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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