INDIVIDUAL PROFILE

Ayse Yazir ACII

Litigation Support 2026

Bench Walk Advisors LLC

Ranked in 1 practice area

Litigation Funding

UK-wide

6 years ranked

Litigation Funding

Europe-wide

4 years ranked

Contributions and articles

1 Global Practice Guides

About

Provided by Bench Walk Advisors LLC

Litigation Support

Career

Ayse is Managing Director in Bench Walk's London office.

Ayse Yazır 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 as well as law firm and corporate portfolio arrangements and defense funding.

Ayse, who is also a qualified Chartered Insurer and now has a total of fourteen years’ experience of working in litigation funding industry.

Ayse has been instrumental in drafting rules on third-party funding for both UNCITRAL and ICSID and is currently working at CIArb’s TPF drafting committee.

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

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Professional Advisers: Litigation Support

Litigation Funding - Europe-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Ayse Yazir is a managing director at Bench Walk and is based in London. She is responsible for originating and underwriting funding opportunities.

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Litigation Funding - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Ayse Yazir is a managing director of Bench Walk, based in the firm's London office. Her work includes arbitration, class actions and insolvency matters, in addition to law firm portfolio arrangements.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

She is exceptionally quick to grasp the commercial heart of an arbitration and is known for providing immediate, transparent feedback, delivering quick responses that respects the user's time.
Litigation FundingProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support
Ayse is very responsive and pragmatic.
Litigation FundingProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support
Ayse Yazir is a standout figure in the market due to her extraordinary global network and technical efficiency. Her background as a senior technical underwriter in the insurance sector gives her a unique perspective on risk that few other originators possess.
Litigation FundingProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support
She is a very well-regarded professional with a lot of experience and knowledge of the market.
Litigation FundingProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support
Ayse has an unparalleled ability to cultivate relationships. She is one of the best originators I've come across.
Litigation FundingProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support
Ayse has become a grand dame of the industry. Everyone knows her, which is a real asset for funders. She can connect people with great efficiency.
Litigation FundingProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support