Author Archives: Igor Aleksandrovski

A Coordinated Approach to Cross-Border Transactions
21 November 2016 – The South East Legal Alliance (SELA) welcomes another leading law firm among its members. The well-known Macedonian commercial law firm Apostolska & Aleksandrovski officially joined SELA in the second half of November 2016.
SELA is a regional network of leading independent law firms offering competitive, top quality legal and business services across multiple Southeastern European jurisdictions. The alliance was conceived and co-founded by the law firms Bojović & Partners of Serbia / Montenegro, Dimitrijević & Partners of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Žurić i Partneri of Croatia. By using the SELA alliance, clients will benefit from its integrated multi-jurisdictional legal teams, seamless service and specialised expertise. Each of the SELA member firms is a top commercial law firm with an established reputation in its jurisdiction. Currently providing coverage in five jurisdictions, SELA plans to further expand its membership. Participation in the alliance is exclusive and by invitation only.
More information on SELA is available on its website at www.selegalalliance.com.

About Apostolska & Aleksandrovski
Apostolska & Aleksandrovski is a modern, full-service commercial law firm in Macedonia. Taking a fresh approach to the provision of legal services, Apostolska & Aleksandrovski offers a client-focused service and tailor-made legal solutions. The firm handles matters in all key practice areas and across the most dynamic global industry sectors and works to gain an in-depth understanding of the industry and operations of its clients and to provide legal advice in line with their business strategy, mindful of how it will affect their overall business operations. Clients recognise Apostolska & Aleksandrovski for their commitment to quality, results oriented approach and dedication to client service and satisfaction.

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SELA Extends its Reach to Slovenia

3 February 2017 – The South East Legal Alliance (SELA) welcomes another leading law firm among its membership. The leading Slovenian commercial law firm Kirm Perpar officially joined SELA on 3 February 2017.

SELA is a regional network of independent law firms advising clients on their operations across South East Europe, SELA’s membership now spans across six jurisdictions. The alliance members are amongst the top firms in their jurisdictions, providing the full range of legal and business services to local and international businesses. Members include Apostolska & Aleksandrovski of Macedonia, Bojović & Partner of Serbia / Montenegro, Dimitrijević & Partners of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Žurić i Partneri of Croatia and now Kirm Perpar of Slovenia.

About Kirm Perpar

Kirm Perpar is an independent, full-service commercial law firm based in Slovenia. The firm is committed to delivering top quality legal services and to providing excellent industry insight and in-depth knowledge of the local market. The firms’ top priority is its clients. To provide them with a truly bespoke service, the firm invests significant resources in understanding the clients’ business and their strategic objectives. This, combined with a dedication to professional integrity, is one of the fundamental factors that defines the firm’s strength and reputation and sets it apart from other law practices.

As a forward-thinking law firm, Kirm Perpar understands that legal expertise and commercial wisdom balance business strategy, which is why the firm strives to look at the bigger picture when advising clients, so that they can make sound business decisions and stay ahead of their competition. By taking a tailored approach to every matter, Kirm Perpar joins forces with clients to help them achieve sustainable growth. This is the key to delivering exceptional client service and achieving the results clients expect.

More information is available at www.k-p.si.

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The South East Legal Alliance – SELA participated as a sponsor of the Smith Novak NPL Europe conference. The conference, which was held in London on March 9-10, 2017, took a look at the trends and developments in the European NPL market by bringing together key market players to discuss hot topics, deal flows and legislative developments across European markets.

The conference was attended by SELA representatives, including Duško Žurić of Žurić i Partneriin Croatia, Marija Bojović and Uroš Popović of Bojović & Partners in Serbia / Montenegro, and Jan Gorjup of Kirm Perpar in Slovenia.   Marija Bojović, a founding partner of Bojović & Partners and SELA, participated in the panel discussion covering the countries of South East Europe. The panel covered innovations in the regional market, expected transactions and lessons learned from recent experiences. The panel also discussed how NPL portfolio sales are increasing in the region and their management, resolution and prevention is among the top priorities of regional regulators. With numerous banks present in multiple regional markets, multi-jurisdictional transactions are inevitable, which has been evidenced by increased investor interest. Also following on with these trends, increasing interest and awareness is being given to different restructuring options and enforcement as a preventative measure.

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Pravit Rojanaphruk [CPJ profile], a prominent Thai journalist, was charged Tuesday with sedition and violation of Thailand’s computer laws for making political posts online. Pravit, known for being a strong advocate of press freedom, allegedly made political posts on Facebook in February 2016, prompting the current charges [NYT report]

The German constitutional court (ECB) [official website] sent[order, in German] a case concerning the European Central Bank [official website] attempt to buy $2.7 trillion dollar’s worth of bonds [Reuters report] to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official website] on Tuesday.

Increasingly, Donald Trump is showing palpable signs of debility. Most worrisome, in this sobering display, is the president’s conspicuously proud disregard for science, history, diplomacy, intelligence, and jurisprudence.