Career
Tatjana Shishkovska is partner at Polenak Law Firm. She is a member of the firm’s Banking and Finance Team and co-heads the Corporate Practice group. Tatjana has over 10 years of experience in various projects, mostly focused on M&A, corporate law, project finance, cross-border secured transactions, and financial arrangements of IFIs and international banks, which with her corporate experience, gives her an excellent track record and know-how for transactions involving financing structures.
Tatjana holds LL.B. from University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, North Macedonia and a Corporate Governance Specialization Certificate from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Economics (Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia) and the International Finance Corporation.
Professional Memberships
- Macedonian Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- American Chamber of Commerce in North Macedonia
- SEE Legal Group
- The Fund for American Studies Alumni AIPES 2006.
Publications
- SEE Legal Corporate and M&A Practice Group–Capability Statement 2025
- Chambers Global Practice Guides: Corporate Governance 2023
- 2023 Southeast Europe M&A Snapshot
-Chambers Global Practice Guides: Corporate Governance 2022
- Getting the Deal Through: Corporate Governance 2011-2022
- Global Legal Insights: Mergers & Acquisitions editions 5, 6, 7
- Cross Border Advisory Experts - legal environment for cross-border M&A in North Macedonia 04 June 2009
- Procedure for acquiring a qualified share in a Macedonian Bank Under the Banking Law and National Bank regulation, GMBPublish, August 2007
- Equity Instruments under Local Law, January 2007 - assisting local legal counsel in updating the memorandum of EBRD regarding the corporate entities and equity instruments
- Contributor Doing Business Project, IFC - The World Bank, Getting Credit Legal Rights survey
- Contributor Doing Business Project, IFC - The World Bank, Protecting Investors survey.
Education
University "St. Cyril and Methodius", Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus” (Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia)
Diploma LL.M. in Civil Law
2018 - 2018
University "St. Cyril and Methodius", Faculty of Economics (Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia), International Finance Corporation
Corporate Governance Specialization Certificate
2010 - 2010
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of North Macedonia
Certificate for passed Judicial Exam
2008 - 2008
University "St. Cyril and Methodius", Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus” (Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia)
Diploma LL.B
2000 - 2004