G20 Startup20 — Innovation Table and Turkey’s Startup Law Proposals
On July 25, 2024, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu represented Turkey at the Innovation Table of Startup20, the startup track of G20. Among the priorities brought to the table on Turkey’s positioning in global startup policy were integrating startup-law mechanics into Turkish law and establishing a dedicated legal regime for startups. The central thesis […]
Generative AI Micro Summit — Building Compliant AI
On June 8, 2024, at the Generative AI Micro Summit organized by Komünite.com.tr at the QNBeyond Levent seminar venue, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu tackled the legal and ethical dilemmas of generative AI through the lens of “how do you build a compliant AI?” The central thesis of the summit was clear: for generative […]
2024 Web3 Legal Trends — Qatar Websummit Workshop
In June 2024, a closed workshop organized and hosted by our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu in Doha as part of the Qatar Websummit brought together leading minds from the blockchain and crypto industries. The workshop offered an in-depth, closed-door discussion on the current and emerging trends across the crypto legal landscape; the agenda was […]
Ethereum ETFs Approved — Now the Eyes Turn to the Legal Steps | CoinDesk Türkiye Live
On May 24, 2024, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined CoinDesk Türkiye‘s Haftaya Bakış live broadcast and assessed the SEC’s 19b-4 approval of spot Ethereum ETF filings, alongside the legal framework taking shape in Turkey with the new crypto-asset bill submitted to the parliament. The central thesis of the broadcast was clear: the SEC’s […]
CoinDesk Türkiye Column — What the Capital Markets Law Crypto-Asset Amendment Will Bring
In May 2024, in his column on CoinDesk Türkiye, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu examined the Capital Markets Law amendment bill — also known as the Crypto-Asset Law. He assessed what the long-anticipated regulation, whose various drafts had already leaked into public discussion, would mean for investors, service providers and ecosystem stakeholders. The central […]
BAU From Zero to Summit — Startup Law Session
In May 2024, at Bahçeşehir University, as part of the From Zero to Summit conference organized by the BAU Startup Society student club, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu led the Startup Law session. The central thesis of the session was clear: for a startup to be a “well-governed company,” the foundations of corporate law […]
Hackquarters by Tenity — USA Market Expansion for Turkish Startups
In April 2024, at the event organized by Hackquarters by Tenity, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu delivered a deep dive on USA market expansion strategies for Turkish ventures. The session also covered Clemta‘s foreign-market expansion infrastructure, flip-up structures, and the fundraising perspective. The central thesis of the event was clear: scaling Turkish startups into […]
Web Summit Qatar 2024 Keynote: Clemta’s SaaS Transformation and Blockchain Legal Infrastructure
In February 2024, at Web Summit Qatar 2024 in Doha, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu took the stage as a keynote speaker, a roundtable facilitator, and an interview guest. Across a single week, the event offered a multi-format setting for the digital-transformation conversation — far beyond a single podium. The central thesis of the […]
Taxing Foreign Revenues of Digital Products — Live Broadcast
On January 5, 2024, in a live broadcast, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu delivered a deep dive titled “Taxing Foreign Revenues of Digital Products,” examining how the cross-border taxation of digital products entering global markets actually works. The central thesis of the broadcast was clear: cross-border digital sales by a Turkish venture are not […]
StartupHukuku Joins İTÜ Magnet to Talk Founder-Stage Legal Architecture
On July 12, 2023, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined a session at İTÜ Magnet — Istanbul Technical University’s well-known entrepreneurship and innovation hub — where the conversation focused on the legal structures founders need to put in place as they move from idea to incorporated company. The central thesis of the session was […]