Demet Yılmaz Utkaner

Demet Yılmaz Utkaner is a founding partner of Sezer & Utkaner Law Firm. She handles litigation and provides legal consultancy in the fields of labour law, intellectual and industrial property law, and real estate law. She began her legal career by handling cases in these areas and has also practiced extensively in the field of combating unlicensed software.

Following the training she has received, she has developed strong negotiation skills and has contributed to the resolution of thousands of disputes through mutual settlement.

She has extensive knowledge and experience in real estate and urban transformation law and has provided effective legal consultancy in the urban transformation processes of numerous large-scale projects comprising multiple residential units. She has played an active role in ensuring that these projects are implemented in compliance with the law while addressing potential grievances of the parties involved.

She also manages the enforcement department of Sezer & Utkaner Law Firm, where she, together with her team, coordinates the recovery of recourse claims for insurance companies, as well as the management of receivables and debt processes for both corporate and individual clients.

She completed her secondary education at an English-language high school in Giresun and graduated from the Faculty of Law at Marmara University in 2004.

She currently continues her legal practice as a managing partner at Sezer & Utkaner Law Firm, working together with an experienced team of consultants and dynamic colleagues.