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Aylin Şahin
Founder & Managing Partner · Igniters Tech Law
TurkeyCorporate / M&A, Intellectual PropertyTurkish, English
About
Founder & Managing Partner of Igniters Tech Law with over 22 years' experience across Silicon Valley, Europe and the MENA region, specializing in technology, startups and complex corporate transactions. Serves as Chairwoman of Techstars Istanbul, Co-Founder of Heaventures VC, an adjunct professor at Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law, and sits on advisory and corporate boards of technology companies.
Practice areas
Corporate / M&AIntellectual PropertyTechnologyVenture Capital
Office
Expertise
Technology law and policyStartup ecosystem & acceleratorsVenture capital and advising startups/investorsCross-border M&A (Türkiye, Europe, Russia, MENA)Privatization transactions
Education
- Marmara University School of Law, LL.B.
- UC Berkeley School of Law, LL.M. with High Honors
- UC Berkeley School of Law, J.S.D./Ph.D. with High Honors
Languages
TurkishEnglish