Kalo & Associates

Established in 1994 KALO & ASSOCIATES represents since then the domestic strong team law firm which is in the lead of the Albanian legal market for many years.

Attorneys of KALO & Associates keep sophisticating their international practice, participate in international legal conferences and forums, speak and contribute with papers and frequently write articles in international law magazines, newsletters and also in various law directories.

They knew the challenges of the Millennium and were been prepared well in advance to overcome them successfully as the firm is becoming an active partner in various initiatives taken in the ambit of globalisation of economies and legal services in Europe with a special emphasis in the South East Europe.

Services they render are of full range and the number of clients, mainly major multinational companies and organisations.

The firm has very good contacts with the Albanian Administration, particularly with the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Albania, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Territory Adjustment and Toursim but also with foreignand international aid agencies and organisations, embassies, Council of Europe, WORLD BANK, GTZ, EU, EBRD, USAID.

Areas Of Practice

Administrative, Advertising, ADR, Antitrust and Trade regulation, Associations and Foundations, Banks and Banking, Bankruptcy, Benefits and Employment, Commercial litigation, Communications and Media, Construction, Contract, Copyrights, Corporate (including JV, M&A), Distributorship & Agency, Drug and Medical Devices, Energy, Environmental, Entertainment and Sports, Factoring, Family, FDI, Finance, Financial institutions, Franchises & Franchising, Food and agriculture, Gaming, Government contracts, Insurance, International Sales, Intellectual Property, Leasing, Litigation, NGO-s, Patent and Trademarks, Petroleum, Privatisation, Product Liability, Estate, Natural Resources, Secured Transactions, Tax Planning & Restructuring, Telecommunications, Tourism & Travel, , Transport, Utilities, Water.

Some of Albania Based Clients

ABA-CEELI,
AGIP Albania B.V.,
Albania Shell (Exploration & Production) B.V.,
Albanian Committee of Tourism,
Albania Media Institute,
Albanian Partner in Microcredits - PSHM (a finance company),
Albtelecom,
Alfan (an affiliated company of FANCO),
Alpha Bank,
Anglo Albanian Petroleum,
Associated Press,
Association of Bank Dealers,
Atlas Copco,
Balafas Construction,
BBC World Service Trust,
B.E.G. S.p.A.,
Calzeturifico Albaco Shoes,
Catholic Relief Services -CRS,
Civis Augustus S.p.A.,
Commercial Bank of Greece (Albania) S.A.,
Consulate of Sweden,
DDB Albania,
DIEKAT,
Dutch Relief Agency - DRA,
Dutch Royal Embassy,
East Trans Trade,
Egnatia Group of Companies,
ELDA Petroleum,
Electrolux Albania,
Ericsson Albania,
Global Petroleum (of Hellenic Petroleum),
GP Papenburg Baugesellschaft Albania,
GTZ,
Hellascom Albania,
IC Consulenten,
Ideal Albania,
Infosoft Systems,
International Commercial Bank (a Malaysian owned bank),
Insurance Institute of Albania - INSIG,
IRIS Albania (a USAID funded institute),
Kintec,
Kodak Albania,
Kreditanstaldt fur Wiederaufbau - KfW,
Medecines Sans Frontieres Albania,
M.J. Maillis Group Albania,
Nokia Hellas,
Nordic Consulting Group Albania,
Partners for Health ReformPlus (a USAID project),
Premier Oil Albania,
Quest Albania,
Reuters Albania,
SIDA - Swedish International Development Agency - Albania,
SNV Albania,
Urban Institute (a USAID project),
Vodafone Albania,
World Learning (a USAID project),
Wrigley Albania.

Some of Oversees Representative Clients

Abt. Associates Inc., (USA),
Aegean Aviation S.A., (Greece),
Aktor S.A. (Greece),
Alpha Insurance, (Greece),
Amathus Hotels, (Cyprus),
American Express Bank, (UK, Macedonia),
Api - anonima petroli italiana S.p.A., (Italy),
Arcadis, (The Netherlands),
Arthur Andersen, (Croatia, The Netherlands, UK),
Arup Telecommunications, (UK),
Assurances Generales de France, (France),
Athenian Brewery, (Greece),
Austrian Water Technologies, (Austria),
Berlitz Investment Corporation, (USA),
Buhrmann B.V., (The Netherlands),
Defense Systems Limited, (of Armour Group), (UK),
European Training Foundation, (Italy),
GET Technologies, (USA),
Gillette (UK),
Global One, (Germany),
Hellenic Petroleum, (Greece),
Hochtief, (Germany),
Johnson & Johnson, (UK),
Lafarge, (France, Greece),
Lockheed MArtin, (USA),
Matra Systemes and Information (of EADS), (France),
MCI Worldcom, (USA)
Medisca Farmaceutici (of Pierrel), (Italy),
Merrill Lynch, (USA)
Nokia Italia,
Northrop Grumman Corporation, (USA),
Philip Morris International Management (Switzerland),
Precision Drilling, (Canada),
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, (UK, Bulgaria),
Procter & Gamble, (USA),
Ratheyon Training Inc., (USA),
Sega Enterprises, (Japan),
Sema Group, (Belgium),
SODETEG, (France),
Suez Lyonaise des Eaux, (France),
Shell International, (UK),
Tachyon Inc. (USA),
Tessag AG, (Germany),
The Economist Newspaper Limited, (UK).