Gizem is a licensed lawyer in Turkey (Istanbul) with academic and professional experience in transactional law and compliance. She holds an LL.M degree from Leiden University and P.hD degree from Istanbul University. Her P.hD dissertation focused on the application of the ultra vires principle to emerging areas of law. She has acquired academic and professional experience in Istanbul and New York and has worked in an international setting for extensive years. Currently, she is the International Commercial Law Fellow at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in NY and is also studying for an LL.M degree in Comparative Law, with specialization in US Legal Practice at the same university.