Europe
Practice Areas
Gerhard Velaj is a Partner at Boga & Associates, which he joined in 2000.
His core practice area is arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution overarching a wide range of business issues in Albania.
Mr. Velaj is a recognised practitioner and represents international clients in courts of all levels, in cases related mainly to real estate, banking and finance, taxation, competition, intellectual property and all sorts of other commercial/corporate disputes. He is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
Additionally, he has performed in a number of legal due diligences regarding real estate development issues and property disputes.
Mr. Velaj is a contributing author to reputable international legal publications. He is commended a “Top Ranked” Lawyer by international legal directories like the Chambers Europe 2023, The Legal 500 2023, and highly praised as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Europe 2022.
Professional Memberships
Albanian Bar Association (2001)
Commission on Arbitration and ADR | ICC Albania
Publications
The International Comparative Legal Guide - “Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2018”, Albanian Chapter;
The International Comparative Legal Guide - “Litigation and Dispute Resolution”, 2015, 2009 Edition.
The International Comparative Legal Guide – “Real Estate”, 2011 Edition, Albania Chapter.
Corporate INTL Magazine - “Real Estate Focus”, 2009 and 2010 Editions.
Global Legal Group - “Competition Litigation”, 2009 Edition.
Global Legal Group - “Litigation and Dispute Resolution”, 2009 Edition.
ILO -“Amendment to the Civil Procedure Code”, 2008 Edition.