Services
Business, Corporate & Commercial Law
We provide comprehensive legal support to companies throughout every stage of their business operations, from establishment and corporate governance to commercial transactions, restructuring and ongoing legal compliance.
Our role is not limited to resolving legal issues after they arise. We work closely with our clients to identify potential risks, improve internal decision-making and create legally secure foundations for their commercial activities.
Our services include:
- Corporate governance and shareholder relations
- Drafting and reviewing shareholders’ agreements and articles of association
- Advice on directors’ duties, responsibilities and potential liabilities
- Preparation of corporate resolutions, decisions and internal documents
- Legal support for day-to-day business operations
- Commercial negotiations and transaction structuring
- Corporate compliance reviews
- Legal due diligence
- Regulatory and corporate filings
- Prevention and resolution of commercial disputes
Foreign Investments
We advise foreign investors entering, establishing or expanding their business activities in North Macedonia.
Our office provides coordinated legal assistance throughout the entire investment process, beginning with the selection of the appropriate legal structure and continuing through company establishment, regulatory approvals, employment matters, real estate transactions, contractual relationships and ongoing legal support.
Our services include:
- Selection of the appropriate investment and corporate structure
- Establishment of subsidiaries, branches and joint ventures
- Legal advice regarding foreign direct investments
- Regulatory approvals, permits and licences
- Legal support for investments in technological and industrial development zones
- Acquisition or lease of business premises and industrial property
- Employment and residence matters involving foreign personnel
- Review and negotiation of investment-related agreements
- Communication with state authorities, municipalities and public institutions
- Ongoing external legal support following completion of the investment
Employment Law
We advise employers and employees on all aspects of employment relationships and workplace regulation.
For business clients, our focus is on ensuring legally compliant human resources practices, reducing the risk of employment disputes and assisting management in handling sensitive employment matters in a structured and lawful manner.
Our services include:
- Drafting and reviewing employment agreements
- Management agreements and executive employment arrangements
- Confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-compete provisions
- Internal employment policies and codes of conduct
- Employee handbooks and workplace procedures
- Disciplinary proceedings
- Termination of employment
- Organisational changes and redundancy procedures
- Workplace harassment and discrimination matters
- Compensation, working hours, leave and employee benefits
- Representation before courts, administrative authorities and the Labour Inspectorate
- Collective bargaining and relations with trade unions
Real Estate Law
We provide legal assistance in connection with residential, commercial, industrial and investment property throughout North Macedonia.
Real estate transactions frequently involve complex ownership, cadastral, planning and contractual issues. We conduct detailed legal reviews and guide clients through every stage of the transaction to protect their interests and minimise legal risk.
Our services include:
- Legal due diligence of real estate
- Verification of ownership, mortgages, encumbrances and third-party rights
- Review of cadastral and property documentation
- Drafting and negotiating sale and purchase agreements
- Preliminary and pre-sale agreements
- Commercial and residential lease agreements
- Construction and development-related agreements
- Property registration and cadastral procedures
- Legal advice regarding urban planning and construction matters
- Establishment and protection of easements
- Co-ownership and partition matters
- Representation in ownership and possession disputes
- Resolution of title defects and property-related claims
Dispute Resolution: Negotiations, Litigation & Arbitration
We represent clients in negotiations, court proceedings, arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution.
Our approach begins with a careful assessment of the legal, evidentiary and commercial aspects of each dispute. Where possible, we seek an efficient negotiated solution. When proceedings are necessary, we provide determined and strategic representation aimed at protecting the client’s legal and commercial interests.
Our services include:
- Commercial and contractual disputes
- Civil litigation
- Corporate and shareholder disputes
- Employment disputes
- Real estate and ownership disputes
- Debt recovery proceedings
- Domestic and international arbitration
- Negotiation and settlement proceedings
- Mediation and alternative dispute resolution
- Interim and protective measures
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
- Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
- Representation before courts and administrative authorities at all levels
Debt Collection
We provide efficient and structured legal assistance for the recovery of unpaid invoices, loans and other outstanding receivables.
Our office evaluates each claim and recommends the most appropriate recovery strategy, taking into consideration the available documentation, the debtor’s financial position, the value of the claim and the possibility of voluntary settlement.
Our services include:
- Review of the legal basis and supporting documentation
- Formal notices and pre-litigation demand letters
- Negotiation of payment arrangements
- Preparation of settlement and debt acknowledgment agreements
- Payment order and court proceedings
- Enforcement proceedings
- Identification and attachment of available assets
- Garnishment of bank accounts and receivables
- Registration and enforcement of security instruments
- Cross-border debt recovery
- Submission of claims in bankruptcy proceedings
- Ongoing management of debt collection portfolios
Compliance & Regulatory
We assist companies in understanding and complying with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to their business activities.
Our compliance work is focused on identifying legal risks before they result in penalties, disputes or operational disruption. We help clients establish effective internal procedures and respond appropriately to inspections and regulatory investigations.
Our services include:
- Regulatory compliance assessments
- Compliance gap analyses
- Internal compliance programmes and policies
- Sector-specific licences, permits and approvals
- Anti-money laundering and know-your-customer procedures
- Internal reporting and approval processes
- Conflict-of-interest policies
- Compliance training for management and employees
- Legal assistance during inspections
- Representation before regulatory and administrative authorities
- Review of internal procedures and corporate documentation
- Ongoing monitoring of relevant legislative developments
Contracts
We draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts designed to provide legal certainty, allocate risk appropriately and protect our clients’ interests.
Our contract work combines legal precision with a practical understanding of the relevant business relationship. We aim to create clear and enforceable agreements that support cooperation while reducing the likelihood of future disputes.
Our services include:
- Sale and purchase agreements
- Supply and distribution agreements
- Agency and representation agreements
- Service agreements
- Outsourcing agreements
- Framework and long-term cooperation agreements
- Software, technology and licensing agreements
- Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Franchise agreements
- Joint venture agreements
- Construction and works agreements
- Loan, guarantee and security agreements
- Settlement agreements
- General terms and conditions
- Cross-border commercial agreements
- Contract termination and breach-of-contract matters
Inheritance & Family Law
We provide discreet and carefully structured legal assistance in inheritance, estate planning and family property matters.
These matters often involve sensitive personal relationships as well as complex legal and financial considerations. Our objective is to provide clear guidance, protect our clients’ rights and help resolve disputes as efficiently as possible.
Our services include:
- Drafting and reviewing wills
- Estate and succession planning
- Inheritance proceedings before notaries and courts
- Representation of domestic and foreign heirs
- Acceptance and renunciation of inheritance
- Division of inherited property
- Protection of compulsory inheritance rights
- Challenging or defending the validity of wills
- Inheritance disputes
- Recognition of inheritance rights acquired abroad
- Division of marital property
- Co-ownership and family property arrangements
- Agreements concerning the transfer and distribution of property
Trademarks & Intellectual Property Law
We assist businesses and individuals in protecting, managing and enforcing their intellectual property rights.
A company’s name, brand, creative work, technology and know-how can represent some of its most valuable assets. We provide legal support from the initial protection of these rights through licensing, commercialisation and enforcement.
Our services include:
- Trademark availability searches
- National trademark applications
- International trademark registrations
- Representation in procedures before national and international intellectual property authorities
- Trademark renewals and portfolio management
- Opposition and cancellation proceedings
- Protection of company names, logos and brands
- Copyright protection and licensing
- Intellectual property assignment and licence agreements
- Intellectual property due diligence
- Cease-and-desist letters
- Representation in infringement proceedings
- Domain name disputes
- Online brand protection
- Protection of confidential information and business know-how
Competition Law
We advise businesses on competition rules applicable to their market conduct, commercial agreements and corporate transactions.
Competition law violations may result in significant financial penalties and reputational consequences. We help clients assess competition risks and structure their commercial activities in compliance with applicable regulations.
Our services include:
- Review of horizontal and vertical agreements
- Distribution and exclusivity arrangements
- Pricing and market conduct assessments
- Competition compliance programmes
- Abuse of dominant position matters
- Restrictive agreements and concerted practices
- Merger control assessments
- Preparation and submission of merger notifications
- Representation in competition investigations
- Legal assistance during inspections and investigative measures
- Unfair competition claims
- Misleading advertising and market imitation matters
- Representation before the Commission for the Protection of Competition
Work and Residence Permits for Foreigners
We assist foreign nationals and their employers with work, residence and immigration procedures in North Macedonia.
Our office coordinates the legal and administrative steps required for the lawful employment, relocation and residence of foreign personnel, executives, investors and family members.
Our services include:
- Work permit applications and renewals
- Temporary residence permits
- Permanent residence procedures
- Residence based on employment or company management
- Residence based on investment, family grounds or other legal bases
- Intra-company transfers and secondments
- Registration of foreign employees
- Preparation and review of supporting documentation
- Communication with employment, immigration and administrative authorities
- Legal assistance for employers hiring foreign nationals
- Compliance with applicable employment and immigration requirements
Company Formation & Corporate Changes
We provide complete legal assistance for establishing companies and registering corporate changes in North Macedonia.
Our office prepares the required documentation, coordinates the registration procedure and advises founders and shareholders on the legal structure most appropriate for their business plans.
Our services include:
- Establishment of limited liability companies
- Establishment of joint-stock companies
- Registration of branches and representative offices
- Preparation of founding acts and articles of association
- Advice regarding share capital and ownership structure
- Appointment and registration of directors and authorised representatives
- Registration of beneficial owners
- Share transfers and changes in ownership
- Admission or withdrawal of shareholders
- Changes of company name, address and business activity
- Amendments to corporate documents
- Capital increases and reductions
- Corporate restructurings
- Mergers, divisions and other status changes
- Registration procedures before the Central Registry
Data Protection
We advise companies and organisations on personal data protection and privacy requirements under Macedonian law and the European data protection framework.
Our services are designed to help clients establish lawful and transparent data-processing practices while reducing regulatory, contractual and reputational risks.
Our services include:
- Data protection compliance audits
- Identification of legal bases for data processing
- Privacy policies and notices
- Website privacy and cookie documentation
- Employee data protection documentation
- Customer and supplier data-processing procedures
- Data processing agreements
- Records of processing activities
- Data retention policies
- Internal data protection policies
- Data breach response procedures
- Cross-border data transfers
- Direct marketing and consent requirements
- Assistance concerning data-subject requests
- Representation before the Agency for Personal Data Protection
Tax Law
We provide legal advice on tax matters connected with business operations, investments, transactions and disputes with tax authorities.
Our work is focused on the legal interpretation and application of tax regulations. Where a matter also requires accounting or financial expertise, we cooperate with qualified external accounting and tax professionals.
Our services include:
- Legal advice concerning corporate income tax
- Value added tax matters
- Withholding tax obligations
- Tax aspects of commercial transactions
- Tax considerations in investments and corporate reorganisations
- Application of double taxation treaties
- Cross-border tax exposure
- Tax aspects of employment arrangements
- Review of tax-related contractual provisions
- Legal assistance during tax inspections
- Administrative appeals against tax decisions
- Representation in tax disputes
- Transfer pricing compliance and supporting documentation
- Coordination with accountants and financial advisers
Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Liquidation
We represent creditors, debtors, shareholders and other interested parties in bankruptcy, restructuring and liquidation proceedings.
These proceedings are highly regulated and time-sensitive. Early legal action is often essential for preserving claims, protecting assets and achieving the best possible outcome.
Our services include:
- Assessment of insolvency and restructuring options
- Preparation and initiation of bankruptcy proceedings
- Representation of creditors and debtors
- Submission and protection of creditor claims
- Participation in creditors’ meetings and committees
- Review and negotiation of reorganisation plans
- Out-of-court restructuring and settlement arrangements
- Protection against unlawful transfers of assets
- Challenging transactions detrimental to creditors
- Enforcement of secured claims
- Voluntary liquidation
- Compulsory liquidation
- Closure and deletion of companies from the relevant registers
- Representation before courts, bankruptcy trustees and administrative authorities
Mergers & Acquisitions
We provide comprehensive legal support throughout mergers, acquisitions, investments and corporate restructuring transactions.
Our role includes identifying legal risks, structuring the transaction, preparing and negotiating the transaction documents and supporting the client through signing, closing and post-closing implementation.
Our services include:
- Legal due diligence
- Transaction structuring
- Share acquisitions and asset acquisitions
- Share purchase agreements
- Asset purchase agreements
- Letters of intent and term sheets
- Confidentiality agreements
- Representations, warranties and indemnities
- Conditions precedent and closing documentation
- Management and shareholder arrangements
- Corporate approvals
- Regulatory and competition clearances
- Merger control notifications
- Post-acquisition integration
- Corporate reorganisations and status changes
Compensation Claims Arising from Traffic Accidents
We represent individuals seeking compensation for injuries, property damage and other losses resulting from traffic accidents.
Our office assists clients in communicating and negotiating with insurance companies and, where necessary, represents them in court proceedings to obtain appropriate compensation.
Our services include:
- Claims for damage to vehicles and other property
- Compensation for physical injuries
- Compensation for pain, suffering and fear
- Compensation for medical and rehabilitation expenses
- Claims for lost income
- Claims concerning reduced working capacity
- Negotiations with insurance companies
- Litigation against insurers and responsible parties
- Cases involving disputed liability
- Accidents involving uninsured or unidentified vehicles
- Claims by family members in cases of serious injury or death
- Enforcement of awarded compensation
Civil Law
We provide legal advice and representation in a broad range of civil law matters concerning obligations, property, compensation and personal rights.
Our civil law practice combines careful legal analysis with practical representation before courts, notaries, administrative authorities and other institutions.
Our services include:
- Contractual and non-contractual obligations
- Breach-of-contract claims
- Compensation for material damage
- Compensation for non-material damage
- Loan agreements
- Guarantees and suretyship
- Unjust enrichment claims
- Property and ownership disputes
- Possession and disturbance of possession
- Easements and rights of way
- Co-ownership matters
- Consumer protection claims
- Recognition and enforcement of civil claims
- Representation before civil courts at all levels
Energy Law
We advise investors, developers and companies operating in the energy sector on regulatory, contractual and project-related matters.
The energy market in North Macedonia continues to develop through new investment, renewable energy projects and increasing alignment with European energy regulations. We provide legal support throughout the development, financing, construction and operation of energy projects.
Our services include:
- Legal support for solar, wind and hydropower projects
- Regulatory analysis and project structuring
- Energy production and trading licences
- Permits and administrative approvals
- Land acquisition and lease arrangements
- Grid connection procedures and agreements
- Power purchase agreements
- Engineering, procurement and construction agreements
- Operation and maintenance agreements
- Renewable energy incentive mechanisms
- Energy-related due diligence
- Acquisition and financing of energy projects
- Representation before the Energy Regulatory Commission and other authorities
- Legal support for energy traders, producers and investors
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