Sevda Aydın Alemdar

Providing comprehensive compliance and legal support to U.S.-based Turkish companies, as well as Turkish companies exporting to the U.S. and U.S. companies importing to Turkey. • Advising on trade compliance, export/import regulations, GDPR and data privacy, anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC), and cross-border compliance frameworks. • Designing and implementing corporate compliance programs, policies and procedures, and risk management strategies aligned with U.S. and EU regulations. • Offering strategic counsel on contracts, corporate governance, and regulatory adherence to support business expansion and cross-border operations. • Collaborating with finance, procurement, legal, and commercial teams to ensure internal controls, audit readiness, and effective compliance monitoring.

Led development and implementation of legal and compliance strategies, including company law, competition law, anti-trust, environmental law, and corporate governance policies. • Managed high-profile disputes, crises, and conflicts involving consumers, customers, authorities, competitors, and other stakeholders, ensuring effective risk mitigation. • Monitored legal developments and emerging trends to proactively adapt company policies and practices, safeguarding operations across multiple business units. • Directed litigation management and external counsel relationships, controlling legal budgets and ensuring cost-efficient outcomes. • Built and mentored high-performing legal and compliance teams, fostering expertise, accountability, and operational empowerment. • Advised on healthcare-related compliance and data privacy matters, including HCP engagement, consumer and commercial data use, and supporting privacy compliance under GDPR and global data protection frameworks. • Supported corporate governance processes, including board communications and association participation, while embedding a strong compliance culture grounded in integrity and ethics.

Led and delivered compliance training on ethics, integrity, privacy, antitrust, and third-party vetting across Turkey operations, increasing awareness and adherence to corporate standards. • Advised business partners and leadership on compliance and ethics matters, including risk assessments and corrective actions. • Supported policies, internal controls, and compliance procedures, ensuring alignment with global standards. • Assisted with investigations and implemented corrective measures to address compliance gaps. • Collaborated with Internal Audit during assessments and provided actionable insights to strengthen compliance programs. • Managed data privacy-related requests and supported governance processes and entity updates.

Reviewed and provided legal counsel on all brand communications and advertising materials, including television, print, digital/social media campaigns, in-store activations, coupons, and product packaging, ensuring compliance with regulatory, ethical, and company standards. • Collaborated with R&I, Scientific Affairs, Compliance, Brand, and cross-functional teams on product claim substantiation, product development, and innovation projects. • Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated a wide range of contracts for Marketing & Sales teams, including master service agreements, retail vendor agreements, distribution agreements, e-commerce agreements, advertising and creative agency agreements, influencer agreements, product development agreements, spokesperson agreements, sponsorship agreements, joint promotion agreements, consulting services agreements, and confidentiality agreements, ensuring risk mitigation and alignment with corporate policies.

-Legal consultancy on labor law, social security law, intellectual property law, obligations law, consumer law, commercial law, -Litigation (Attended various hearings at court and prepared petitions) -Preparing, reviewing and revising contracts of local and national companies

-Giving legal advice and assistance on executive proceedings and legal lawsuits -Understanding of contracts, government regulations, intellectual property rights etc. -Drafting legal documents and contracts. -Drawing up petitions and requisitions -Good knowledge of intellectual property rights copyrights. -Conducting filings before governmental authorities.