SEE Legal members have been very active in assisting in the major acquisitions, sales, and privatizations in South East Europe. For the past decade, they have provided comprehensive and cost effective legal services for some of the biggest investors in the Region. Representative transactions include privatizations of the largest banks in the Region, acquisition of equity interests in major hotel chains, mergers of leading companies, and acquisitions of some of the best assets in South East Europe. SEE Legal members have acted for both acquirors and target companies, as well as counseled the government and the Privatizations Agencies.

SEE Legal members provide comprehensive services for the Banking industry from assistance with commercial transactions to a variety of issues such as company formation, financing deals, privatizations, bankruptcies, and real estate acquisitions, to name a few. For example, SEE Legal members have assisted in the privatization of many top-tier banks in the Region, advised on regulatory and internal compliance, and assisted in the investment deals of some of the largest and most reputable names in business.

SEE Legal members have a lot of experience handling complex energy and utility deals from privatizations of power plant generatation facilities and distribution companies to concessions, joint venture agreements, and financing arrangements. The liberalization of the energy sector has led to many deals in Bulgaria and Romania where SEE Legal members have participated actively. Similarly, the utilities sector in Albania, FRY Macedonia and FRY Serbia & Montenegro has provided many opportunities for legal work where SEE Legal members have retained leading status.

Finance is one of SEE Legal's strongest practices. SEE Legal members have acted as leading counsel in many financing deals - commercial loans valued at millions of dollars, corporate and government bond deals, transactions financed by large international aid institutions, leases, derivatives, and credit agreements.

SEE Legal members have been traditionally strong in litigation and arbitration proceedings, having many successes in the courtroom. The in-court and out-of-court proceesings have resolved primarily commercial disputes, and SEE Legal members have been known for implementing a successful defense to white collar criminal charges.

SEE Legal members have extensive experience in the Telecommunication & Media Sector from assisting in public tenders for mobile telephone licences and acquisitions of mobile phone service providers, to acting for leading telecommunication suppliers and assisting in infrastructure outsourcing agreements valued at billions of dollars. In addition, SEE Legal members act as permanent outside counsel to leading television channels and various popular newspapers.
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