Kristijan Polenak

Kristijan Polenak
North Macedonia
 

Kristijan Polenak is a legal expert with 23 years of experience in the legal sector in North 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 privatisations, 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 a legal advisor to financial institutions as well as companies in various industries.

Chambers Global lists Kristijan as top-ranked for his work in corporate and commercial matters. Kristijan Polenak enjoys an excellent reputation, with sources describing him as “very assertive and very helpful in negotiations.” “He has a broad knowledge of local law bundled with great experience and knowledge of the local market,” says one impressed client. Kristijan Polenak is an active M&A lawyer, routinely undertaking instructions on cross-border transactions.

Kristijan is recognised in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, which highlights individuals who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence.