Dr. Gizem Alper
Dr. Gizem Alper
Dr. Gizem Alper, Esq.
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location_on 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, 10606 White Plains, NY 10606 -
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gavel Practice Areas- Workplace
- Partnership Disputes
- Contract
- Commercial
- Employment
Dr. Alper is an attorney in New York and Istanbul, as well as an academic with more than 20 years of experience in cross- border transactions and dispute resolution settlement. Having studied and worked across three different continents, her distinguishing feature is to facilitate dialogue and bridge the cultural gap.
Dr. Alper holds a master's degree in European Business Law from Leiden University and in U.S. Legal Practice from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Her PhD degree in law is from Istanbul University, where she wrote about the ultra vires doctrine as a tool for ensuring justice, fairness and equity, principles of which are crucial to all aspects of dispute management.
As a listed arbitrator and mediator with international tribunals, including WIPO, she has specific expertise in U.S., European and Turkish law, with a focus particularly on the CISG, UNIDROIT principles and international commercial laws.
She frequently acts as an advisor, judge, and arbitrator in various international moot court competitions, where she mentors students in arbitration and mediation. Representative areas include:
- International commercial transactions
- Corporate structuring
- Contract negotiation and facilitation
- Cross-border contractual disputes
- Copyright infringement disputes
- Workplace disputes (C-Suite)
She is enlisted as an arbitrator and mediator with various international institutions, including WIPO and LCIA. She is a member of USCIB Arbitration Committee, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC), Arbitral Women, LCIA European Users Council, BVI Arbitration Group, City Bar of New York, New York State Bar Association, and Istanbul Bar Association. She also serves as the Chair for the Commercial Law and Uniform State Laws Committee at the City Bar of New York.
Her mediation training includes the MediateArt program of the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts NY, the Part 146 New York Courts program, and CIArb. She serves as the Chair for the Commercial Law and Uniform State Laws Committee at the Association of the City Bar of New York. She is also a member of:
- The USCIB/ ICC Arbitration Committee
- ODR Committee
- The North America Group of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC)
- LCIA European Users' Council
- Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association
- Istanbul Bar Association
She regularly lectures, speaks, and writes about mediation, arbitration, and the CISG throughout different jurisdictions.
Bar Admissions
- New York State
- Turkey
Certifications & Training
- Corporate Compliance and Ethics (New York University/ 2015)
- MediateArt (Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts NY/ 2021)
- Mediation (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators- CIArb/ 2021)
- Mediation (Part 146 New York Unified Court System)
Areas Of Focus
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- ADR Consultant
- Startup Tech Consultant
- CISG and International Commercial Contracts & Corporate Partnerships
Education
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, Master of Laws - LLM, US Legal Practice
- Istanbul University, PhD, Private Law, 2013
- Université Côte d'Azur, Erasmus Exchange as Researcher, PhD, 2010
- Leiden University, LL.M in European Business Law, 2001
- Ankara University, Bachelor's Degree, Law, 1999
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