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About
Provided by Ayse Yazir ACII
Career
Ayse is Global Head of Origination.
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
Awards
100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance (2nd consecutive year)
Lawdrgaon
2023
Thought Leader (4th consecutive year)
Who’s Who Legal- Thought Leader
2023
Ranked ‘Excellent’ (individual) for Litigation
Leaders League
2023
100 most influential litigation funders in the world
Business Insider
2023
Named as ‘Industry Leader
Legal 500
2023
Dispute Resolution Expert of the Year
Lawyer Monthly
2023
Chambers Review
Litigation Support
Ayse Yazir is global head of origination at Bench Walk and is based in London. She is responsible for originating and underwriting funding opportunities.
Ayse Yazir joined Bench Walk in 2018 and serves as global head of origination from the firm's London office. Her work includes arbitration, class actions and insolvency matters, in addition to law firm portfolio arrangements.
Contributions
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ayse is a leader in her field. She has extraordinary energy and amazes with her professionalism."
"Ayse is very responsive, creative and helpful."
"Ayse is a leader in her field. She has extraordinary energy and amazes me with her professionalism."
"She is proactive, collaborative and very entrepreneurial. I rate her very highly."
"She's an exceptionally energetic and intelligent individual with a deep understanding of the litigation funding market. Her extensive knowledge and expertise serve as valuable assets."
"Ayse Yazir is a real powerhouse. She has a lot of energy, is very personable, is good at making connections, and is very knowledgeable and commercial in her acumen. She is my go-to funder of choice."
"Ayse is a leader in her field. She has extraordinary energy and amazes with her professionalism."
"Ayse is very responsive, creative and helpful."
"Ayse is a leader in her field. She has extraordinary energy and amazes me with her professionalism."
"She is proactive, collaborative and very entrepreneurial. I rate her very highly."
"She's an exceptionally energetic and intelligent individual with a deep understanding of the litigation funding market. Her extensive knowledge and expertise serve as valuable assets."
"Ayse Yazir is a real powerhouse. She has a lot of energy, is very personable, is good at making connections, and is very knowledgeable and commercial in her acumen. She is my go-to funder of choice."
