Dr. Ayça Akkayan Yıldırım
Dr. Ayça Akkayan Yıldırım is a legal scholar, researcher, and author with two decades of experience in legal academia and extensive international connections. She possesses strong analytical, writing, research, and teaching skills and has served as a legal expert in Istanbul Commercial Courts for several years, which has kept her connected to practice. Additionally, she has supervised and advised attorney colleagues on case strategy. Dr. Akkayan has extensive knowledge of contracts, comparative contracts, torts, strict liability issues, international business transactions, and international commercial arbitration. She is a persuasive public speaker, an excellent communicator, and has a unique ability to relate to clients, colleagues, and students alike. Dr. Akkayan is also a licensed Foreign Legal Consultant in Massachusetts and a Special Legal Consultant in Washington, D.C., US, where she shares her knowledge and experiences in Turkish Law. She is fluent in English.
BAR MEMBERSHIPS AND LICENSES• Attorney, Istanbul Bar Association, 1998.
• Foreign Legal Consultant, MA, US, 2017.
• Special Legal Consultant, District of Columbia, US, 2024
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.