Dr Furkan Doğan

Furkan Doğan

Visiting Fellow

Areas of interest

  • Maritime Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Air Law
  • International Trade Law
  • Cyber Risks and Digitalisation in Shipping
  • Autonomous Vessels
  • Green Shipping

Professional experience

  • Visiting Lecturer – Piri Reis University (2026– )
  • Managing Partner – DOĞAN | Legal Consultants (2024-)
  • Advisor and Claims Handler – Omur Marine, Istanbul (2025-)  
  • International Maritime Organization, London (2022)
  • Campbell Johnston Clark, London (2019)
  • Lockton, London (2019)
  • Research Assistant – Piri Reis University, Faculty of Law (2018–2023)

Postgraduate supervision

Postgraduate Teaching – Piri Reis University, Maritime Law LLM Programme

  • Applicable Law in Multimodal Transport Contracts
  • Seaworthiness in Contemporary Maritime Law

Background

Dr Furkan Doğan is a legal scholar and practitioner working across the United Kingdom and Türkiye, specialising in commercial and maritime law. He currently serves as Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading and Visiting Lecturer at Piri Reis University, Istanbul. His work bridges academia and practice, with a particular focus on shipping and insurance law. Alongside his academic roles, he maintains an active professional practice through DOĞAN | Legal Consultants, a full-service law firm engaged in both advisory and litigation matters. He advises shipowners, P&I Clubs, ports, logistics providers and insurers on contentious, transactional and regulatory issues within the maritime and transport sectors.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD (University of Reading) 
  • LLM (Swansea University) 
  • LLB (Ankara University)

Awards and honours

  • Türk Loydu Foundation Award (IACS Member Classification Society)
  • Swansea International Excellence Scholarship
  • Honours Degree, Ankara University
  • Ankara Law Achievement Scholarship

Professional bodies/affiliations

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – CIArb
  • Royal Institute of International Affairs – Chatham House
  • Fenerbahçe Sports Club
  • Istanbul Bar Association

Selected publications

Books

  • Cyberworthiness in Shipping: Law, Regulation and Practice (Taylor & Francis, Maritime and Transport Law Library, 2026)

Articles

  • The Evolution of Ship Management: AUTOSHIPMAN 2024 (Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, 2025)
  • The Legal Effect of Fault in General Average and Reflections on P&I Coverage: A Comparative Analysis in the Context of the York–Antwerp Rules (DEHUKAM, 2025)
  • Navigating Liability and Cyber Risks in Autonomous Ship Management Contracts (pending, Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, 2026)

Advisory Practice

Through DOĞAN | Legal Consultants, Dr Doğan provides specialist consultancy and expert support to shipowners, P&I Clubs and corporate clients on:

  • Charterparty and bill of lading disputes
  • Marine insurance coverage and claims strategy
  • Cyber incidents and regulatory compliance
  • Ship management and service contracts
  • Expert opinions for arbitration and litigation

Conferences

  • Speaker – Modern Studies in Commercial Law Conference, Reading (2023)

Publications

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