Ayse Yazir ACII

Career

Ayse is Global Head of Origination.

Ayse has an outstanding reputation in the litigation funding industry, where she originates, underwrites, and monitors funding in various litigation sectors including international and commercial arbitration, insolvency, class actions and global litigation matters.

Prior to joining Bench Walk Advisors, Ayse worked at Gallagher’s and she has seven years senior technical underwriting experience with a global funder.

Ayse has been instrumental in the drafting of rules on third-party funding for both UNCITRAL and ICSID and is recognised as a ‘Thought Leader’ by Who’s Who Legal.

Professional Memberships

ACII

Disputes Europe & Latin-America

Ambassador to Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (“REAL”)

The UNCITRAL Working Group III Delegate

ArbitralWomen

Energy Disputes Arbitration Centre Arbitrator

The Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group (CCIAG)

The Society of Construction Law, Events Committee

Publications

Co-author, ‘Access to International Arbitration and Third-Party Funding in Kosovo’, (This article is jointly presented with Michelman & Robinson LLP), 12 August 2021

Co-author, ‘Investor Protection in Europe: What does the future hold?’, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 7 July 2021.

Author, ‘When is litigation funding the right choice for in- house counsel?’, Lexis®PSL, 18 December 2020

Co-author ‘Summaries Of Arbitration-Related Decisions From The English Courts In 2019’, 18 December 2020