Full-service law firm · Skopje

Higher standards,precisely applied.

A modern, full-service law firm advising businesses and investors across the Republic of North Macedonia — where clear judgment is a matter of record.

  • Chambers Global 2026
  • Chambers Europe — Band 1
  • Legal 500 EMEA
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The Firm

Counsel built for consequence.

The owl on our mark stands for knowledge, wisdom and strategy — the qualities we bring to every mandate.

Popovski & Partners is a full-service firm serving companies, financial institutions and investors on the matters that shape their future in North Macedonia.

We pair deep local knowledge with an international standard of service — precise, discreet, and answerable. Our lawyers are recognised by the guides that matter, and hold themselves to the ethics and rigour those rankings imply.

Above all, we are a firm of record: measured in judgment, exact in execution, and accountable for the outcome.

XII
Practice areas
III
Partners
Band 1
Chambers Europe 2026
EMEA
Legal 500 ranked

Practices

A table of practices.

Twelve disciplines under one roof, so counsel moves with you rather than passing you between firms.

  • I

    Anti-Corruption, Investigations & Compliance

    Internal investigations, compliance programmes and integrity frameworks that hold up under scrutiny.

  • II

    Banking & Finance

    Lending, security, regulatory and financing work for banks, funds and borrowers alike.

  • III

    Competition & Antitrust

    Merger clearances, state-aid, and conduct advice before the Commission for Protection of Competition.

  • IV

    Concessions, PPP & Public Procurement

    Structuring, bidding and disputes across public–private partnerships and tenders.

  • V

    Consumer Protection

    Compliant terms, marketing and product practices for consumer-facing businesses.

  • VI

    Data Protection

    GDPR-aligned governance, cross-border transfers and breach response.

  • VII

    Dispute Resolution

    Litigation and arbitration in the firm’s Band 1 discipline — complex, high-stakes matters.

  • VIII

    Employment

    Workforce structuring, executive matters, restructurings and employment disputes.

  • IX

    Immigration

    Work and residence permits and mobility for companies relocating talent.

  • X

    Intellectual Property

    Trademarks, portfolios, licensing and enforcement across the region.

  • XI

    M&A, Corporate & Commercial

    Acquisitions, joint ventures and the day-to-day counsel that keeps companies moving.

  • XII

    Real Estate

    Acquisition, development and leasing of commercial and industrial property.

Anyone can give an opinion. We stand behind ours.

The standard the firm is built on

Industries

Sectors we know from the inside.

Legal advice is only as good as the industry sense behind it. These are the sectors our teams live in.

  • 01

    Energy & Natural Resources

    Generation, distribution and resource projects — from permitting to disputes.

  • 02

    Food Production

    Regulatory, supply and commercial counsel for producers and processors.

  • 03

    Retail & Consumer Goods

    Distribution, leasing, consumer and competition matters at scale.

Selected Matters

The work, on the record.

A representative sample of recent mandates across the firm’s core practices. Certain details are withheld or generalised for confidentiality.

  1. M&A, Corporate & Commercial2026

    Advised a regional retail group on the acquisition of a competitor, including merger clearance and post-completion integration.

  2. Banking & Finance2025

    Represented an international lender on a €120m secured facility to a North Macedonian borrower.

  3. Dispute Resolution2025

    Acted for a multinational in a high-value commercial arbitration seated under institutional rules.

  4. Competition & Antitrust2025

    Secured merger clearance before the Commission for Protection of Competition for a cross-border transaction.

  5. Energy & Natural Resources2024

    Counsel to a power producer on permitting and project agreements for a renewable-energy facility.

  6. Real Estate2024

    Advised on the acquisition and development of a commercial logistics park, from title to leasing.

  7. Data Protection2024

    Led a GDPR-alignment programme and breach-response protocol for a consumer-facing platform.

  8. Concessions, PPP & Public Procurement2023

    Represented a bidder in a public tender and the ensuing procurement dispute.

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People

The bench.

Led by three partners and supported by a close team — small enough to be personal, deep enough to be serious.

  • Managing Partner

    Tatjana Popovski Buloski

    Ranked Band 1 for Dispute Resolution, Chambers Europe 2026.

    • Dispute Resolution
    • Arbitration
  • Partner

    Jana Dukovska Despotovska

    Corporate, commercial and transactional counsel.

    • M&A
    • Corporate
  • Partner

    Ognen Martinov

    Disputes, regulatory and advisory practice.

    • Disputes
    • Regulatory

The wider bench

6
Lawyers, 7–20+ years at the bar
1
Office manager
2
Paralegals

In their words

What clients put on record.

Precise, responsive and commercially astute. They see around corners.

General Counsel — multinational, energy sector

The strongest disputes bench we have worked with in North Macedonia.

Regional Head of Legal — banking group

They treat our matters as their own. The judgment is impeccable.

Owner — food production group

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Recognition

Matters of record.

Independent guides rank the firm and its people. We treat those rankings as a standard to keep, not a trophy to display.

  • Chambers Europe2026

    Band 1 — Dispute Resolution, Managing Partner

  • Chambers Global2026

    Ranked firm — Guide listing

  • Legal 5002026

    EMEA — recognised practice

Contact

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A first conversation is confidential and without obligation. Reach us directly, and we will respond promptly.

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Nikola Vapcarov 2-41000 SkopjeRepublic of North MacedoniaGet directions
Hours
Mon–Fri · 09:00–17:00 CET

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