Five SEE Legal Member Firms Participated in Four Awarded Deals in 2024

April 2025 CEE Legal Matters, a reputable publication dedicated to covering the legal markets in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced the most important deals in the region last year.  The awards were presented during a Deal of the Year Awards Banquet, organised by CEELM on 1 April 2025 in Prague. Organised annually since 2017, the event celebrates standout legal professionals and firms involved in major transactions across the region. We are proud to share that five SEE Legal member firms worked on four award-winning deals.  Below are details of these deals, highlighting their significant…

Recognition for Excellence: 2025 Legal 500 EMEA Rankings

March 2025 We are proud to announce the outstanding achievements of our member firms in the latest Legal 500 EMEA rankings. Their hard work and dedication have, once again, been acknowledged at the highest levels. Below are their impressive recognitions: KALO & ASSOCIATES (Albania) – Tier 1 in Leading firms.  Maric & Co Law Firm (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Tier 1 in Banking, finance and capital markets, Commercial, corporate and M&A, Competition, Intellectual property, and Real estate, construction and projects.  BOYANOV & Co. (Bulgaria) – Tier 1 in Banking, finance…

SEE Legal Member Firms Shining Bright in the Chambers Europe 2025 Rankings

March 2025 Once again, our member firms have earned outstanding recognition, securing prestigious rankings in the esteemed Chambers and Partners Europe Guide for 2025.  KALO & ASSOCIATES has been ranked Band 2 in Corporate/Commercial and Dispute Resolution (Albania), and Band 2 in General Business Law (Kosovo).  Maric & Co Law Firm has been ranked Band 2 in General Business Law (Bosnia and Herzegovina). BOYANOV & Co.  has been ranked Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust, Employment, Intellectual Property and Real Estate, and Band 2 in Corporate/Commercial,…

SEE Legal Member Firms Worked on Nine Deals Shortlisted for the 2024 CEELM DOTY Awards

January 2025 CEE Legal Matters has announced the finalists for the 2024 CEE Deal of the Year in 21 CEE jurisdictions. We are pleased that nine transactions in which SEE Legal member firms participated have been shortlisted. The winners will be announced at the annual CEE Deals of the Year event, scheduled for 1 April 2025 in Prague. The shortlisted deals our member firms worked on include: Kalo & Associates AYEN AS Energji’s EUR 110 Million Syndicated Loan (Raiffeisen Bank (facility agent): Kalo & Associates; AYEN AS Energji (borrower): Wolf Theiss) – Albania Karavasta…

SEE Legal Member Firms Highly Recognised in IFLR1000 Rankings for 2024

October 2024 We are proud to announce another outstanding achievement of our member firms and their exceptional attorneys in the recently released IFLR1000 rankings for 2024!  We congratulate our member firms and their attorneys on this noteworthy achievements, and are grateful to our clients for the continued support! KALO & ASSOCIATES has been ranked Tier 1 in Financial and Corporate, and Project Development (Albania), and Tier 2 in Financial and Corporate (Kosovo) practice areas. Five attorneys received individual recognitions: Perparim Kalo – Expert Consultant (Banking, M&A,…

The Court of Justice in Illumina/Grail: Back to Legal Certainty and Institutional Predictability in Merger Review

September 2024 Ioanna Palyvou, Partner, and Konstantinos Sidiropoulos, Senior Associate Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm On 3 September 2024, the EU’s highest court issued its eagerly awaited ruling on the Illumina/Grail case (C-611 & 625/22P). The Court of Justice overturned the General Court’s ("GC") judgment – which had confirmed the European Commission’s ("EC") competence to accept a referral request from some of the EU member states and examine the Illumina/Grail merger – and annulled the EC’s decisions by which it accepted the abovementioned requests. Specifically, the…

SEE Legal Assisted NLB Skladi in the Acquisition of Generali Investments AD Skopje

May 2024 Five SEE Legal member firms assisted NLB Skladi and NLB d.d., its parent bank, in the acquisition of a Macedonian company Generali Investments AD Skopje. NLB Skladi is the largest mutual fund management company in Slovenia, as well as the largest asset management company by total assets under management. General Investments AD Skopje is the third largest asset manager on the Macedonian market with an 18% market share. The company manages approximately EUR 48 million of client assets in 4 different investment funds (1 money market, 1 balanced and two equity funds). SEE Legal member firms…

Excellence Recognised: SEE Legal Firms Shine in Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2024

March 2023 SEE Legal member firms have, once again, been significantly acclaimed by securing top rankings from the Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2024. KALO & ASSOCIATES has been ranked Band 2 (Albania) in Corporate/Commercial and Dispute Resolution, and Band 2 (Kosovo) in General Business Law. MARIC & Co Law Firm Ltd. has been ranked Band 2 in General Business Law. BOYANOV & Co. has been ranked Tier 1 in Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Employment and Real Estate, and Band 2 in Corporate/Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Energy and TMT. Divjak…

SEE Legal Member Firms Top Ranked by IFLR1000

September 2023 We are proud to announce yet another outstanding achievement of our member firms and their exceptional attorneys in the recently released IFLR1000 rankings for 2023! KALO & ASSOCIATES has been ranked Tier 1 in Financial and Corporate (Albania), Tier 1 in Project Development (Albania), and Tier 2 in Financial and Corporate (Kosovo). Four attorneys received individual recognitions: Perparim Kalo – Expert Consultant, Jola Gjuzi – Highly Regarded, Aigest Milo – Highly Regarded and Ahmet Hasolli – Highly Regarded. MARIC & Co Law Firm Ltd. has been ranked Tier 1…

Seven SEE Legal Member Firms Participated in Six Awarded Deals in 2022

May 2023 CEE Legal Matters, a prestigious print and online legal journal, has announced that seven SEE Legal member firms have worked on one or more of the six awarded Deals of the Year in 2022.   The awards were presented during a Deal of the Year Awards Banquet, organised by CEE Legal Matters on 25 April 2023 in Istanbul.  The event, which takes place annually and celebrates legal professionals and law firms participating in the most prominent deals in Central and Eastern Europe, was the most competitive thus far and included a record number of deals submitted for this noteworthy award.  The…

SEE Legal Member Firms Worked on Eleven Deals Shortlisted for the 2022 CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards

March 2023 CEE Legal Matters has announced the finalists for the CEE 2022 Deal of the Year in 22 CEE jurisdictions. We are pleased that nine SEE Legal member firms have participated in one or more of the eleven shortlisted deals. The winners will be announced at the annual CEE Deals of the Year event, scheduled for 25 April 2023 in Istanbul. The relevant information on the foregoing deals is available below. KALO & ASSOCIATES 4iG's Acquisition of One Telecommunications (CMS; Boyanov & Co.; Dentons; KALO & ASSOCIATES) – Albania OTP's Acquisition of Alpha Bank (Bird &…

SEE Legal Ranked Band 1 Law Network in SEE 

SEE Legal Group is proud to announce that it has, once again, been ranked as the only Band 1 Leading Regional Law Firm Network in the SEE region by Chambers and Partners’ Global Guide. The ranking reconfirms SEE Legal’s highest levels of service and its leading position in the regional legal market. Chambers and Partners is the leading independent professional legal research company operating across 200 jurisdictions. It delivers detailed rankings and insights into the world’s leading lawyers and law firms. To view SEE Legal’s full profile on Chambers and Partners, click here.