Senior Director, Legal and Business Affairs
FOX Sports
USA
Mega-event, sports production and unscripted media lawyer. Business-minded, award-winning, and dual qualified attorney (California & Istanbul) with nearly 15 years of experience across US, LatAm, Europe, Africa, and Oceania in sports, media and entertainment. Fulbright Scholar, published author, public speaker, and board member.
Youngest to be named on the Legal500 General Counsel Powerlist (2017). Advisory Board member at LawInSport (2018-Present), former Legal and Disciplinary Board member at Turkish Hockey Federation (2012-2020).
Sr. Director of Business & Legal Affairs at FOX Sports, Los Angeles, CA (remote), overseeing production operations of FIFA World Cups, UEFA, NFL, MLB, NCAA, Big Noon Kickoff, et al, handling rights acquisitions, and advising business teams on day-to-day challenges.
Former Legal Counsel to FOX Sports based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in charge of all sports media right acquisitions in Europe, Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. Former in-house counsel to Acun Medya Global managing business and legal affairs in Europe and LatAm, spearheaded the expansion of the company in 8 countries under 2 years. Former associate at Mehmet Gun & Partners at IP and TMT departments, represented Fortune 50 clients in mega-litigations and high-value transactions. Former volunteer and advisor to Turkish Basketball Federation in mega events (e.g. FIBA 2010 World Cup), former legal Intern at Turkish Volleyball Federation.
Judge at the Jessup, Willem Vis, International Criminal Court, NALSA, and Oxford IP Law moot court competitions (2017 – Present).
Author of the international chapter of IP and Social Justice anthology, published by Cambridge U Press; Use of Drones in Sports Broadcasting published by American Bar Association; and Media Law in Turkey [in English], the national monograph of International Encyclopedia of Laws, forthcoming by Wolters Kluwer. Winner of the global scholarship of IP, Communications and Tech Law Section of the International Bar Association with “Digital Death: What Will Happen to Our Digital Assets When We Die?” article.
Fellow, Teaching Assistant and PhD candidate at UC Berkeley Law on revenue and compensation in content industries in digital streaming era. Holding LL.M. degree from UC Berkeley Law with Fulbright Scholarship and thesis on the Right of Publicity of Athletes in the US and EU (2015). Bilkent University Law School alumna cum laude (2011). 56th among 1.8 million test-takers at the University Admissions Exam (L/SAT equivalent) of Turkey. Class valedictorian and volleyball team’s captain in high school.