SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Sule Öktenay Akyuz TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia Bar New York Bar Education American University, Washington College of Law, LL.M, Ankara University, LL.B, Sule ÖktenayAkyuzSr. Regulatory Consulting AttorneyWashington, DC T 202.828.3421 E sule.akyuz@arentfox.com Download vCard Sule Akyüz focuses her practice on international trade and business matters, with particular emphasis on cross-border trade, business, and government relations matters involving Turkey. Sule has a broad range of experience in matters related to customs, the Generalized System of Preferences, trade policy, and business and economic relations issues involving US companies expanding to Turkey and Turkish businesses participating in the US market. Client Work She currently advises clients on a broad range of transnational issues including private transactions, securities, government regulation of trade and investment as well as issues involving government relations, and represents clients before the United States Trade Representative. Previous Work Prior to joining Arent Fox, she worked for a nationally recognized law firm in international trade in Washington DC. She interned for United States Bankruptcy Judge for Maryland, Judge Nancy V. Alquist, for one year. Before Sule came to the United States and became a member of the New York Bar, she practiced law in Turkey for more than a decade, both as a private practitioner and as in-house counsel for various companies and financial institutions. Her experience includes work as counsel to Takasbank Settlement and Custody Bank Inc, and Global Securities, a major securities broker in Turkey. Publications, Presentations and Recognitions Sule is a frequent lecturer, moderator, and author on legal and regulatory matters. While living in Turkey, Sule gave numerous presentations and training sessions on legal and regulatory matters. Her published works include: “Export to the US Duty Free,” Investor.ge; April-May 2011 (Issue 20) “Way to Get ‘Duty-Free’ Treatment in US Market,” Turkish-American Business Association Magazine; October 2010 “Recent Developments in Legal Education in Turkey,” Research Report, Turkish Bar Association, 2010 (Publication in Turkish) “Generalized System of Preferences Program,” Ekonomik Forum, October 2008 (Publication in Turkish) “LLM in the United States and New York Bar as an Example,” Ankara Bar Association Law Review; February 2005 (Publication in Turkish) “The Jurisdiction of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes-ICSID,” University of Ankara- Faculty of Law Review, 333; 2003 Her recent speaking engagements include: Speaker, the Turkish American Businessmen Association, “How to benefit more from the Generalized System of Preferences Program?” Istanbul; November 6, 2009 Moderator, the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey, “US Trade Policy in the Obama Administration - Conflict Management,” Istanbul; February 17, 2009 Speaker, the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry, “The Generalized System of Preferences Program Meeting,” New York; November 2007 Panelist, the American Turkish Council Annual Conference, “The Generalized System of Preferences Program,” Washington DC; March 25-28, 2007 Newsroom Date Type Title 2 / 1 / 2012 Alert International Trade 2012 Issues Preview 2 / 1 / 2011 Alert Arent Fox International Trade 2011 Issues Preview 7 / 21 / 2010 Alert Time is running out -- August 3, 2010 is the deadline to add new products to receive duty-free treatment. 4 / 26 / 2010 Alert Adding new products to the list of GSP eligible articles to receive duty-free treatment 2 / 12 / 2010 Alert Arent Fox International Trade Issues Preview the Top 10 for 2010 11 / 20 / 2008 Press Release Sule Akyuz Joins Arent Fox LLP's International Trade Group
