Anadolu Aydınlı, the Firm’s Fintech Practice Group Leader, is an Ankara Bar Association certified lawyer, columnist, and an external board member.

Anadolu has extensive experience in multiple top-tier blockchain and cryptocurrency companies such as Binance, Bybit, and Glassnode, both as a lawyer and a manager. Combined with several publications, including a master’s thesis on cryptocurrency and arbitration, he brings one of the most powerful sectoral and legislative mindsets to solving issues for clients in the Financial Technology space.

Throughout his tenure in this new sector, Anadolu has cultivated an extensive network of key individuals in both the public and private sectors, helping clients always be ready to bypass the next pitfall in this dynamic field. He has also held key consultant positions for regulating bodies in Turkey shaping the legislative dynamic of the financial technology field, with specific focus on the legalization of cryptocurrency exchanges, the legalization of cryptocurrencies as payment methods, and integrations between conventional banking methods and cryptocurrency exchanges.

Anadolu graduated from Bilkent University’s Faculty of Law with a Bachelor of Law, continuing on to complete a master’s degree at Leiden University, with a focus on International Civil and Commercial Law.