Elif Demiröz > Çakmak Attorney Partnership > Ankara, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Çakmak Attorney Partnership
PIYADE SOKAK, PORTAKAL ÇIÇEGI APT NO. 18
C BLOK, KAT 3
ÇANKAYA, ANKARA
06550
Turkey

Work Department

Dispute Resolution and Employment

Position

Elif specializes in dispute resolution and provides legal assistance to clients at every step of the dispute resolution process. She has a particular focus on administrative, employment and commercial law disputes in Turkey that also have international elements and represents both domestic and international clients in a wide range of litigation matters. She assists clients in various fields such as construction, power plants, energy investments and wholesale trade.

Elif has been involved in a number of significant cases and arbitration proceedings for many high profile clients and has also led several employment disputes at the mediation and settlement stages. She is also experienced in enforcement actions and collection proceedings.

Career

Elif joined Çakmak in 2012 and became Partner in 2022.

Languages

Turkish and English

Memberships

Ankara Bar Association, Turkey, 2006

Turkish Bar Associations Union, 2006

Education

Gazi University, Faculty of Law, LL.B. 2005

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Dispute resolution

(Next Generation Partners)

Elif Demiröz – Çakmak Attorney Partnership

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.

Turkey > Employment

At Çakmak Attorney Partnership, Mesut Çakmak, Zeynep Çakmak, Gülsen Engin and Elif Demiröz lead the employment law team, which is known for being ‘collaborative and open to interaction’. In relation to disputes in particular, newly appointed practice head Demiröz is a standout member of the team. As well as local companies, the group counts international embassies as clients, often providing regulatory advice in line with both Turkish law and the law of the country in which the embassy is based.