Turkey

Ayse Ülkü Yalaz graduated from Bilkent University Faculty of Law in 2006 and joined the Istanbul Bar Association in 2007. She has a master’s degree in information and technology law from Istanbul Bilgi University. Prior to joining NAZALI as Corporate Law and M&A partner, she worked as a counsel in a leading law firm in Turkey and played an active role in the executive team.

Yalaz supports her clients in all phases of drafting, signing, closing and implementation processes of domestic and international transactions and contracts concerning corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions as well as growth finance and actively participates in the planning and implementation of investment processes from entry to exit. The areas she mainly works in related to corporate and commercial law are mergers and acquisitions, growth finance as well as information technology law & privacy.

Yalaz represents her international and local clients on both buy and sell-side mergers and acquisitions. She has represented her clients in venture capital funds, creation of funds, and in equity financing transactions. In this context, she actively takes part in the planning and implementation of investment and exit strategies and provides consultancy services for corporate investors, private equities, venture capital funds, corporate ventures, and angel investors in all phases of investments ranging from seed to growth capital as well as mergers and acquisitions. In addition, she participates in events, competitions, and workshops as a jury member, mentor, and speaker in support of the development of the ecosystem.

Yalaz has been providing consultancy to her clients in the field of information technology law and privacy law including, but not limited to, planning and implementing compliance strategies, drafting legal documents, opinions and contracts, conducting audits and trainings, advising on process design, and maintaining communication with relevant authorities to that respect. She also closely follows emerging technologies such as e-commerce, block-chain, crypto assets, internet of things and artificial intelligence, and provides consultancy services to her clients in all matters concerning information and technology law.