Energy, Power and Utilities

• Legal and tax advice to one of the largest Italian power companies concerning the construction and operation of power plants and ancillary activities in Albania.

• Analysis of Albanian legislation on the development of the AMBO (Albania-Macedonia-Bulgaria) oil pipeline, a Trans-Balkan project financed by the World Bank.

• Legal advice and representation with regard to disputes involving two European Energy companies and Albanian Power Corporation (KESH) concerning a contract for the purchase of energy.

• Legal assistance to a major Austrian Energy company with regard to its participation in the privatization process of the Albanian Distribution System Operator (DSO).

• Legal assistance to an international client operating in the power sector, in connection with the acquisition of the rights to operate a hydropower plant in Kosovo.

• Ongoing tax and legal advice to the Albanian branch of an Italian power company in Albania.

• Tax and legal due diligence for a Turkish company operating in the energy sector in relation to the acquisition of shares in a local petrol importing and distribution company.

• Tax and legal due diligence for a Croatian firm in connection with the privatization of a state-owned petrol refinery and distribution company.

• Tax and legal assistance to a Canada-based oil and gas exploration and production company operating in Albania.

• Assistance to the Ministry of the Economy, Trade, and Energy of Albania in drafting the Concession Law.

• Assistance to the national power company of Island in preparing, reviewing, and negotiating a Concession Agreement with the Albanian Government regarding the construction of a hydropower plant in Albania.

• Legal advice to a British petroleum company in connection with competition issues affecting an agreement entered into with a local oil company.

• Legal advice to a British petroleum company regarding the construction of the Tirana Airport Fuel Farm in cooperation with the concessionaire company Tirana International Airport.

• Legal advice to an international petroleum company on the competition rules governing licensing in the oil sector and the Onshore Land Lease Agreement with the National Petroleum Agency in Albania.

• Legal due diligence for a Slovenian energy company in respect of the construction of hydropower plants to be obtained by a target company in Kosovo.

• Legal and tax advice to a Norwegian company on its plans to construct and manage the operation of power plants in Albania.

• Tax and legal assistance to a Slovenian power company regarding a bid for the concession to construct and operate hydropower plants in Albania.

• Legal and tax advice to a Swiss energy company in respect of the Albanian regulatory framework governing energy generation and trading, as well as energy technology within and outside the Albanian territory.

• Legal assistance to Canadian investors regarding windmill concessions in Albania.

• Legal due diligence for an Italian hydropower plant producer seeking permits for building and exploiting a re-gasification plant in the Vlora region.

• Tax and legal advice to an Italian law firm (on behalf of one of their international clients) regarding a feasibility study for the Bulgaria-Macedonia-Albania-Italy gas pipeline.

• Bookkeeping and accounting assistance to several international companies operating in the energy and mining sectors.