ABOUT THE PROJECT DIRECTOR

Dr. Ayça Akkayan Yıldırım



Dr. AKKAYAN YILDIRIM is an experienced legal scholar, researcher, and author, who spent almost two decades in legal academia and has essential international connections. She has strong analytical, writing, research, and teaching skills. Along with her academic career, she has served as a legal expert in Commercial Courts for years, which kept her connected to the practice. She is also experienced in supervising and counseling attorney colleagues on case strategy. She has extensive knowledge in contracts, comparative contracts, torts, strict liability issues, international business transactions, and arbitration. As a persuasive public speaker and devoted legal academic, she has excellent communication skills with a unique ability to relate to clients, coworkers, and her students. Dr. AKKAYAN YILDIRIM shares her experiences in Turkish Law as an attorney in Istanbul, Turkey and as a licensed Foreign Legal Consultant in the State of Massachusetts, US.
BAR MEMBERSHIPS AND LICENSES

• Attorney, Istanbul Bar Association, 1998.
• Foreign Legal Consultant, MA, US, 2017.

Dr. Ayça Akkayan Yıldırım



Dr. AKKAYAN YILDIRIM is an experienced legal scholar, researcher, and author, who spent almost two decades in legal academia and has essential international connections. She has strong analytical, writing, research, and teaching skills. Along with her academic career, she has served as a legal expert in Commercial Courts for years, which kept her connected to the practice. She is also experienced in supervising and counseling attorney colleagues on case strategy. She has extensive knowledge in contracts, comparative contracts, torts, strict liability issues, international business transactions, and arbitration. As a persuasive public speaker and devoted legal academic, she has excellent communication skills with a unique ability to relate to clients, coworkers, and her students. Dr. AKKAYAN YILDIRIM shares her experiences in Turkish Law as an attorney in Istanbul, Turkey and as a licensed Foreign Legal Consultant in the State of Massachusetts, US.
BAR MEMBERSHIPS AND LICENSES

• Attorney, Istanbul Bar Association, 1998.
• Foreign Legal Consultant, MA, US, 2017.