Assoc. Prof. Dr. GÜL OKUTAN NILSSON Member of Bilgi University Faculty of Law, Department of Corporate Law Director of Bilgi University Intellectual Property Law Research Center 1. FAMILY NAME : OKUTAN NILSSON 2. FIRST NAMES : GÜL 3. DATE OF BIRTH : 14.08.1970 4. NATIONALITY : TURKISH 5. ADDRESS : Bilgi University Faculty Of Law, Kurtuluşderesi Cad. No. 47 Dolapdere 6. PHONE/FAX : + 90 212 311 52 44 / + 90 212 361 50 21 7. E-MAIL : gul.okutan@bilgi.edu.tr 8. PRESENT POSITION : DIRECTOR, ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW RESEARCH CENTER (BILFIM) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW 9. KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND RESEARCH AREAS: CORPORATE LAW, GROUPS OF COMPANIES, COPYRIGHT LAW 10. EDUCATION : Date from - Date to Institution & Degree or Diploma Obtained : 1995 2001 University Institute of Social Sciences - Ph.D. 1992 1993 Amsterdam School of International Relations - LL.M. 1988 1992 University Faculty of Law - LL.B 1981 1988 İstanbul Robert College Highschool - Highschool diploma
11. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Date from - Date to Fall 2006 Present 09/2002 to present October 2013 Location Institution Position Description Nashville TN, US 2003-2005 2004-2005 2003-2004 University University Faculty of Law Vanderbilt University Law School University Faculty of Law University Faculty of Law University Faculty of Law Director of Intellectual Property Law Research Center (BILFIM) Associate Professor (since 2010) Guest Lecturer Director of LL.M. Programs Law Faculty Erasmus Coordinator Member of the International Student Exchange Committee Responsible for developing research projects, education programs and organising seminars and conferences. BILFIM is the only Turkish NGO accredited as Observer for WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright. Courses taught: Undergraduate: Commercial Law, Copyright Law (in English), Foundations of European law (in English) Graduate: Copyright Law In Theory and Practice, Shareholders Agreements, Restructuring of Companies, Law of Corporate Groups, Foundations of European Law (in English) Course taught: EU Company Law Director of LL.M. programs in Business Law and Human Rights law. Responsible for setting up curriculum, arranging teaching staff, interviewing applicants, following admission, scholarship distribution, responsible for all affairs of the program. Coordinator for the Erasmus Exchange Program. Signing new agreements, setting up relations, sending and receiving students and staff. Working on the establishment of a system for international student exchanges 2
02/1995 09/2002 University Faculty of Law Research Assistant Research assistant in the commercial law department. Conducted research, assisted teaching, gave tutorials. 01/1994-01/1995 09/1993-12/1993 03/1992-06/1992 09/1990-06/1991 1991-1993 Tekinalp Law Firm Trainee Lawyer Worked at the lawfirm of Prof. Unal Tekinalp as trainee lawyer. Reviewed and drafted contracts, was responsible for certain clients, directed client communication, worked on cases relating to company law, intellectual property law. Toulouse, France Airbus Industrie Trainee Lawyer Trainee in the central legal department of Airbus manufacturer company, worked especially on matters of EU and international trade law and subsidies, prepared reports, reviewed contracts Yasaman Law Firm Student Trainee Worked at the lawfirm of Prof. Hamdi Yasaman as legal clerk in law firm, translation of documents, visits to the court house, help in preparation of files Turkey Professional Tour Guide Guided tours for foreign tourists in Turkey as tour guide licenced by the Turkish Ministry of Tourism. 12. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - basic; 5 - excellent) Language Reading Speaking Writing Turkish 5 5 5 English 5 5 5 German 4 3 2 French 4 3 2 13. AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 3
AWARDS: - British Embassy Harborne Award (2005) - Award of the Çağa Law Foundation (2001) (for the book on Shareholders Agreements in Joint Stock Corporations) SCHOLARSHIPS: - Max Planck Gesellschaft Research Scholarship (April June 2006) - Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, Visiting Scholar (October December 2005) - British Council Chevening Research Scholarship (October December 2005) - Swiss Confederation Foreign Language and Research Scholarship (1999-2000) - Max Planck Gesellschaft Research Scholarship (Feb-May 1998) - Columbia University Summer Program Scholarship (July 1996) - DAAD German language scholarship (July 1995) - EU Jean Monnet Research Scholarship (1992-1993) 14. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIPS: - Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku Yıllığı, (Yearbook of Intellectual Property Law, Published since 2010) - Legal Fikri ve Sınai Haklar Dergisi, (Legal Journal of Intellectual Propety) Published since 2004) 15. RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS: Books - Görsel İşitsel Sektörde Toplu Hak Yönetimi, (Collective Licensing in the Audiovisual Sector) Together with Yalçın Tosun and Eda Çataklar, İstanbul 2014 XII Levha Yayınları (ISBN 9786051522043) - Türk Ticaret Kanunu Tasarısına Göre Şirketler Topluluğu Hukuku, İstanbul 2009, XII Levha Yayınları (ISBN - 978-605-5865-33-7) (The Law of Groups of Companies Under the Draft Turkish Commercial Code) - Anonim Ortaklıklarda Paysahipleri Sözleşmeleri, İstanbul 2004, Çağa Hukuk Vakfı (ISBN 975-98876-0-6) (Shareholders Agreements in Joint Stock Corporations) Book Chapters and Articles: - Anonim ve Limited Şirketlerde Sınırlı Yetkili Temsilci Tayini (Together with Veliye Yanlı) Batider, XXX /4, 2014, 5-42 (Appointment of Representatives with Limited Powers in Joint Stock and Limited Liability Companies) - Chapters on: Unfair Trade Law and Intellectual Property Law, in: Ansay/Wallace, Turkish Business Law, 111-120, 141-160, Kluwer Law International, 2014 - Halka Açık Olmayan Anonim Şirketlerin Genel Kurullarında Birikimli Oy Kullanımı, (Cumulative Voting in Closed Companies) Türk Ticaret Kanunu na İlişkin İkincil Mevzuatın Değerlendirilmesi, Sempozyum,, 2014, 53-70. 4
- Para Alacaklısının Geç Ödemelere Karşı Korunmasına İlişkin Yeni TK m. 1530 Düzenlemesi ve Uygulama Alanı (The New Art. 1530 of the TCC on Protection Against Late Payments) (Together with Yeşim M. Atamer) Batider, XXIX / 3, 2013, 31-82. - Şirketler Topluluğunda Karşılıklı İştirak, Marmara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Hukuk Araştırmaları Dergisi Özel Sayı, Türk Ticaret Kanununu Beklerken, (Cross-shareholding in Company Law), Volume 18, Issue 2, 2012 (date of publication: April 2013). - Turkey in: Hilty/Nerisson, Balancing Copyright A Survey of National Approaches, Springer, 2012, 1029-1046 - Şirketin Kendi Paylarını İktisabına İlişkin 10.08 2011 Tarih ve 26/767 Sayılı SPK İlke Kararının 6762 Sayılı TTK Çerçevesinde Değerlendirilmesi, Halil Arslanlı Bilim Arşivi (www.arslanlibilimarsivi.com), 10.02.2012 (The Assessment Of the Capital Market Board Decision No. 26/767 of 10.08.2011 Regarding The Acquisition of Treasury Shares Under The Scope Turkish Commercial Code Numbered 6762) - Anonim Şirketin Kendi Paylarını İktisabı Yasağı Bağlamında Finansal Yardım Yasağı, Anonim Şirketler ve Sermaye Piyasası Hukukunda Güncel Gelişmeler Türk-Alman Uluslararası Sempozyumu (25-26 Haziran 2010) İMKB Yayınları, Ağustos 2011, 90-101 (The Prohibition of Financial Assistance Within the Context of the Prohibition of Acquisition of Treasury Shares) - Fikir ve Sanat Eserlerinin Bireyler Arası Ağlar Üzerinden Paylaşımı (P2P) Konusunda Uluslararası Gelişmeler; Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku Yıllığı, 2011, 379-394. (International Developments on P2P Sharing of Copyrighted Works) - The Draft Turkish Commercial Code and Corporate Governance, Festschrift für Klaus J. Hopt zum 70. Geburtstag Unternehmen, Markt und Verantwortung, De Gruyter, 2010, Bd. II. (3177-3198) - Türk Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Hukukunda Tüzel Kişilerin Eser Sahipliği Sorunu, Uğur Alacakaptan a Armağan, Bilgi Yayınları, İstanbul 2008 (469-500) (The Problem of Authorship of Legal Entities in Turkish Copyright Law) - Anonim Ortaklık Paysahipleri Sözleşmelerinde Öngörülen Pay Alım ve Satım Opsiyonlarının Hukuki Niteliği ve Cebri İcrası, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Ülgen e Armağan, Vedat Kitapçılık, İstanbul 2007 (The Legal Nature And Enforcement Of Put And Call Options In Shareholders Agreements) - Corporate Governance in Turkey, European Business Organization Law Review (EBOR) (2007), 8: 195-236 Cambridge University Press - The Law of Group of Companies Under the Draft Turkish Commercial Code, in: Rezeption und Autonomie: 80 Jahre Türkisches ZGB, Journées Turco-Suisses 2006, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern, (179-207) - AB de Şirket Gruplarına İlişkin Düzenleme Önerileri, Hukuki Perspektifler Dergisi Sayı 3 2005, 209-212. (Proposals Regarding Corporate Groups in EU) - Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Hukukunda Gelişmeler, Hukuki Perspektifler Dergisi Sayı 1 Yaz 2004, 63-66 (Developments in Copyright Law) - Halka Açık Anonim Ortaklıklarda Birikimli Oy Kullanımı, Bilgi Toplumunda Hukuk, Ünal Tekinalp e Armağan, İstanbul 2003 C I., 563-601 (Cumulative Voting in Publicly Held Companies) - Sesler, Renkler ve Kokular Marka Olarak Tescil Edilebilir mi? Avrupa Toplulukları Mahkemesinin Üç Kararı, Milletlerarası Hukuk ve Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk Bülteni Yıl 23 5
Sayı 1-2 2003 sayfa 579-598 (Prof. Dr. Gülören Tekinalp'e Armağan) (May Sounds, (Colours and Smells be Registered as a Trade Mark? Three Decisions of European Court of Justice) - Türk Hukukunun Avrupa Birliği Hukukuna Uyumu, İstanbul 2001, İstanbul Üniversitesi (Tek Kişi Ortaklığı : 587-616) (Harmonization of Turkish Law with European Union Law - Single Member Company) - Avrupa Birliği Hukuku, Güncelleştirilmiş 2. bası İstanbul 2000, [Topluluğun ve Üye Ülkelerin Yetki Alanlarının Belirlenmesi (77-102) ve Koruma Amaçlı Ticaret Politikası Araçları (560-595) ] (European Union Law, Updated 2 nd Edition) [Chapters on Determination of Competences of the Community and the Member States, and Protective Commercial Policy Instruments] - Türk Milletlerarası Özel Hukukunda Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri, Prof. Dr. Nihal Uluocak'a Armağan, İstanbul 1999 (199-250) (Intellectual Property Law in Turkish International Private Law) - 40. yılında Türk Ticaret Kanunu, İstanbul Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Ticaret Hukuku Anabilim Dalı ile Deniz Hukuku Anabilim Dalı Öğretim Üyeleri ve Araştırma Görevlilerinin Değerlendirmeleri, İstanbul 1997. [Ticaret Sicili, Ticaret Ünvanı ve İşletme Adı (8-24) ve Acenta (30-38) ] (Turkish Commercial Code in its 40 th Year, Evaluations of Commercial and Maritime Law Professors and Assistants of University, 1997, Chapters on Commercial Registry, Trade Name and Business Name and Agency) - Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights: A Non-Tariff Barrier to International Trade? Annales de la Faculté de Droit d 1996, XXX, No. 46 (110-130) - Report Concerning the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works - (together with Professor. Dr. Unal tekinalp) Annales de la Faculté de Droit d 1996, XXX, No. 46 (204-233) Selected conferences and other presentations: - Şirketler Topluluğu ve Finansal Yardım Yasağı (Corporate Group Law and Financial Assistance) University International Law Association Conference December 2015 - Public Communication Rights in Music under International Law Ankara University Conference on Collective Licensing in Music November 2015 - SPACs under Turkish Law - Ankara University 90 th Anniversary International Congress November 2015 - Incentive Structures of SPACs - Vanderbilt University 18 th Annual Law and Business Conference Future of International Corporate Governance 3-5 September 2015 - Eser sahibi ile bağlantılı hak sahipleri arasındaki ilişki (Relationship between author s rights and related rights) Ceza Hukukunda Fikri Haklar Çalıştayı (Workshop on IP Rights in Criminal Law) Organized by University, Turkish Ministry of Culture and Court of Cassation, 6-8 March 2014 - Şirketler Topluluğunda Güvenden Doğan Sorumluluk - (Trust Liability in Corporate Groups) Yeni Türk Ticaret Kanunu nda Anonim Şirketler Prof. Dr. Oğuz İmregün e Saygı Sempozyumu, 23 October 2013 - Anonim Şirketlerde Finansal Yardım Yasağı Ve Şirketler Topluluğu Hukuku İle İlişkisi (Prohibition of Financial Assistance in Corporations and Its Relationship with Corporate 6
Group Law), Kemerburgaz Üniversitesi, Yeni Ticaret Kanununun İş Dünyasına Etkileri Konferansı, 8 December 2012 - Halka Açık Olmayan Anonim Şirketlerin Genel Kurullarında Birikimli Oy Kullanılması (Cumulative Voting at Shareholder s Meeting) Türk Ticaret Kanunu na İlişkin İkincil Mevzuatın Değerlendirilmesi Sempozyumu Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 15 December 2012 - Teaching IP Law in Turkey, European Intellectual Property Teacher s Network Annual Workshop, Milan, 12-13 July 2012 - Yeni TTK da Ticari İşletme, Şirketler Topluluğu, Birleşme ve Bölünmeler, Paysahipliği Hakları ve Azlık Hakları, Yürürlük Kanunu, Türk Borçlar Kanunu ve Türk Ticaret Kanunu Çalıştayı Yargıtay Başkanlığı ve Üniversitesi İşbirliğiyle Türk Ticaret Kanunu Çalıştayı 9-12 Ocak 2012 (The New Turkish Commercial Code The Commercial Enterprise, Corporate Groups, Mergers & Demergers, Shareholders Rights, Implementation Law Seminar organized by the Turkish Court of Appeals and Bilgi University, 9-12 January 2012) - Yeni Türk Ticaret Kanunu (The New Turkish Commercial Law- Selected Topics) Seminar Series organised by the Turkish Businessmen s Association- April-May 2011 - Yeni TTK da Şirketler Topluluğu Bağlamında Yönetim Kurulunun Sorumluluğu (The Liability of Directors in Company Groups), 2 June 2011, Institute of International Research,, Turkey - Anonim Şirketin Kendi Hisselerini İktisabı Bağlamında Finansal Yardım (Financial Asisstance for Purchasing of a Company s Shares) Current Developments in Corporate and Securities Laws, Turkish-German International Symposium, Turkey 25-26 June 2010 - Harmonisation of Turkish Copyright Law with EU Law Conference organized by Bilgi University Law Faculty and the Max Planck Institute for Private International Law on the Harmonisation of Turkish Business Law with EU Law, 14-15 December 2007, Bilgi University. Published in: Kompatibilität des türkischen und europäischen Wirtschaftsrechts - Der neue türkische HGB-Entwurf und benachbarte Rechtsgebiete, Atamer/Hopt (editör), Mohr Siebeck Verlag, Tübingen 2009 (285-307) - Plagiarism from the Perspective of Copyright Law, ALLEA Science and Ethics Committee Meeting, İTU 24 May 2008 - Published in: Proceedings of the ALLEA Standing Committee on Science & Ethics meeting and workshop on Current Issues 23-24 May 2008,, Turkey (ALLEA-All European Academies, 2008) (61-74) - TTK Tasarısında Birleşme, Bölünme, Şirketler Topluluğu ve Denetim (Mergers, Demergers, Groups of Companies and Audit in the Draft Commercial Code) Hesap Uzmanları Vakfı Ankara, TTK Tasarısı ve Denetim Paneli Panel organised by the Foundation of Tax Inspectors 29 May 2008, Proceedings published in 2009. - Mergers and Takeovers in the Draft Turkish Commercial Code, IOSCO Emerging Markets Committee Working Group 4 Seminar, 11-14 June 2008 - Türk Hukukunda Kişisel Kullanım İstisnası ve Kişisel Kullanım Harcı Conference on Collective Management of Rights in Music, Bilgi University, 23-24 November 2007 (The Private Use Exception and the Private Copy Levy in Turkish Law Conference Organised 7
by BILFIM with the support of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Musical Collecting Societies) - İleride Vücuda Getirilecek Eserler Üzerindeki Hakların Devri Fikri Mülkiyet Atölyesi, BİLFİM, 04.07.2007 (Transfer of Rights on Intellectual and Artistic Works to be Created in the Future - Intellectual Property Workshop, BİLFİM ) - Kurumsal Yönetim TTK Tasarısı Ne Getiriyor? Kurumsal Yönetim Konferansı, 19.10.2006 (Corporate Governance What is new in the Draft Commercial Code- Conference organized by the Turkish Corporate Governance Association)) - The Law of Group of Companies Under the Draft Turkish Commercial Code, Turkish-Swiss Law Days, Berne, Switzerland, 21-23.09.2006 - Overview of Turkish Company Law and Corporate Governance Principles, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, 14 December 2005 - Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Hukuku Medyada Hukuk Sorunları Toplantısı Hukuk Sorunları Araştırma Platformu 11-12 May 2003 İstanbul; (Conference on Legal Problems in the Media Legal Problems Research Platform 11-12 May 2003 Presentation: Copyright Law) Editorship: - Bilgi Toplumu nda Hukuk Ünal Tekinalp e Armağan (ISSN:975-295-273-9), Beta İstanbul 2003 III Cilt (C.I: LXXVII + 1127; C.II: XLI + 1126; C.III: XLI + 953) Yayın Kurulu Üyesi, proje yürütücüsü (Law in the Information Society in Honour of Prof. Dr Ünal Tekinalp (ISSN:975-295-273-9), Beta 2003 V III (C.I: LXXVII + 1127; C.II: XLI + 1126; C.III: XLI + 953) Translation: - The Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (Annales de la Faculté de Droit d, 2006 Vol. 38, No. 55) Translation from Turkish to English, together with Asst. Prof. Dr. Feyzan Hayal Şehirali Çelik. 8