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Legal due diligence to a Greek insurance company regarding acquisition of shares of an Albanian insurance company.

Tax and legal due diligence to an Albanian second tier bank regarding its acquisition by an Italian bank.

Legal due diligence to a financial international group having equity in a second tier bank, in connection with IPO (initial public offering) in international stock exchange.

Legal advisors to an international bank regarding legal implications in performing transactional services in support of financial institution clients’, cross-border payment, and trade service needs in Albania.

Tax and legal advisory to an Austrian second tier bank operating in Albania in connection with the legal and tax implications of a financial leasing activity.

Legal and Tax advisors to a global financial services firm with regard to Albanian legal, regulatory, and tax framework applicable to the securities lending program with the Central Bank of Albania.

Legal advisors to a global investment bank with regard to the local legal framework affecting the selling and buying process of government bonds in Albania.

Legal advisors to the Ministry of Finance together with a French commercial bank, one of the biggest in Europe in the privatization process of INSIG, the largest state-owned insurance company in Albania.

Legal advisors to French Commercial Bank regarding a Voluntary Public Offer in relation to the acquisition of the majority share in a Greek second tier bank operating in Albania.

Legal advisory to an Italian bank in connection with acquisition of the shares in a second tier bank operating in Albania.

Tax due diligence to an international insurance company in connection with acquisition of shares in one of the largest insurances companies in Albania and its subsidiaries in Kosovo and FYR of Macedonia.

Tax and legal due diligence to a second tier bank in Kosovo in the process of acquisition.

Legal assistance in the syndicated loan of a financial institution incorporated and existing under the laws of the Republic of Germany and a local bank to one of the biggest local steel companies.

Legal due diligence of the state-owned Savings Bank of Albania on behalf of a Hungarian bank in connection with acquisition of the shares in the framework of its privatization.

Legal advisory to international financial institutions in connection with acquisition of equity in INSIG (the state-owned insurance company in Albania) and amendment of its post-privatization by-laws.

Legal advisory to the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Energy of Albania in the drafting process of the factoring law.

Legal assistance to international audit companies in connection with the process of liquidation of the pyramid schemes in Albania.

Legal assistance to an international financial institution regarding partial equity acquisition in a Turkish second tier bank.

• Ongoing legal advisor to a number of second tier banks and international financial institutions operating in Albania.

Telecommunications

Provided ongoing legal and tax advice to an international mobile company operating in Albania.

Tax and legal due diligence of a local company operating in the field of internet network and rural telephony.

Legal assistance to a Slovenian telecommunication state-owned company, in connection with acquisitions of majority of shares in a local internet service provider and rural telephony company.

Acted on behalf of a Greek mobile operator in the preparation of legal and fiscal due diligence in connection with privatization of Albanian Mobile Communications (AMC), a former state-owned mobile company.

Assisting international mobile company in the preparation of the bid documents for obtaining the first and the second national GSM license in Albania..

Legal advisors to international financial institutions regarding a senior debt provided by a syndicate of lenders in the process of privatizing the largest fixed telecommunication company in Albania.

Legal advisory to international financial institutions in connection with senior secured loan facility issued to an international mobile company operating in Albania.

Legal assistance to international financial institutions regarding the privatization of the national telecommunication company.

Energy, Power and Utilities

Legal and tax advice to one of the largest Italian Power Companies concerning their project of construction and operation of power plants and ancillary activities in Albania.

Assessment of the Albanian legislation concerning issues of development of AMBO (Albania-Macedonia-Bulgaria) oil pipeline, a Trans-Balkan project financed by the World Bank.

Legal advice and representation services with regard to disputes involving two European Energy companies, and Albanian Power Corporation (KESH) related to a purchase of energy contract.

Legal assistance to one of the biggest Austrian Energy companies with regard to its participation in the privatization process of the Albanian Distribution System Operator (DSO).

Legal assistance of an international client operating inter alia in power sector, in connection with the acquisition of the rights for operating a hydropower plant in Kosovo.

Provided ongoing tax and legal advice to the Albanian branch of an Italian power company in Albania.

Tax and legal due diligence to a Turkish company operating in the energy sector and acquisition of shares in a local petrol import and distributing company.

Prepared tax and legal due diligence for a Croatian firm in connection with privatization of a state-owned petrol refinery and marketing company.

Tax and legal assistance to a Canadian-based oil and gas exploration and production company operating in Albania.

Assisted the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Energy of Albania to draft the Concession Law.

Assisted the national power company of Island in preparing, reviewing, and negotiating the Concession Agreement with the Albanian Government regarding the construction of a hydropower plant in Albania.

Acted as legal advisor to a British petroleum company in connection with competition issues affecting the agreement entered into with a local oil company.

Legal advice to a British petroleum company regarding the construction of the Tirana Airport Fuel Farm in cooperation with the concessionaire company Tirana International Airport.

Acted as legal advisor to an international petroleum company on competition rules regarding licensing on oil sector and the Onshore Land Lease Agreement with the National Petroleum Agency in Albania.

Legal due diligence of the necessary documents for the construction of hydropower plants to be obtained by a target company in Kosovo on behalf of a Slovenian energy company.

Legal and tax advice to a Norwegian company, which is considering entering the Albanian market by constructing and managing the operation of a power plants.

Tax and legal assistance to a Slovenian power company regarding the bid for the concession for construction and operation of hydropower plants in Albania.


Legal and tax advice to a Swiss energy company related to the Albanian regulatory framework affecting energy generation, trading, as well as energy technology within and outside the Albanian territory.

Legal assistance to Canadian investors regarding concession of windmills in Albania.

Legal due diligence to an Italian hydro power plant producer, that as part of a joint venture was aiming to obtain from the Albanian authorities the permits for building and exploiting a re-gasification plant in Vlora region.


Tax and legal advice to an Italian law firm (on behalf of one of their international clients) regarding the feasibility study of the Bulgaria-Macedonia-Albania-Italy gas pipeline.

Bookkeeping and accounting assistance to several international companies operating in energy and mining sectors.

International institutions

Legal advisors to EBRD with regard to the securities’ market assessment project.

Legal advisors to International Finance Corporation (IFC) with regard to the review and proposal of amendments to the Albanian legislation applicable to immovable properties and registration of the transactions involved.

Legal consulting services in connection with the survey on administrative barriers to the SME-s activity.

Legal advisory in connection with establishment of a Credit Guarantee Scheme in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Legal advisory in connection with development of the Insolvency Manual and training on its implementation.

Legal advisory in connection with drafting of SME-s law.

Legal advisory in connection with Doing Business in Albania, which researches fields of Comparative Litigation Practices, Employment and Securities Market, Housing Finance Indicators, Legal Rights of Borrowers and Lenders, on behalf of international financial institutions.

Legal advisory in connection with Doing Business in Kosovo 2005, covering major aspects of the legislation in Kosovo, on behalf of international financial institutions.

Legal advisory in connection with loans granted to companies operating in Albania in construction and manufacturing sector.

Legal assistance in connection to Local Doing Business in Albania 2007 covering cities of Vlora and Shkodra for the assessment of the doing business environment compared to the capital city.

Real Estate

Legal advisers to an international automobile company on property issues regarding the acquisition of land in the outskirts of Tirana.

Legal advisor to a real estate subsidiary of an Austrian insurer regarding the development of a real estate project over a plot of land located in Tirana

Legal assistance regarding investment projects in real estate in the cities of Vlora and Tirana on behalf of an Albanian property investment company.

Legal advisors to an Italian construction company on property issues related to a development project after the acquisition of two plots of land in Pristina, Kosovo.

Provided legal services on behalf of an Albanian real estate agency, regarding immovable properties transactions involving apartments in Residences in Tirana, Vlora, and Saranda

Assisting international real estate investors considering investing in development of resorts, marina and residential project in Albanian seashore.

Public utilities

Tax and legal assistance to a number of international companies operating in the mining, energy, and water utilities sector.

Legal due diligence regarding the public concession project in water resources on behalf of an Italian company.

Assisted Italian consortium in the process of request for concession for Albania-Italy-Adriatic underwater aqueduct.

Assessment of the Albanian legislation concerning private sector participation in several municipal water supply and sewerage enterprises and performed the respective due diligence.

Consumer goods

Legal and tax due diligence in relation to the privatization of a state-owned company engaged in production of alcoholic beverages on behalf of a beer producing Italian company.

Legal due diligence to an Italian joint venture concerning a public concession project in water resources in Albania.

Ongoing legal and tax assistance to companies operating in the production of soft drinks and in Albania.

Legal assistance in the recall of non safety products from the Albanian and Kosovo market on behalf of an American toys production company.

Legal assistance in the recall of non safety products from the Albanian market on behalf of an international company operating in the field of electronic equipments.

Infrastructure & Transport

Ongoing legal and tax assistance to international airline companies in connection with establishment of their branches in Albania; employment issues; tax issues, liquidation process; bookkeeping, etc.

Legal advisory provided to a German company on Mother Teresa International Airport Project.

Legal assistance provided to a global engineering company on the Rinas Airport Reconstruction Project.

Legal advisory to an international cement company regarding the privatization of the Fushe-Kruje Cement Factory.

Legal assistance regarding the financing transaction of a new cement production plant by an Italian cement group.

Advice provided to an international financial institution on its financing the Cement Français and Korça Roof Tiles.

Provided legal assistance in identifying factors affecting the competitiveness of the rail sector in the Phare Countries (CEEC project).

Ongoing legal and tax assistance to a company engaged in cement production in Albania.
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