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Aigest Milo joined KALO & ASSOCIATES in 2009 and after a short experience as in-house lawyer returned as a partner in March 2017. He heads the firm's tax, finance and litigation team. Aigest is advising clients on all aspects of financial and tax legislation and has represented cases before public administration and courts for many international clients of the firm, including some Fortune 500. His practice focuses on the advisory services in various projects that are awarded to the clients of the firm through public tenders, drafting of due diligence reports, mergers and acquisitions, merger control, preparation of incorporation and registration documents and any other corporate related matters.

Bojana Bosnjak-London is a junior partner in the Corporate Department of Maric & Co Law Firm with over 10 years of practice. Over the years of experience, she was engaged in advising major foreign and domestic clients on various matters of Bosnia & Herzegovina legal framework. Bojana specializes in corporate, banking, M&A, regulatory issues and foreign investment into Bosnia & Herzegovina. She has extensive professional experience in overcoming legal and technical barriers, and writing comprehensive legal analysis and reports.

Dijana Ivanovic is a partner and head of the Corporate Department of Maric & Co Law Firm with over 22 years of practice. She was engaged in different corporate matters with years of experience in resolving issues for many clients. Dijana is experienced in analyzing the law and complex factual data and assumes responsibility and thrives on meeting deadlines with quality work product. She regularly advises on capital markets issues and specializes in the regulatory framework for banks and financial institutions.

Radoslav Alexandrov is a Senior associate at BOYANOV & Co. since 2012. His practice areas include litigation and ADR, corporate, employment, commercial and tax. Radoslav is experienced in advising clients from various industries on labour law issues. He is instrumental in drafting, enforcement of individual and collective employment agreements, as well as management agreements. Radoslav’s advice is often sought in negotiations with trade unions, in cases of transfer of employees and collective redundancies. 

Damir Topic is a senior partner at Divjak, Topic & Bahtijarevic Law Firm and the head of M&A and Banking and Finance practice groups. Advising domestic and multinational companies starting or continuing investments in Croatia across a full range of sectors, Damir has led legal teams in a number of highly sensitive national and cross border transactions. His expertise is predominately seen in advising of M&A and international heavyweight financial institutions, particularly on cross-border deals, and complex banking and finance transactions. He supports clients in negotiations, development of options, drafting of relevant documents, contingency plans for bond issuance, IPOs and JVs. Damir is also the firm’s head of the Concessions group.

Konstantinos heads the Insurance Law Department of KG Law Firm. He is regularly advising insurers, intermediaries as well as policy-holders/insured parties, on various issues of interpretation of insurance contracts, both on a contentious or non-contentious basis, and on mediation or cooperation agreements. Konstantinos has also led acquisition deals involving the insurance and reinsurance sectors, has coordinated the team on various projects relating to the launching of new insurance products, and has a vast experience in providing legal advice on matters of insurance policies as well as reviewing compliance with Greek law.

Leonora Beka is an international business lawyer. After having initially practiced, namely in the field of consumer protection in Toulouse, currently, she serves as an associate in the Prishtina office of KALO & ASSOCIATES in the field of Corporate and Banking. Given the nature of the legal market in Kosovo, Ms. Beka has broadened her field of legal expertise in Kosovo.

Luka manages BDK Advokati's Montenegrin practice. He has broad background and experience in transactional work in M&A and banking, as well as in regulatory matters and commercial law in general. He has represented both institutional and corporate clients on the transactions in the financial institutions sector.

Aleksandar Dimic has been a junior partner at Polenak Law Firm since 2013. He is a legal expert representing the firm's clients in litigation procedures related to commercial and civil law. His expertise includes real estate. Aleksandar is also involved in the firm’s projects regarding mergers and acquisitions, where he covers work related to civil and commercial law, litigation and ownership of assets.

Gabriela Cacerea has been a partner with NNDKP since 2008. She co-heads the firm’s Corporate/M&A and Energy and Natural Resources practices. She has been representing international and local corporations and private equity funds in structuring, negotiating and achieving the successful completion of myriads of projects, being involved in a significant number of high profile M&A transactions and privatisations. Her expertise also covers corporate restructuring, joint ventures and minority investments, strategic investors’ transactions, IPOs, commercial contracts, corporate fraud. Gabriela is also highly experienced in energy law, having particular expertise in electricity, renewables and natural gas. Furthermore, she advises clients with activity in the insurance and private pensions sector, offering strong technical expertise with regulatory and transactional matters specific to this industry.

Tijana is the founding and managing partner of BDK Advokati with 16 years of experience in a wide array of commercial law fields. She is active in the firm’s various practices where she handles strategic matters and clients. Tijana has rich experience in banking and finance, as well as in insolvency law. She offers specialised regulatory advice and transactional support in the areas of banking and other financial services, capital markets, derivatives and structured finance products, and insolvency and restructuring. Tijana has worked on a number of fully-secured financings, including acquisition financings. She has also issued a number of ISDA Master Agreement opinions to commercial and investment banks. Tijana is one of the founders of the Serbian chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, a professional organisation gathering insolvency practitioners.

Blaz Ogorevc has been a partner at SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm since 2011 and leads the firm's Real Estate practice, which is prominent for taking part in the largest real estate deals in past years, specifically in retail sector. He also focuses on corporate and financial restructurings and secured financing deals, especially in cross border projects. Blaz regularly advises buyers, sellers and asset managers in all types of real estate transactions and affairs.

Okan Demirkan is a partner at Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli, leading the firm’s Dispute Resolution, Energy & Infrastructure and Ethics & Compliance practices. He has been heavily involved in all legal and regulatory issues of many oil and gas pipelines and has advised in major gas sale projects, as well as a number of electricity generation facility projects. He has successfully represented several international clients as well as local entities both in institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings concerning major infrastructure projects including build-operate-transfer (BOT) model investments, share purchase agreements, EPC contracts, shareholders agreements, asset-transfer agreements and licensing contracts. Okan also represents clients in litigation proceedings in Turkey and from time to time acts as expert witness in foreign jurisdictions, on Turkish law matters.

Enkelejd is a partner acting as head of Corporate and Competition Practice and an experienced lawyer working with KALO & ASSOCIATES for over 10 years. He has consolidated his expertise in the field of all aspects of corporate issues including but not limited to, complex business restructuring, financing M&A, also preparing DD Reports, qualified Legal Opinions; licensing procedures, regulatory approvals etc. He regularly provides legal advice to international clients on competition and anti-trust issues especially in telecommunication, oil and gas, automotive industry, aviation, banking etc. and intermediates between companies and relevant state organs for the obtainment of licenses, public contracts, authorizations and legal clarifications. His practice focuses on the advisory services in various projects that are awarded to the clients of the firm through public tenders, drafting of due diligence reports, mergers and acquisitions, merger control, preparation of incorporation and registration documents and any other corporate related matters.

Branko Maric is the founder, leading practitioner and managing partner of Maric & Co Law Firm. He has more than 40 years of experience in advising both domestic and international clients, offering wide expertise in corporate matters. He heads the firm's banking and finance, as well as tax practice, advising on various banking operations, project finance, tax related issues, and represents client in complex banking, corporate and tax disputes before the court, relevant administrative authorities and international arbitrations. Branko has been identified as one of most influential lawyers, responsible for having created Bosnia and Herzegovina's modern commercial legal market.

Svetlina Kortenska has been a counsel at BOYANOV & Co. since 2012. She has a total of 26 years of professional experience as legal counsel with expertise in bank privatisation, M&A, financial and capital markets, regulatory regimes, energy and natural resources. Svetlina has been advising on a number of financial regulatory matters, financing and reorganisation as well as financial instruments’ transactions.

Damir Topic is a senior partner at Divjak, Topic & Bahtijarevic Law Firm and the head of M&A and Banking and Finance practice groups. Advising domestic and multinational companies starting or continuing investments in Croatia across a full range of sectors, Damir has led legal teams in a number of highly sensitive national and cross border transactions. His expertise is predominately seen in advising of M&A and international heavyweight financial institutions, particularly on cross-border deals, and complex banking and finance transactions. He supports clients in negotiations, development of options, drafting of relevant documents, contingency plans for bond issuance, IPOs and JVs. Damir is also the firm’s head of the Concessions group.

Theodore works for the Corporate Department of KG Law Firm. He has experience in corporate and general commercial law, M&A, securities, capital markets and real estate law. Theodore has also handled cases involving criminal liability of corporate directors. He has published articles in the international legal press and holds board memberships in several local and foreign companies.

Atdhe is a valued lawyer of over 5 years’ experience. After having initially practiced successfully insurance issues, currently Atdhe serves as an Associate in primarily in the field of Infrastructure & Natural Resources at KALO & ASSOCIATES’ Prishtina office, but given the nature of the legal market in Kosovo has broadened his field of legal expertise in Kosovo. Areas he has covered include legal advice in Kosovo in environment, public procurement, property, construction, concessions/PPPs and employment.

Luka manages BDK Advokati's Montenegrin practice. He has broad background and experience in transactional work in M&A and banking, as well as in regulatory matters and commercial law in general. He has represented both institutional and corporate clients on the transactions in the financial institutions sector.

Kristijan Polenak is a legal expert with 23 years of experience in the legal sector in Macedonia, currently being the managing partner of Polenak Law Firm. He heads the firm’s Banking and Finance practice. With his twenty-year experience in various projects mostly focused on privatizations, M&A, banking, securities regulation, corporate law and corporate governance, as well as financial arrangements of IFI’s and international banks, Kristijan has an excellent track record and know-how for transactions involving financing structures. His experience in several industries, combined with his banking experience and various independent corporate positions in companies and banks represent a solid basis for taking important roles as legal advisor to financial institutions as well as companies in various industries.

One of the firm’s founders, Manuela Marina Nestor is a co-managing partner and heads the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets department of NNDKP. She has extensive experience in sophisticated transactions in both the public and private sectors. Manuela has played a major role in mergers & acquisitions, banking & finance and capital markets projects and has been recognized as a leading lawyer in Romania in these areas of practice. She has coordinated landmark projects on this market, including bond offerings and listings, IPOs and privatizations.

Tijana is the founding and managing partner of BDK Advokati with 16 years of experience in a wide array of commercial law fields. She is active in the firm’s various practices where she handles strategic matters and clients. Tijana has rich experience in banking and finance, as well as in insolvency law. She offers specialised regulatory advice and transactional support in the areas of banking and other financial services, capital markets, derivatives and structured finance products, and insolvency and restructuring. Tijana has worked on a number of fully-secured financings, including acquisition financings. She has also issued a number of ISDA Master Agreement opinions to commercial and investment banks. Tijana is one of the founders of the Serbian chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, a professional organisation gathering insolvency practitioners.

Natasa has been a partner at ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm since 2005, with 20 years of experience in advising multinationals on M&A and other complex cross-border transactions, as well as on corporate governance issues. She heads the firm’s Competition and Antitrust practice, advising on all aspects of Slovenian antitrust law, including merger control, compliance, cartel and leniency issues and abuse of dominance cases. Her multidisciplinary practice also includes expertise in banking and finance, insurance, IP and capital markets.

Melis Oget Koc is a senior associate at Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli with significant experience in M&A, cross-border joint venture and asset financing transactions, corporate and energy law. She has led several major due diligence reviews of target companies in a variety of regulated sectors such as aviation, pharmaceuticals and agricultural and nutrition products. Melis has represented various international clients in connection with a wide range of agreements, including shareholding, joint venture, share purchase, asset transfer, service, licensing, distribution, franchise, security, option, pledge, financing, sponsorship, purchase/sale, escrow and technology-transfer agreements.

Enkelejd is a partner acting as head of Corporate and Competition Practice and an experienced lawyer working with KALO & ASSOCIATES for over 10 years. He has consolidated his expertise in the field of all aspects of corporate issues including but not limited to, complex business restructuring, financing M&A, also preparing DD Reports, qualified Legal Opinions; licensing procedures, regulatory approvals etc. He regularly provides legal advice to international clients on competition and anti-trust issues especially in telecommunication, oil and gas, automotive industry, aviation, banking etc. and intermediates between companies and relevant state organs for the obtainment of licenses, public contracts, authorizations and legal clarifications. His practice focuses on the advisory services in various projects that are awarded to the clients of the firm through public tenders, drafting of due diligence reports, mergers and acquisitions, merger control, preparation of incorporation and registration documents and any other corporate related matters.

Dijana Ivanovic is a partner and head of the Corporate Department of Maric & Co Law Firm with over 22 years of practice. She was engaged in different corporate matters with years of experience in resolving issues for many clients. Dijana is experienced in analyzing the law and complex factual data and assumes responsibility and thrives on meeting deadlines with quality work product. She regularly advises on capital markets issues and specializes in the regulatory framework for banks and financial institutions.

Bojana Bosnjak-London is a junior partner in the Corporate Department of Maric & Co Law Firm with over 10 years of practice. Over the years of experience, she was engaged in advising major foreign and domestic clients on various matters of Bosnia & Herzegovina legal framework. Bojana specializes in corporate, banking, M&A, regulatory issues and foreign investment into Bosnia & Herzegovina. She has extensive professional experience in overcoming legal and technical barriers, and writing comprehensive legal analysis and reports.

Yordan Naydenov has been a partner at BOYANOV & Co. since 2000. He heads the Corporate and M&A Practice Group and also co-heads the Banking and Finance Practice Group of the firm. Yordan's primary areas of specialty are corporate law, M&A and banking. He has provided and is providing day-to-day legal services and support to a great number of foreign and local corporations. Yordan has vast experience in assisting foreign investors in setting up their businesses in Bulgaria or reorganising the same, which also includes tax aspects.

Sasa Divjak is head of Corporate, Employment and Regulatory groups with over 20 years of continuous counselling in major projects for market leaders in the Croatian and regional business community. Saša regularly advises businesses in the FMCG and retail industries on all aspects of establishing and running a business in Croatia. He provides advice on labour and employment issues, regulatory requirements, and all-around commercial questions. Sasa has specialized knowledge of the telecommunications, media, commercial insurance, and IT industries having advised advised on complex matters in those sectors.

Claire has a long-standing working experience with KG Law Firm and is an expert in M&A, commercial and corporate law. Her practice focuses mainly on private M&A deals, group restructurings and joint ventures both on a local and cross-border level. Claire has been involved in a number of important and complicated cross-border as well as local deals involving the acquisition of target companies and business activities in various business fields.

Ahmet is a Kosovar qualified lawyer who served for five years as a staff attorney to several international law reform organizations working in Kosovo before he entered into private practice, where he was focused on property, litigation and commercial disputes. In 2007 he joined KALO & ASSOCIATES as partner at the Prishtina office. Ahmet has become instrumental in the development of the firm's office in Prishtina, offering his extensive legal experience in Kosovo and already established good relations with various public administrative bodies. In the last years, Ahmet has become the expert in Property, Public Procurement matters and Business law issues, being the key contact lawyer for for several international business investing in Kosovo.

Luka manages BDK Advokati's Montenegrin practice. He has broad background and experience in transactional work in M&A and banking, as well as in regulatory matters and commercial law in general. He has represented both institutional and corporate clients on the transactions in the financial institutions sector.

Kristijan Polenak is a legal expert with 23 years of experience in the legal sector in Macedonia, currently being the managing partner of Polenak Law Firm. He heads the firm’s Banking and Finance practice. With his twenty-year experience in various projects mostly focused on privatizations, M&A, banking, securities regulation, corporate law and corporate governance, as well as financial arrangements of IFI’s and international banks, Kristijan has an excellent track record and know-how for transactions involving financing structures. His experience in several industries, combined with his banking experience and various independent corporate positions in companies and banks represent a solid basis for taking important roles as legal advisor to financial institutions as well as companies in various industries.

Tatjana Shishovska has been a junior partner at Polenak Law Firm since 2013. She is a member of the firm’s Banking and Finance Team and co-heads the Corporate Practice group. Tatjana has 10 years of experience in various projects, mostly focused on M&A, corporate law, project finance, cross-border secured transactions, and financial arrangements of IFIs and international banks, which with her corporate experience, gives her an excellent track record and know-how for transactions involving financing structures.

Gabriela Cacerea has been a partner with NNDKP since 2008. She co-heads the firm’s Corporate/M&A and Energy and Natural Resources practices. She has been representing international and local corporations and private equity funds in structuring, negotiating and achieving the successful completion of myriads of projects, being involved in a significant number of high profile M&A transactions and privatisations. Her expertise also covers corporate restructuring, joint ventures and minority investments, strategic investors’ transactions, IPOs, commercial contracts, corporate fraud. Gabriela is also highly experienced in energy law, having particular expertise in electricity, renewables and natural gas. Furthermore, she advises clients with activity in the insurance and private pensions sector, offering strong technical expertise with regulatory and transactional matters specific to this industry.

Nina Selih is a managing partner of SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm with has more than 30 years of experience in advising domestic and international clients of various industry sectors on large scale M&A projects, corporate governance and regulatory issues, as well as corporate restructurings. She co-heads the firm’s energy and environment law practice, advising on the entire spectrum of energy, natural resources and infrastructure law, and is also regularly involved in complex dispute resolution engagements, including IP-related litigations. Nina is also a licenced Trademark and Patent Attorney.

Natasa has been a partner at ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm since 2005, with 20 years of experience in advising multinationals on M&A and other complex cross-border transactions, as well as on corporate governance issues. She heads the firm’s Competition and Antitrust practice, advising on all aspects of Slovenian antitrust law, including merger control, compliance, cartel and leniency issues and abuse of dominance cases. Her multidisciplinary practice also includes expertise in banking and finance, insurance, IP and capital markets.

Dr. Umut Kolcuoglu is the founder and managing partner of Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli. He has significant experience in M&A, joint ventures, capital markets, corporate and finance transactions. He has advised leading private equities, multinationals, financial institutions and borrowers in various cross-border and local transactions involving various industry sectors including energy, insurance, retail, aerospace, hospitality, electronics, automotive, pharmaceuticals and financial services.

Eni joined KALO & ASSOCIATES in 2008 and became a partner in 2016.  She heads the firm’s intellectual property practice, acting as trademark and patent attorney and also advising on copyright matters. In addition, she is involved in drafting and review of commercial contracts (supply, franchise, distribution, advertising, etc.) and also works in the field of data privacy, consumer protection, food labelling, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and covers various aspects of various aspects telecommunications and media. Eni has advised/acted for many Fortune 500 and world leading corporations.

Anisa Tomic is the head of the Intellectual Property and Personal Data Protection division of Maric & Co Law Firm, also assisting prominent individuals and international companies with Consumer Protection, Telecommunications and Media, IT, Pharmaceutical and Health Care, Gaming practices, Tobacco and other regulatory industries with more than ten years of experience. Anisa's key strength lies in her broad legal background in the field of IP law, including trademark, design rights, copyright and related rights, prosecution, licensing, and intellectual property litigation.

Deyan Teryiev is an associate at BOYANOV & Co. since 2017. His practice areas include commercial, corporate, financial markets and TMT. Deyan has been advising on a number of regulatory matters, including in the areas of data protection, privacy and e-commerce.

Sasa Divjak is head of Corporate, Employment and Regulatory groups with over 20 years of continuous counselling in major projects for market leaders in the Croatian and regional business community. Saša regularly advises businesses in the FMCG and retail industries on all aspects of establishing and running a business in Croatia. He provides advice on labour and employment issues, regulatory requirements, and all-around commercial questions. Sasa has specialized knowledge of the telecommunications, media, commercial insurance, and IT industries having advised advised on complex matters in those sectors.

Effie heads the Employment Law Department of KG Law Firm. She has also worked for a number of years in the legal department of the National Bank of Greece. Effie’s experience enables her to deal with complex and various labour issues, such as restructuring, transfer of undertakings on an international level, negotiating and conclusion of redundancy plans, cross-border projects, pension plans, employee benefits, as well as immigration and data protection law issues.

Jerina has served for several years as a legal associate in Notary Public with focus on Contract Law, Commercial Law, Property Law and Financial Law. Her previous experience has included counseling businesses, which are willing to invest and expand their practice within the territory of Kosovo. Currently, Jerina serves as a legal associate at KALO & ASSOCIATES where her field in legal expertise has been broadened with legal counseling on areas of competition, data protection and consumer protection. Further, she has advised distinct IT Companies in regards of telecommunication, information and IT law.

Bogdan is a partner in the BDK Advokati’s Data Protection and Intellectual Property practices. He is also active in Media & Entertainment and Life Sciences sectors. Bogdan advises businesses on compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice concerning collection, processing, export, and the overall protection of personal data.

Metodija Velkov has been a junior partner at Polenak Law Firm since 2017. He is a legal expert specialising in regulatory compliance, competition law, consumer law, IT law and personal data protection. In addition, Metodija reqularly advises on aspects of environmental law, financial law, taxation and insurance.

Roxana Ionescu heads NNDKP’s Data Protection and Environment practices, having more than 14 years of experience in the legal profession. She has contributed her expertise to sophisticated data protection projects across various industries, as well as numerous projects related to environmental issues. Roxana is one of the most reputed Romanian specialists in the data protection and privacy field, having assisted clients on complex privacy matters related to clients' core-businesses, marketing or employment activities, database sharing and data protection implications of business transfers, projects and mergers, both national and cross-border. She also provides assistance in connection with GDPR gap analysis, compliance and implementation projects.

Bogdan is a partner in the BDK Advokati’s Data Protection and Intellectual Property practices. He is also active in Media & Entertainment and Life Sciences sectors. Bogdan advises businesses on compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice concerning collection, processing, export, and the overall protection of personal data.

Partner Barbara Hocevar is a head of ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm’s Consumer Law and Data Protection practice and a member of the firm’s Competition and Antitrust practice. Barbara’s practice focuses on representing clients in merger control proceedings and providing them with associated legal advice, as well as advising clients on the competition aspects of their contemplated projects. She regularly advises domestic and multinational clients on corporate governance issues, and has extensive experience in advising global and regional market players on regulatory and compliance matters.

Serhan Kocakli has joined Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli in 2010 and currently leads the firm's general corporate and real estate practices, as well as all aspects of employment law. Serhan advises a number of foreign capital companies in connection with their day-to-day activities in Turkey, on a broad range of issues including general corporate law, joint ventures, contracts and employment, in several different sectors including retail, hospitality, aviation and energy. He has significant experience in employment restructurings in group companies, collective redundancies and managing the impacts of M&A transactions to employment relationships. He has a particular focus on the real estate sector, with a substantive degree of experience in commercial property transactions, zoning, construction and structuring matters.

Aigest Milo joined KALO & ASSOCIATES in 2009 and after a short experience as in-house lawyer returned as a partner in March 2017. He heads the firm's tax, finance and litigation team. Aigest is advising clients on all aspects of financial and tax legislation and has represented cases before public administration and courts for many international clients of the firm, including some Fortune 500. His practice focuses on the advisory services in various projects that are awarded to the clients of the firm through public tenders, drafting of due diligence reports, mergers and acquisitions, merger control, preparation of incorporation and registration documents and any other corporate related matters.

Dzana Smailagic - Hromic is a partner at Maric & Co Law Firm. She heads Employment Law Department and has a broad experience in major projects of different models of transfer of employees based on transfer of business, restructuring and acquisitions of prominent international and local companies, preparation of all relevant labour-related documents and employment agreements, as well as representation of clients in different labour disputes. Dzana is the co-head of the Competition Law Department, advising on the most prominent merger and acquisition deals in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She successfully represents national and international clients in merger control proceedings, cartel and abuse of dominance cases before the national antitrust authority. Dzana leads an Insurance division as well, offering wide expertise in insurance matters. Her multidisciplinary practice also includes expertise in public procurement, litigation and foreign investments into Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Ezmana is the head of the Competition Law Department of Maric & Co Law Firm with over 13 years of practice in competition law. She has top-level experience in competition law, including mergers, cartel investigations, abuse of dominance, state aid, claims and stand-alone litigation. Ezmana leads a Public Procurement division and advises regarding the preparation of the tender documentation, representing clients in several appeal procedures against state authorities and public companies, representing clients before the Administrative court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and filing damage claims.

Alexander Chatalbashev has been a partner at BOYANOV & Co. since 2004 and heads the Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group. Alexander's practice areas include corporate, regulatory, energy and natural resources, insurance and gaming law. He is advising on a number of finance and energy transactions as well as on regulatory and M&A insurance transactions.

Sasa Divjak is head of Corporate, Employment and Regulatory groups with over 20 years of continuous counselling in major projects for market leaders in the Croatian and regional business community. Saša regularly advises businesses in the FMCG and retail industries on all aspects of establishing and running a business in Croatia. He provides advice on labour and employment issues, regulatory requirements, and all-around commercial questions. Sasa has specialized knowledge of the telecommunications, media, commercial insurance, and IT industries having advised advised on complex matters in those sectors.

Konstantinos heads the Insurance Law Department of KG Law Firm. He is regularly advising insurers, intermediaries as well as policy-holders/insured parties, on various issues of interpretation of insurance contracts, both on a contentious or non-contentious basis, and on mediation or cooperation agreements. Konstantinos has also led acquisition deals involving the insurance and reinsurance sectors, has coordinated the team on various projects relating to the launching of new insurance products, and has a vast experience in providing legal advice on matters of insurance policies as well as reviewing compliance with Greek law.

Eni joined KALO & ASSOCIATES in 2008 and became a partner in 2016.  She heads the firm’s intellectual property practice, acting as trademark and patent attorney and also advising on copyright matters. In addition, she is involved in drafting and review of commercial contracts (supply, franchise, distribution, advertising, etc.) and also works in the field of data privacy, consumer protection, food labelling, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and covers various aspects of various aspects telecommunications and media. Eni has advised/acted for many Fortune 500 and world leading corporations.

Stela Sabeva is a senior associate and since 2019 a head of the Intellectual Property Department (Trademarks) at BOYANOV & Co. Her practice areas include IP, commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Stela's practice is predominantly focused on IP litigation, trademark and copyright counselling and enforcement, unfair competition and licensing. In the field of consumer protection, Stela represents clients in litigation proceedings related to unfair commercial practices.

Sasa Divjak is head of Corporate, Employment and Regulatory groups with over 20 years of continuous counselling in major projects for market leaders in the Croatian and regional business community. Saša regularly advises businesses in the FMCG and retail industries on all aspects of establishing and running a business in Croatia. He provides advice on labour and employment issues, regulatory requirements, and all-around commercial questions. Sasa has specialized knowledge of the telecommunications, media, commercial insurance, and IT industries having advised advised on complex matters in those sectors.

Irene heads the Intellectual Property Law Department of KG Law Firm. Her experience in the area of IP regulation and legislation enables her to offer full professional services and support on both contentious and non-contentious issues covering the standard areas of IP such as trademarks, copyrights, patents and domain names.

Ahmet is a Kosovar qualified lawyer who served for five years as a staff attorney to several international law reform organizations working in Kosovo before he entered into private practice, where he was focused on property, litigation and commercial disputes. In 2007 he joined KALO & ASSOCIATES as partner at the Prishtina office. Ahmet has become instrumental in the development of the firm's office in Prishtina, offering his extensive legal experience in Kosovo and already established good relations with various public administrative bodies. In the last years, Ahmet has become the expert in Property, Public Procurement matters and Business law issues, being the key contact lawyer for for several international business investing in Kosovo.

Bogdan Ivanisevic is a partner in the BDK Advokati’s Data Protection and Intellectual Property practices. He is also active in Media & Entertainment and Life Sciences sectors. Bogdan advises businesses on compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice concerning collection, processing, export, and the overall protection of personal data.

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Ana-Maria has been a partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen since 2011. She heads the Intellectual Property and Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare practices of the Firm and co-heads the Gaming and Consumer protection practices. She has more than 20 years of experience in advising clients on the full range of intellectual property aspects, including contentious and litigation matters. Her expertise also covers pharmaceuticals, consumer protection, technology and advertising matters. Ana-Maria has also built a strong expertise in gaming, advising sector players in relation to the organization and operation of gambling activities, including licensing and authorization processes.

Andreea Bende is a partner with Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen - Intellectual Property Counselling, having more than 11 years of experience in the intellectual property field, assisting both Romanian and foreign companies with their management, prosecution and contentious matters in respect of their trademarks, designs, domain names portfolios, as well as copyrights and related rights. Over the years, she has successfully advised clients in complex projects, including domain name and copyright dispute resolution, unfair competition litigation, worldwide re-branding projects, customs enforcement actions, as well as complex IP due diligence and IP transactional projects.

Nina Selih is a managing partner of SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm with has more than 30 years of experience in advising domestic and international clients of various industry sectors on large scale M&A projects, corporate governance and regulatory issues, as well as corporate restructurings. She co-heads the firm’s energy and environment law practice, advising on the entire spectrum of energy, natural resources and infrastructure law, and is also regularly involved in complex dispute resolution engagements, including IP-related litigations. Nina is also a licenced Trademark and Patent Attorney.

Natasa has been a partner at ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm since 2005, with 20 years of experience in advising multinationals on M&A and other complex cross-border transactions, as well as on corporate governance issues. She heads the firm’s Competition and Antitrust practice, advising on all aspects of Slovenian antitrust law, including merger control, compliance, cartel and leniency issues and abuse of dominance cases. Her multidisciplinary practice also includes expertise in banking and finance, insurance, IP and capital markets.

Maral Minasyan has been working at Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli since August 2006 and currently serves as Counsel. Maral has extensive experience in general corporate law, contracts, insurance law, employment law and data protection law. She advises foreign capital companies acting in various sectors including electronics, insurance, pharmaceuticals, media, e-commerce, manufacturing and automotive on their day-to-day corporate operations in Turkey. She is experienced in assisting multinational companies in all non-contentious and contentious aspects of employment law, especially in matters regarding termination of labor law relations, mass redundancies, invalidity of redundancy, competition bans, severance pay, collective labor law related matters.

Perparim Kalo is the founder and the managing Partner of KALO & ASSOCIATES. He has advised on almost all landmark projects of privatization or concessions. He has also been active in drafting commercial legislation (concessions, renewable energy resources, financial leasing, secured transactions, arbitration, etc.) He acts for a considerable number of Fortune 500 and world leading corporations.

Predrag Radovanovic is a partner and head of the Department for the Real Estate and Construction, Energy, Environment and Leasing of Maric & Co Law Firm with over 16 years of practice. Over the years of experience, Predrag was engaged in preparing, developing and supervising various real estate and construction projects, from reconstruction of existing objects to projects related to construction of great commercial centres. He was also engaged in various projects related to erecting production halls or small hydro power plants, including import and installation of necessary equipment up to the obtaining the usage permits for its operations. In that sense he also has vast experience in process of obtaining all required approvals, permits and licences, reviewing, commenting and amending sale/purchase agreements, lease agreements, supervisory and constructions contracts, as well as with administrative procedures before relevant authorities.

Slaven Dizdar is an Attorney at Law with the Real Estate & Energy Department at Maric & Co Law Firm with over nine years of experience in advising major foreign and domestic clients on various matters of Bosnia & Herzegovina legal framework. He is specialized in real-estate, renewable energy, environment, corporate, banking, civil aviation, litigation and foreign investment into Bosnia & Herzegovina, with extensive professional experience in overcoming legal and technical barriers.

Nickolay Nickolov is a partner and co-head of the Real Estate and Construction Practice Group at BOYANOV & Co. since 2006. Nickolay’s practice areas include real estate and infrastructure, corporate, litigation and ADR. His expertise covers a wide range of real estate and construction transactions and disputes, with particular experience of commercial construction.

Emir Bahtijarevic is the managing partner of Divjak, Topic & Bahtijarevic Law Firm and the head of the Real Estate, Project Finance and Energy practice groups. Emir leads teams supporting international firms in real estate development and project investment sectors, including shopping malls, office buildings, infrastructure and tourist facilities, and in particular (renewable) energy projects. Under Emir's management, teams frequently advise on PPPs and out-of-the-box solutions for M&A deals across a full range of industries. Emir frequently collaborates with international law firms in cross-border transactions and takes part in international conventions and forums. He has led legal teams in a number of highly sensitive local and international transactions.

Elisabeth heads the Real Estate/Construction team of KG Law Firm. Her expertise includes drafting and negotiation of transaction documents for acquisition and/or financing or real estate and infrastructure projects with a focus on regulatory matters and construction/maintenance agreements, typically acting for local and foreign investors, banks and high net worth individuals. Elisabeth specialises in international tax planning, incentives legislation, M&As, project and equity financing and real estate due diligence and acquisition.

Gazmend is a Kosovar reputable and valued lawyer in Prishtina, having practiced law as for over 23 years. He predominantly provided legal consultancy to private and public clients in amongst others areas trade and industry. He has a solid and high level of expertise in the field of property, litigation and enforcement being greatly familiar with the court system in Kosovo. More recently his focus at KALO & ASSOCIATES has been on property, administrative law, contractual liability and tax.

Luka manages BDK Advokati's Montenegrin practice. He has broad background and experience, including with greenfield transactions. Luka heads BDK ADVOKATI-wide sector specialized for service to clients in the hospitality industry.

Aleksandar Dimic has been a junior partner at Polenak Law Firm since 2013. He is a legal expert representing the firm's clients in litigation procedures related to commercial and civil law. His expertise includes real estate. Aleksandar is also involved in the firm’s projects regarding mergers and acquisitions, where he covers work related to civil and commercial law, litigation and ownership of assets.

Ioana Niculeasa has been a partner with Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen since 2009, heading the Real Estate practice of the firm. With more than 19 years of experience in the legal field, she advises clients in all types of real estate projects, from projects related to the construction and development of office and residential buildings, shopping centers and logistic and industrial parks, to complex concession agreements, public-private real estate partnerships and agricultural investments. She also assists both foreign and Romanian clients with general corporate matters in the real estate industry, private sales and acquisitions, complex lease agreements, and construction contracts (governed by domestic legislation as well as FIDIC).

Dragoljub is the head of BDK Advokati’s Real estate and Construction department, as well as the Infrastructure and Energy practice group with 14 years of experience in and with large enterprises in Serbia and in the region. He accompanies clients throughout the life of a real estate project, helping them set-up adequate SPV structures, obtain the requisite permits, structure financing, conduct legal due diligence of properties and draft relevant transaction documentation. Dragoljub offers full-service legal support in the real estate and construction, energy, oil and gas and mining sectors, from regulatory advice, to M&A, construction and project finance sides of the projects. He has advised on the most prominent transactions in the context of privatisation, greenfield and brownfield investments, PPPs and joint ventures in the region. Dragoljub was involved in numerous assessments and in-depth analysis of regulatory frameworks in the energy and infrastructure sectors, municipal utility services, etc.

Blaz Ogorevc has been a partner at SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm since 2011 and leads the firm's Real Estate practice, which is prominent for taking part in the largest real estate deals in past years, specifically in retail sector. He also focuses on corporate and financial restructurings and secured financing deals, especially in cross border projects. Blaz regularly advises buyers, sellers and asset managers in all types of real estate transactions and affairs.

Serhan Kocakli has joined Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli in 2010 and currently leads the firm's general corporate and real estate practices, as well as all aspects of employment law. Serhan advises a number of foreign capital companies in connection with their day-to-day activities in Turkey, on a broad range of issues including general corporate law, joint ventures, contracts and employment, in several different sectors including retail, hospitality, aviation and energy. He has significant experience in employment restructurings in group companies, collective redundancies and managing the impacts of M&A transactions to employment relationships. He has a particular focus on the real estate sector, with a substantive degree of experience in commercial property transactions, zoning, construction and structuring matters.

Aigest Milo joined KALO & ASSOCIATES in 2009 and after a short experience as in-house lawyer returned as a partner in March 2017. He heads the firm's tax, finance and litigation team. Aigest is advising clients on all aspects of financial and tax legislation and has represented cases before public administration and courts for many international clients of the firm, including some Fortune 500. His practice focuses on the advisory services in various projects that are awarded to the clients of the firm through public tenders, drafting of due diligence reports, mergers and acquisitions, merger control, preparation of incorporation and registration documents and any other corporate related matters.

Branko Maric is the founder, leading practitioner and managing partner of Maric & Co Law Firm. He has more than 40 years of experience in advising both domestic and international clients, offering wide expertise in corporate matters. He heads the firm's banking and finance, as well as tax practice, advising on various banking operations, project finance, tax related issues, and represents client in complex banking, corporate and tax disputes before the court, relevant administrative authorities and international arbitrations. Branko has been identified as one of most influential lawyers, responsible for having created Bosnia and Herzegovina's modern commercial legal market.

Ivazlo Angelov is a senior associate at the Tax Department at BOYANOV & Co. since 2015. Ivaylo’s main practice areas include corporate and tax. He is experienced in both direct and indirect taxes and, in particular, corporate tax, VAT, international tax as well as tax procedures and litigation. Ivaylo was involved in a number of international tax projects such as tax planning and structuring, cross-border reorganisations, transfer pricing.

Panagiotis heads the Tax Department of KG Law Firm. His field of expertise includes corporate taxation, tax structuring of foreign investments, tax incentive legislation in M&A, tax audits and litigation before the Administrative Courts. Panagiotis acts particularly for international investors in cross-border transactions and advises major Greek-based enterprises and subsidiaries of MNEs in various industries regarding all aspects of Greek taxation.

Gazmend is a Kosovar reputable and valued lawyer in Prishtina, having practiced law as for over 23 years. He predominantly provided legal consultancy to private and public clients in amongst others areas trade and industry. He has a solid and high level of expertise in the field of property, litigation and enforcement being greatly familiar with the court system in Kosovo. More recently his focus at KALO & ASSOCIATES has been on property, administrative law, contractual liability and tax.

Tomislav has more than 15 years of professional experience in corporate law and M&A, taxation and insolvency/restructuring. He has worked on numerous transactions in Serbia, as well as in Montenegro. He is active member of International Fiscal Association (IFA) and its Serbian branch (Srpsko fiskalno društvo) and has contributed several national reports on Serbia for the annual IFA publication (Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International).

Metodija Velkov has been a junior partner at Polenak Law Firm since 2017. He is a legal expert specialising in regulatory compliance, competition law, consumer law, IT law and personal data protection. In addition, Metodija reqularly advises on aspects of environmental law, financial law, taxation and insurance.

Alina Timofti has been a Tax partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Tax Advisory Services since 2008, having over 21 years of experience in local and international tax consultancy. She has a wide experience in advising large multinational corporations and local entrepreneurs in all relevant taxation areas, being a member of the working groups advising the Ministry of Finance on the amendment of the Fiscal Code. Her expertise focuses on investment tax structuring, transaction and restructuring tax advice, tax compliance, design of tax procedures, tax litigation and transfer pricing.

Tomislav has more than 15 years of professional experience in corporate law and M&A, taxation and insolvency/restructuring. He has worked on numerous transactions in Serbia, as well as in Montenegro. He is active member of International Fiscal Association (IFA) and its Serbian branch (Srpsko fiskalno društvo) and has contributed several national reports on Serbia for the annual IFA publication (Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International).

Partner Barbara Hocevar is a head of ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm’s Consumer Law and Data Protection practice and a member of the firm’s Competition and Antitrust practice. Barbara’s practice focuses on representing clients in merger control proceedings and providing them with associated legal advice, as well as advising clients on the competition aspects of their contemplated projects. She regularly advises domestic and multinational clients on corporate governance issues, and has extensive experience in advising global and regional market players on regulatory and compliance matters.

Dr. Umut Kolcuoglu is the founder and managing partner of Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli. He has significant experience in M&A, joint ventures, capital markets, corporate and finance transactions. He has advised leading private equities, multinationals, financial institutions and borrowers in various cross-border and local transactions involving various industry sectors including energy, insurance, retail, aerospace, hospitality, electronics, automotive, pharmaceuticals and financial services.