Alongside its robust commercial litigation offering, Çakmak Attorney Partnership’s office in Turkey’s political capital, Ankara, ensures that its dispute resolution practice also demonstrates a significant regulatory dimension. The department is additionally well versed in domestic and international arbitration, including commercial and investor-state cases. Mesut Çakmak is sought after for his track record in representing major multinationals in judicial and arbitral disputes. The group further includes Zeynep Çakmak, who handles commercial and administrative litigation; next-generation partner Elif Demiröz; Ayşe Eda Biçer Özen, who focuses on projects-related disputes; and associate Yasin Bilen.
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‘Excellent communication and very reactive. The law firm is used to working with international clients.’
‘We work with Zeynep Çakmak and her team. We value their deep understanding of Turkish legal system, while being able to provide pragmatic solutions to their clients.’
‘Great team. Excellent expertise and thorough advice. Very efficient.’
‘Ayşe Eda Biçer is my most favorite Turkish law expert. Whatever I need on Turkish law, I always contact Eda and she always replies on time and gets straight to the point.’
Key clients
- International Road Union
- Garanti Bankası
- İZGAZ İzmit Gaz Dağıtım Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (İzgaz)
- Uni-Mar Enerji Yatırımları Anonim Şirketi (Uni-Mar)
- Western Union and Western Union Türkiye Ödeme Hizmetleri
- Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore SAS (Bureau Veritas or BV SA) and several Bureau Veritas Turkish subsidiaries.
- Baymina Enerji Anonim Şirketi (Baymina)
- Gates Endüstriyel Metal Kauçuk Sanayi ve Ticaret (Gates)
- Rapro Kimya Turizm Bilişim.
- Visa Europe
- Atam Alaplı Elektrik
Work highlights
- Represented Baymina Enerji in several tax related lawsuits.
- Represented İzgaz İzmit Gaz Dağıtım on a compensation lawsuit filed by the Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Treasury.
- Represented Uni-Mar in eight labour law-related lawsuits filed by former employees of Uni-Mar and its subcontractor.
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Mesut Çakmak, Zeynep Çakmak, Elif Demiröz, Ayşe Eda Biçer Özen