Lawyers

Zeynep Çakmak

Zeynep Çakmak

Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Real Estate and Defense

Position

Zeynep Çakmak has substantial experience in the representation of lenders, sponsors and developers in a range of project development and financings. Zeynep’s practice concentrates on energy, infrastructure and project finance, with particular experience in the Turkish power and gas market, privatizations, and energy mergers and acquisitions. She is also specialized in administrative law matters, regulatory agencies and administrative litigation.

She has lectured on “Basic Concepts of Anglo-Saxon Law” at the Research Institute of Banking and Commercial Law in Ankara as well as “Introduction to Law” at Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences. She has a Ph.D. in administrative law, energy law.

Career

Partner, Head of İstanbul Office.

Languages

Turkish and English

Memberships

İstanbul Bar Association, Turkey, 2015

Ankara Bar Association, Turkey, 1990

Turkish Bar Associations Union, 1990

Education

Ankara University, Faculty of Law, Ph.D.,2015

Nottingham University, Law School, LL.M.,1992

Ankara University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.,1989

Mentions

Turkey

Commercial, corporate and M&A

Leading partner
Turkey

Dispute resolution

Turkey

Employment

Turkey

Energy

Turkey

Project finance/projects

Turkey

Transport