Çakmak Attorney Partnership

Aviation

Serap leads the Aviation Practice at Çakmak. She has been representing international aircraft manufacturers, lessors, banks and international financing institutions and airlines for over thirty years. She specializes in corporate and equipment finance, and is widely recognized in the legal profession for her expertise in aviation law and aircraft financing in particular. She also regularly advises on regulatory matters and third party claims.

Serap is a regular speaker or moderator at seminars and conferences held in many parts of the world, from Europe to the Middle East, Asia, US and Canada, and has published numerous articles in various publications and books.

Serap joined Çakmak as Partner and Head of the Aviation Department in 2018. Between 2000 and 2018, she was the owner of Serap Zuvin Law Offices.

Turkish and English

Istanbul Bar Association, 1988

Turkish Bar Associations Union, 1988

International Bar Association (IBA), 1997

Chair, IBA Aviation Law Committee, 2020-2022

Legal Advisory Panel (LAP) of the Aviation Working Group (AWG) representing Turkey

International Society of Transport and Aircraft Trading (ISTAT)

International Aviation Women Association (IAWA)

European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)

EALA (The European Air Law Association)

Board Member, European Aviation Club; Board Member at the EBAA (The European Business Aviation Association),

Editorial Board Member of the Aviation Space Journal,

Advisory Board Member of the Centre for Research in Air and Space Law, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai

Member of the Aviation Working Groups of the Turkish Civil Aviation Authority (CAD)

Marmara University, Law School, LL.M. 1988

Istanbul University, Faculty of Law, LL.B. 1986