from the inside.
Because in maritime law, as in trade itself, timing is everything.
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