CORPORATE/MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Our team provides a full range of corporate legal services including advising in restructuring, mergers and acquisitions processes through general secretarial services. Optima has an extensive experience in advising both national and international companies and groups in different stages of transactions such as bid preparation and submission to negotiate, sign-off and closing. We advise on the full range of deal structures from public takeovers/tenders offers to divestments, auctions, take-privates and demerges. Our team works closely across our network to provide clients with an unrivalled, seamless service.

PROJECTS, CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE

Our specialized legal team will manage every stage of the process for you. From inception to completion, we have a proven track record of success from pre-contractual stages such as ...

TOURISM, PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE

Particularly in tourism industry we have been involved in several projects with different local and international tour operators in advising legal and financial provisions in force. Engaged by our clients, ...

ENERGY & RESOURCES

Our energy & resources lawyers have extensive experience and have assisted national and international clients’ performing activities in these sectors. Our team supports the Albanian government in a major gas ...

INSURANCE

Optima's insurance practice group has also developed a diverse insurance practice that includes experience in litigation, regulatory and transactional matters across Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. Optima has advised clients on ...

ENVIRONMENT

We have experienced lawyers who are focused on environmental and regulatory law and all aspects of environmental, product and trade law, and liability. We are able to provide both transactional and ...

EMPLOYMENT, WORK AND LABOUR

Disputes in the workplace can become difficult and unpleasant. Our team understands that employment law matters need to be handled with determination and discretion. Our employment team has a proven track ...

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our IP team is highly experienced in offering a wide range of services in the area of branding and trademarking. Our IP department has operated for various national and international companies ...

LITIGATION & ARBITRATION

Our Litigation and Arbitration department is composed of highly qualified and experienced attorneys, who based on their rich experience, offer high quality representation of clients in front of Albanian courts ...

BANKING

Our banking lawyers represent investment banks and other financial institutions in their capacities as agents, arrangers and lenders, as well as corporate borrowers and private equity firms, in structuring and ...

CONCESSIONS & PPP-S

We enjoy the reputation of being one of the clear market leaders in the PPP, Concessions and licensing domains. Our law firm has been actively involved in several concession projects in ...