Experience
Berna has worked as an associate for approximately 10 years in various fields of law including technology/media/telecommunications, data protection, financial technologies, internet law, intellectual property law, commercial contracts, and healthcare law.
She has worked as an associate at Özbek Attorney Partnership, as a legal counsel at Portal Rights Management, and as an associate and a senior associate at ELİG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law. In February 2023, she joined YAZICIOGLU Legal as a senior associate.
Berna holds a CIPP/E certification in data protection and has participated in research groups focusing on blockchain and technology law regulation. She has also been a speaker at various blockchain events and has participated in various NFT projects. She is currently writing articles, conducting research, and participating in Web3 communities, primarily focusing on NFT and Web3 topics.
Education
Berna received her law degree from Bilkent University Faculty of Law in 2010.
She completed her master's degree on International Intellectual Property Law with merit at Brunel University London with her dissertation titled "Comparative Analysis on Online Service Providers’ Third Party Copyright Liability in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Systems," written in 2012. In the dissertation, she examined the legal liability of service providers in P2P systems.
She is proficient in English.
Practice Areas & Work Department
Technology/media/telecommunications
Data Protection
Financial Technologies
Internet Law
Intellectual Property Law
Commercial Contracts
Healthcare Law
Languages
Turkish
English
Memberships
Istanbul Bar Association
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
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