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Lawdragon Interview Ayse Yazir as ISTAW Enters Its Second Year
Next month, Istanbul Arbitration Week will kick off its second year. Lawdragon chatted with one of the main organizers of the conference, Ayse Yazir, about the topics, panelists and special events taking place at ISTAW this year.
Lawdragon Legal Funding Focus: Ayse Yazir of Bench Walk Advisors
Ayse Yazir’s early career in insurance taught her how to spot a good investment. Now, as a litigation funder, she sorts through securities cases, class actions and more that come to her from across the globe, searching for the cases her firm’s funding can make into headline successes.
Ayse Yazir shortlisted for ‘Woman of the Year’ award
Ayse Yazir Shortlisted for ‘Woman of the Year’ award.
Bloomberg: Interview with Ayse Yazir at ISTAW 2022
Bloomberg interview with Ayse Yazir at Istanbul Arbitration Week 2022
LAWDRAGON: Interview with Ayse Yazir
Istanbul Arbitration Week kicks off next week, running October 10 to 14. This is the second year for the event, hosted by the Energy Disputes Arbitration Center, or EDAC. Topics include collecting on claims, ADR mechanisms, the Energy Charter Treaty, litigation funding and other subjects pertinent to arbitration.
Legal 500: Interview with Ayse Yazir- Global Head of Origination, Bench Walk Advisors LLC
You were awarded the Turkish National State Scholarship to study Turkish Law at Başkent University and studied English Law at Nottingham Law School, England. Tell us about your experiences studying in two separate countries and what made you decide to become a lawyer…..
Access to International Arbitration and Third-Party Funding in Kosovo
Kosovo has made significant efforts toward building a successful legal framework for protecting foreign
investments. Kosovo became a party to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
(“ICSID”) convention in 2009; has passed a number of domestic laws and regulations promoting foreign
investments; has signed and ratified various bilateral investment treaties (“BIT”); and has passed a
domestic arbitration law that is largely based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. In little more than a decade
of state-building, Kosovo has clearly recognized the importance of foreign direct investments for
developing its emerging economy.
Investor Protection in Europe: What does the future hold?
What does the future hold for investment protection in Europe? A colossal question that resonates across board rooms and government halls on both sides of the Channel. With a consortium of investment law experts including Nikos Lavranos (NL Investment Consulting), Ayse Lowe (Bench Walk), Gordon Nardell QC (Twenty Essex), and Laura Rees-Evans (Fietta LLP) joining together, the webinar held on 30 June 2021 provided multi-disciplinary viewpoints that will be of interest to both investors and States alike.
English Courts Summaries of Arbitration-Related Decisions, 2019
Considering the importance of English Courts in international commercial litigations and arbitrations, there are significant develop- ments each year. While some of these decisions are welcomed among scholars and practitioners, some of them are highly criticised. This paper reviews some of the most critical arbitration-related decisions from the English Courts in 2019. These cases illustrate the pragmatic nature and pro-arbitration stance of the English Courts.
When is litigation funding the right choice for in- house counsel?
Dispute Resolution analysis: Ayse Lowe, director at Bench Walk Advisors, details the benefits of litigation funding to in-house counsel and advises on funding portfolios. Interviewed for Lexis Nexis by Halima Dikko.