PROFESSION
Dr.Avukat Sema Yerlikaya Digital Book
- High School American Academy For Girls- Üsküdar Amerikan Kız Koleji UA’75
Uskudar American Academy
- University of Istanbul, Faculty of Law
- University of Istanbul, LL.M –Master’s Degree in Maritime & Insurance Law
graduated with an excellent-perfect degree
- Attorney At Law at Yerlikaya Law Firm
- Legal Counsel at TCS (IMEAK DTO Hukuk Danışmanı)
- Arbitrator at TCS (IMEAK DTO HAKEM)
- TMLA Founder Member ( Deniz Hukuku DerneÄŸi KURUCU ÜYESÄ°)
- Legal Counsel at TSA (Türk Armatörler BirliÄŸi Çalışma Gurubu Hukuk Danışmanı)
Sema Yerlikaya is a well-known & repute Maritime & Finance Law Expert.The Firm has been established by Mrs. Sema Yerlikaya (LLM) on 1987 after her employment as a maritime lawyer at Zihni Group of Companies in 1982- 1987. The co-partner Miss. Alev Elif Beller has been working in the firm for over 14 years:
-“We advise our clients, (local and international) at the stage of pre-contract, negotiation, preparation of contractual documents/resolving disputes on all aspects of shipping and we provide a full service on all marine claims and shipping finance.
Our office has advised and worked for national and international finance institutions for all the legal issues related to Turkish financings, negotiations, structuring,restructuring and especially have made Enforcements / Foreclosure and Execution of Turkish Loans and Mortgages practiced under Turkish Flag. Our Office has been assisting leading financing Banks for Turkey on the purchase or construction financing of more than 500 vessels under Turkish Flag, since 1991 and more than 3500 Turkish Mortgages have been drafted, registered by our office. We have attended closings in many countries as Korea, Singapore, Greece, UK, Germany, Japan, England and Turkey and issued Legal Opinions and submitted many Affidavits to various jurisdictions of the World.”-
PRACTICE AREAS •
Ship finance
Negotiations, structuring and restructuring
Enforcements/Foreclosure and Execution of Turkish Loans and Mortgages practiced under Turkish Flag
Arrest of Vessels
Judicial Auctions
Construction projects
Contract drafting and negotiation (MOA)
Novation agreements, Finance agreements
Sale and purchase transactions
Pandi claims and Insurance matters
Yacht finance
Owning and operating
Marine casualty, salvage and insurance
Yacht litigation
Crewing and management
Shipbuilding, Ship repair contracts, Refund guarantees, performance guarantees; *Project Finance *Banking and Finance *International Trade and Arbitration *Dispute Resolution *Corporate and Commercial Law *Aviation and *Tender Transactions & Privatization.