Specific Experience

Actively involved in preparation of article in Getting the Deal Through – MERGER CONTROL 2007 and 2008 editions - the international regulation of mergers and joint ventures in 46 jurisdictions worldwide, with reference to the Macedonian jurisdiction.

USAID, MBEA - Corporate Governance Project - Pilot Enterprise Programme, 2007

Acting as local legal advisor of EVN AG Austria, for the project of privatization and purchase of 90% of ordinary shares in the Joint stock Company for distribution of electricity Elektrostopanstvo na Makedonija, and preparation of legal due diligence; currently performing on-going legal advising and consulting activities for EVN AG Austria

Acting as local legal advisor of EVN AG Austria, for the project of privatization of TEC Negotino – Negotino, and preparation of legal due diligence; currently performing on-going legal advising and consulting activities for EVN AG Austria.

Legal advisor of mobilkom austria AG in the process for granting an authorization for radiofrequencies utilization for a third operator of public communication networks and services in the Republic of Macedonia.

Legal advisor of TELECOM SLOVENIJE d.d. Ljubljana in the process for taking over paid-in capital in On.net Information System Company, Skopje, 2006 – current.

Short term consultant on IFC Corporate Governance Program - In-company Intervention, 2006 - current;

USAID Corporate Governance and Company Law Project – Macedonia 2004-2005

Advising World Bank on Doing Business Project an annual publication of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation that benchmarks business regulation in 178 economies worldwide, 2005 – current

Acting as a local legal advisor in the Consortium of the Price Waterhouse Coopers, CMS Cameron McKenna and ATKINS on the European Commission Project - Regional Balkans Infrastructure Study - Electricity (REBIS) and Generation Investment Study (GIS).

Local Legal Advisor for MATAV Rt, HTC Ltd – Hungarian Telecom, for the project of purchase of ordinary shares in the JSC for telecommunications “Macedonian Telecommunications” Skopje, preparation of legal due diligence - from 2000 to 2002.

Legal adviser for the project of Share Purchase of “Stopanska Banka”, Skopje, together with Legal Consultants “Constant & Constant Solicitors”, London; in 1998.

Legal advisor for a project of purchase of ordinary shares in the joint stock company “Tutunski Kombinat” Skopje by “Reemtsma”, Germany through “Tobacna” Ljubljana; from 1998 to 1999.

Acted as special Macedonian counsel for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the Macedonian Crude Oil Pipeline Project, in connection with the debt investment in El Pet Balkanike S.A. Petroleum Trading & Investment - preparation of Second legal opinion for the Share Purchase and Concession Agreement, dated 8 May 1999, concluded between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the EL.P.ET. - Balkanike, Societe Anonyme Petroleum Trading and Investment, from Greece.

In the European Commission Project - acting as a local legal advisor in the Consortium of BERLIOZ CONSULTING Paris, France in the CARDS Program Project for supply of services the objective of which was to provide "Technical Assistance for Copyright and related rights protection” to the Government of Macedonia, and to ensure effective application and enforcement of the regulations under the Law on Copyright and related rights.

Mergers & acquisitions and banking

Legal advisor of foreign banks and equity funds on separate mergers and
acquisitions with Macedonian banks, 2007 – current

Local legal advisor of Alfa Finance Holding AD, Sofia, Bulgaria, in the process of an acquisition of  a  majority  stake  of  share  in  International Private Bank (IPB) JSC Skopje, 2007

Acting as local legal advisor and representative of EUBK Holding Inc., USA in the process of bank acquisition in the Republic of Macedonia. 2006

Stopanska banka AD Skopje;  Law on Sanation of the Banks – amendments;  Preparation of the draft text of the amendments to the Law on Sanation of the Banks for perfect legal realization of the privatization of STOPANSKA BANKA AD Skopje, 1998



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