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Gülfem Arslan Çakmak Legal CounselGA

Gülfem Arslan Çakmak

Legal Counsel
  • Suggested rate
    €250 / day
  • Experience3-7 years
  • Response rate100%
  • Response time1 hour
The project will begin once you accept Gülfem's quote.
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Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Can work on-site at your office in
  • and around Amsterdam (up to 50km)
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Gülfem in a few words
🔹 Freelance Legal Counsel | Contract & Corporate Law | Startup & Fintech Legal Advisor

Hi, I’m Gülfem Arslan Çakmak, a freelance legal consultant based in Amsterdam, helping startups, scale-ups, and international businesses build solid legal foundations and confidently navigate complex regulations.

With over 4 years of cross-border experience in commercial contracts, company structuring, and regulatory compliance, I offer clear, business-minded legal support that protects your operations and enables growth.

🧩 What I do best:

Drafting & reviewing commercial contracts, NDAs, service agreements

Advising on corporate formation, shareholder agreements, and restructuring

Preparing Terms of Service & Privacy Policies tailored to your platform

Regulatory guidance for fintech, SaaS, and e-commerce companies

GDPR/data privacy audits and compliance planning

I’ve supported clients in the Netherlands, Turkey, and across the EU, including fintech startups, payment institutions, SaaS companies, and SMEs entering new markets.

🤝 Whether you need ongoing legal support or help with a specific project, I bring precision, clarity, and quick turnaround—without the overhead of a big law firm.

Let’s talk if you need a legal partner who’s as committed to your business as you are.
Experience
  • ETM Corporate Services
    Company Lawyer
    November 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 1 month)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Commercial and Corporate Law, Contracts Law, Financial Transactions
    ❖ Legal assistance to multinational clients based in the USA, UK, Europe and EMEA on company establishments, corporate housekeeping, complex commercial agreements, share transfer and shareholders' agreements, restructuring and liquidation to reach their significant potential for global expansion. ❖ Advising payment services companies on PSD, PAD, and AFM and DNB Regulations, Cross-Border Payments Regulation, and any other relevant regulations. ❖ Provided strategic advice to clients across multiple jurisdictions on GDPR compliance,ensuring the alignment of their systems and processes with regulatory requirement ❖ Managing the clients bank account, creating transaction profile, monitoring transaction, assisting compliance procedure regarding the transaction, AML.
  • LS&H Lawyers B.V
    Legal Intern
    August 2022 - September 2022 (1 month)
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Life Science and Health Law, Commercial and Corporate Law
    ❖ Research on regulations for pharmaceutical companies across the EU, product related regulatory compliance for pharmaceutical products. ❖ Preliminary research report preparation for attorneys and clients in connection with EU regulations, competition regulations for the pharmaceutical industry, insurance policies, telemedicine services, investment due diligence.
  • K.S.A Law Firm
    Legal Associate
    December 2019 - August 2021 (1 year and 8 months)
    İstanbul, Türkiye
    Commercial and Corporate Law, Contracts Law, Capital Markets and Startup Law, Litigation
    ❖ Providing legal assistance to local and multinational clients based in the USA, UK, Europe and EMEA on company establishments, corporate governance, commercial agreements, share transfer and shareholders' agreements. ❖ Adapting the companies to the subject of data protection, regular data, and document entries into the system, managing the litigation process in case of a possible violation. ❖ Providing consultancy to companies regarding intellectual property rights; and to payment services companies on relevant regulations, regulatory changes and their implications for the business. ❖ Compliance and risk management, product related regulatory compliance for different sectors.
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Education
  • B2
    UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM LANGUAGE SCHOOL
    2024
    B2
  • Corporate and Commercial Law Master Programme
    Maastricht University Faculty of Law
    2022
    Corporate and Commercial Law Master Programme
  • Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law
    2019
  • ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
    BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
    2019
    ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • Intensive ESL Program
    Mentora College
    2015
    Intensive ESL Program