Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers

Fee-earners: 12

Languages: Macedonian, Albanian, English, German, Serbian

Firm Overview:

With a long tradition of providing quality legal services, dedication and in-depth understanding of clients’ industries and needs, the practice is a leader in the market, offering unrivalled, sector-specific coverage to leading domestic and international companies. It has been involved in many of the largest and most complex transactions and projects in the market, and regularly provides day-to-day legal services to major corporations doing business in the country. The practice works with some of the most respected and reputable businesses in the world, banks, international financial institutions, state-owned entities, private equity funds and managers, real estate developers and start-up companies. It sees its clients as long-term partners. The practice focuses on straightforward solutions and tailor-made advice. Being fully immersed in clients’ culture and industry, the practice ensures that the work is delivered intelligently and reliably. Local lawyers in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners is more than a legal practice with a top client portfolio. The professionalism and business integrity of its specialised team has allowed it to assume the leadership position in almost all areas of law. Its cooperating lawyers are divided into different practice groups, enabling them to acquire in-depth knowledge of specific legal areas and industries. Local lawyers cooperating with Karanovic & Partners in North Macedonia offer an impressive array of services, covering everything from general business law in North Macedonia related to clients’ everyday operations to large-scale project financing, energy and infrastructure, PPP / concessions, banking and finance, corporate, commercial, real estate and telecom matters. The team offers experienced advisory to clients regarding data protection, a legal area that is booming with the implementation of the GDPR, on matters ensuring compliance of the data protection aspects of their business.

Main Areas of Practice

Corporate & Commercial:

The practice continuously provides corporate legal services to multi-national, regional and domestic clients in Southeast Europe. In cooperation with local lawyers in other regional jurisdictions, the team specialises in complex multijurisdictional transactions, as well as non-transactional corporate and commercial work. Corporate team is able to offer efficient and cost-effective legal solutions to meet your everyday requirements.

Competition:

The team offers a complete range of competition law related services, including antitrust and competition law compliance, sector regulation, abuse of dominance, cartels and restrictive agreements, state aid, merger control and competition enforcement, as well as competition litigation.

Banking & Finance:

As part of the largest dedicated banking and finance team in the region, the practice’s multi-jurisdictional capacities, as well as expertise, enables them to provide a big-picture perspective along with an understanding of local client needs and practices. The team provides a full range of banking and finance legal services, including general lending and project finance, infrastructure finance and PPPs, insurance, restructuring and distressed transactions, financial services, regulatory and compliance, as well as capital markets and financial instruments legal advisory.

Real Estate:

The synergy between the real estate practice and other teams provides clients with unique legal perspective. The practice advises developers, mezzanine and senior lenders and contractors on everything from financing, design, construction, employment, zoning and insolvency to dispute resolution.

Energy & Natural Resources:

The team has developed a multi-disciplinary approach, providing corporate, real estate and project finance advice in connection with energy and natural resources projects and investments. The practice regularly assists clients with due diligence investigations, mergers and acquisitions, project financing, licensing processes, regulatory compliance, and the perfection of security interests.

Dispute Resolution:

The team regularly advises on investment and commercial disputes, as well as corporate risk management and conflict management, with emphasis on commercial approach.

Employment:

The practice takes pride in its client-centric perspective. Its employment lawyers are experienced in addressing the day-to-day requirements of commercial entities, including immigration requirements, entitlements due to employees, tax efficient salary and benefit structures, leaves, disciplinary measures and individual and group terminations. The team regularly provides assistance in drafting and negotiating employment agreements, developing internal HR practices and procedures and assessing guaranteed entitlements under the law.

Intellectual Property:

The practice provides a full range of intellectual property legal services, including copyright ownership, exploitation, licensing, copyright infringement advisory, design and patent protection, and IP enforcement, including anticounterfeiting and anti-piracy initiatives. The team regularly resolves IP-related disputes, whether through alternative dispute resolution techniques or formal court proceedings.