Fulya Kazbay is chair of the Firm's Turkish Practice and counsel in the International Practice, the Corporate, Securities, and M&A Practice, the Retail, and the Cybersecurity, Data Management & Privacy Practice. Fluent in Turkish and English, Fulya counsels privately held companies and entrepreneurs in connection with corporate and commercial transactions, including assisting both U.S. and foreign (including Turkish) clients on international business transactions as well as information technology, privacy, and data security. Her practice has a dual function, as she leverages her Turkish license to advise U.S. clients in outbound investments in Turkiye.
With her broad understanding of corporate and commercial law, Fulya provides her clients with a holistic approach to their complex cross-border transactions. A trusted adviser to her clients, Fulya guides them on all aspects of setting up entities in the U.S. and often serves as general counsel. She focuses her practice on international law, corporate, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, project and corporate finance, public procurement, technology, privacy, and data security. Combining her cultural competencies with her market intelligence, Fulya partners with her clients to ensure their investments meet their business and strategic goals.
- Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
- Fordham University School of Law (L.L.M.)
- New York University
- Credit Analysis
- New York
- Istanbul
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Turkish
- American Foreign Law Association
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- New York City Bar Association
- Turkish Data Controllers Registry and Effect of the GDPR on Relevant Turkish DPA Decisions, Offit Kurman Blog, February 18, 2020.
- Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD ACT), Offit Kurman Blog, August 18, 2019.
- Overview: Rights of Data Subjects under the GDPR, Offit Kurman Blog, September 13, 2018.
- CFIUS Reform: A Consideration for Foreign Investors, Offit Kurman Blog, November 27, 2018.
- 10 Tax Tips & Traps for Non-Residents with a Presence in Canada in collaboration with a Canadian Accounting Firm, Offit Kurman Blog, 2019.
- Notification Requirement Introduced by Article 198 of the New Turkish Commercial Code, ABA SIL M&A and Joint Ventures Committee Newsletter, October 9, 2013 at 20.
- Turkish Competition Board Revised Turnover Thresholds in Merger Control Notification, 1/2013 ABA SIL M&A and Joint Ventures Committee Newsletter, March 1, 2013 at 12.
- The International Lawyer, ABA/Section of International Law, International Legal Developments Year in Review, Turkey Section in M&A and Energy and Natural Resources: Turkey, 47 ABA/SIL YIR 75 (2013), Turkey, 46 INT’L LAW. 315 (May 2012), Turkey, 45 INT’L LAW. 310 (May 2011), Turkey, 45 INT’L LAW. 63 (May 2011).
- Come to Market—The New Electricity Market Licensing Regulation of Turkey, Global Power Report 2002, A Supplement to Project Finance 42 (2002).
Providing pro bono work to the World Bank for over ten years (latest two are Doing Business in the World in public procurement and Women, Business, and the Law 2020 in labor law.
