Tashko Pustina is recognised and positioned as one of the largest commercial law firms in Albania. As of 2012 the firm successfully operates also in Pristina, Kosovo. The firm gathers a dynamic team of experienced and energetic lawyers, with a strong focus on the key industry sectors of the country. With almost 20 years of active operations the partners and associates of Tashko Pustina provide legal and regulatory advisory services for some of the largest and most crucial transactions of the Albanian market.
The firm combines exceptional legal expertise with deep industry knowledge and creative thinking from a skilled local angle, to provide clients unparalleled commercial legal advice and business solutions. The firm is well recognised for its litigation and international arbitration practice. The firm’s clients range from multinational enterprises, international financial institutions, to emerging local companies.
The professionals at Tashko Pustina professionals leaded from common values of integrity, responsibility and persistence in a keen client-service culture.
Our firm is a founding member of ADRIALA (www.adriala.com), a unique business law firm alliance for South – East Europe, composed of 8 independent top tier firms, operating in 9 jurisdictions: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. With 200+ lawyers and professionals, and based in 10 cities, ADRIALA provides a full range of legal services across all major industries, sharing the same vision and having the same ambition to deliver measurable benefit to its clients.
The Corporate and M&A practice of Tashko Pustina is positioned as one of leading practices in Albania with a significant experience in the market, advising its clients in some of the largest and most crucial transactions since 2002. Clients of the firm benefit from the knowledge of local legal and regulatory framework, and the experience of the partners and associates of Tashko Pustina in some of the most complex local and cross-border transactions concerning industries such as: telecom, energy and Infrastructure, healthcare, renewables, life sciences, banking, fintech, tourism, mining, automotive, aviation, sports, media and gaming.We support international and local corporations on all commercial contracts, covering manufacturing, supply, maintenance, joint venture, collaboration & partnership, online T&C, development, licensing, distribution and supply. We combine our industry and technical know-how and the business requisites of the clients.In our M&A practice, we support purchasers and seller at all stages of transactions, starting from bid preparation, seller’s or purchaser’s legal and tax due diligence, to negotiation of the transaction documents, and all the way to completion. We advise in a full range of structures, including private take over, auctions, privatizations, and demergers.
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With an outstanding experience in the real estate sector, Tashko Pustina assists local and international clients with innovative advice, technical expertise, offering the clients clarity and commitment, and bringing commercial values to the transactions.
Understanding the competitive pressure of today’s real estate world, and with real estate deals becoming more complex, the firm’s practice includes acquisition and dispositions projects, financing, development projects, leasing, and property management.
The firm’s experts have a strong reputation in providing advice and supporting large industries in their day-to-day challenges concerning complex labour related matters.
We advise our local and international clients and investors in a wide range of employment, HR and remuneration issues and complex and high-profile projects.
The firm has a broad experience on significant corporate restructuring for Albanian large corporations, and advised on collective dismissals and collective and individual judicial processes. The firm also advises in strategic employment aspects of M&A delas and in management contract negotiations.
The firm perfectly combines the local legal and technical expertise with an international perception with the purpose of providing professional legal services and high-quality representation for its clients in both domestic and international courts. We always evaluate in details the client’s business objectives against any legal, reputational, and business risks in order to conclude whether to follow settlement or litigation procedures. We also advise our clients on investment structuring for treaty protection.
The firm’s team comprises of knowledgeable and energetic individuals with experience in dealing with local litigation and international arbitration proceedings.
