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CR Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners

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CR Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners

CR Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners

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Number of partners: 2

Number of fee-earners: 7

Languages:Albanian, English, Italian, Spanish


Firm Overview:

CR Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners offers a broad range of legal services operating in Albania. Besides providing top-tier legal services in Albania, we have substantial regional reach through the network of law firms in the region through cooperation with Karanovic & Partners legal practice. CR Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners is known in particular for its international approach and standard of work, having a western focus and high quality western educated lawyers. The operational key is the firm’s ability to apply this international standard in advising on purely local matters and in the context of the local environment to ensure client’s goals can be met realistically and with as little risk and cost as possible.


The firm’s team is composed of highly motivated lawyers who are locally and internationally educated, speaking English, French and Italian, and who possess the necessary skills and expertise to answer the growing needs of clients, from sophisticated advice to complex legal matters, within prompt turnaround times.

The partners and senior members of the firm have benefited working in complex sophisticated finance, M&A, PPP transactions for Fortune 500 companies, often alongside magic circle firms and lawyers, which combined with a thorough knowledge and understanding of the local legal, business, and political environment, puts the firm in a position to provide unique and comprehensive advice to all clients, domestic and foreign, having business or interest in Albania.

The firm has excellent reputation on the market and works with leading companies in major industries such as energy, telecommunications, banking, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods.

Main Areas of Practice:

Corporate & Commercial Contracts

Banking & Finance

Anti-Trust

Dispute Resolution

Employment

Energy & Infrastructure

Environment & Regulatory

IP & Consumer Goods

Real Estate

Telecommunications

Banking & Finance:

■ NBG Bank on the sale of shares of its subsidiary in Albania to American Bank of Investments

■ IuteCredit Europe on local securities related to a bond issue transaction

■ Intesa Sanpaolo on the digitalisation of banking services

Commercial / Corporate:

■ Vodafone Albania on acquisition of leading fixed telecom services company ABCom

■ Saint Gobain (Albanian subsidiary) on matters of company, contract and employment law

■ Bankers Petroleum on matters of company and contract law

■ Albawings on company and commercial matters

Energy & Utilities / Projects:

■ Bankers Petroleum (largest onshore petroleum operation company) on various legal matters

■ IFC / Government of Albania on implementation of a health PPP project

■ Green for Growth on bankability of renewables energy sector in Albania

■ Agikons related to legal advise on implementation of a PPP in public schooling

■ Government of Albania / Roland Berger regarding PPP for an airport in Albania

Competition:

■ Vodafone Albania on anti-trust matters related with state authorities’ investigations

■ Pharmaceutical companies on investigations from the Albanian Competition Authority

■ Volkswagen on various merger filings in Albania

■ Daimler on competition advice

Intellectual Property:

■ Vodafone on matters regarding consumer protection, advertising, privacy and intellectual property

■ Mars Overseas Holding on privacy matters

■ Shiseido on trademark registration and trademark renewal matters

Consumer Goods & Product Safety:

■ Henkel on safety products regulatory and labelling matters

■ Suavinex on cosmetic products legislation and labelling matters

■ Google in matters of privacy and data protection

■ Pfizer in pharmaceutical sector regulatory matters

Dispute Resolution:

■ Intesa Sanpaolo in various litigation matters

■ Vodafone Albania in tax and employment litigation

■ Saint Gobain in employment litigations

■ Bankers Petroleum in defamation disputes

■ Albawings in employment and corporate disputes

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Europe Guide 2024
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Albania
Corporate/Commercial
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Corporate/Commercial
3
Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Anisa Rrumbullaku
1
Anisa Rrumbullaku
Head of Corporate/Commercial
1
Band 1
Corporate/Commercial: Intellectual Property
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Anisa Rrumbullaku
3
Anisa Rrumbullaku
3
Band 3
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Dispute Resolution
2
Dispute Resolution
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Alban Çaushi
1
Alban Çaushi
Head of Dispute Resolution
1
Band 1