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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.

Stela Sabeva is a senior associate and a head the Intellectual Property Department 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.

Jana Dukovska-Despotovska has been a senior associate at Polenak Law Firm since 2015. Her main area of practice is intellectual property. Jana has participated in many projects related to consumer protection, privacy and data protection, electronic communications and IT.

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.

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 a head the Intellectual Property Department 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.

Jana Dukovska-Despotovska has been a senior associate at Polenak Law Firm since 2015. Her main area of practice is intellectual property. Jana has participated in many projects related to consumer protection, privacy and data protection, electronic communications and IT.

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.

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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.