Professor Orkun Akseli was a Fulbright Scholar at Elon University Law School, USA in 2022 where he taught secured transactions and international business transactions. He has published extensively on the modernisation and harmonisation of secured transactions law. His research has focused on the laws relating to secured credit, and the social and economic impact of these laws with reference to the financing of SMEs. His publications include “Secured Transactions in Global Law-making” (under contract with Hart, co- authored with S.V. Bazinas); “The Future of Commercial Law: Ways forward for Change and Reform” (Hart 2020, with J. Linarelli); “International and Comparative Secured Transactions Law” (Hart 2017, with S.V. Bazinas); “Secured Transactions Law Reform: Principles, Policies and Practice” (Hart 2016, with L. Gullifer); “Availability of Credit and Secured Transactions in a Time of Crisis” (CUP 2013); “International Secured Transactions Law: Facilitation of Credit and International Conventions and Instruments” (Routledge 2011). He studied law in Turkey, USA and the UK. He is an Associate Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law and the past President of the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law. He is a member of Turkish Bar.