Sokol Nako

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Sokol Nako is the Managing Partner of the firm’s office in Albania. He specializes in corporate law, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, tax law, transport, energy and telecommunications. He regularly advises international clients on various projects in Albania, particularly in the areas of infrastructure, energy and telecommunications.

In addition to his practice, Sokol assists in drafting new pieces of legislation, especially in the areas of corporate, finance and tax law. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Minister of Justice, Minister of Transportation, and Minister for European Integration in the Albanian government. He also gained valuable experience working as the Tax and Legal Director with Deloitte Albania.

Practice Areas

Education

  • Widener University School of Law, Delaware, US, (LL.M. with honours), 1999
  • Komenski University, Slovak Republic, 1997
  • University of Tirana, 1991

Languages

Albanian, Croatian, Czech, English, Italian, Serbian and Slovak.

Firm Description:

We have built our reputation on unrivalled local knowledge which is supported by strong international capabilities.

With over 360 lawyers in 13 countries, over 80% of the firm’s work involves cross-border representation of international clients.

We have concentrated our energies on a unique part of the world: the complex, fast-developing markets of the CEE/SEE region. Through our international network of offices, we work closely with our clients to develop innovate solutions that integrate legal, financial, and business know-how.

At Wolf Theiss, we measure our success by the success of our clients. We align our goals with yours to ensure that your needs are being met in even the most complex of cross-border matters. This means that we know how to listen to you and help you use the assets you already have while finding opportunities.

And CEE/SEE is brimming with opportunities. We were one of the first firms to recognise this and for decades have been building our regional network with an eye to growing businesses everywhere from Albania to Poland. And we’ve learned that you can only be successful here by anticipating changes before they happen. We have contributed to how laws and regulations are written, vital knowledge that we pass on to you as you navigate this shifting legal and regulatory environment.

 

Yves Lecot

Yves was a past member of the Accountancy committee and held the position in 2014.

Yves Lecot –  Practice Areas Include:

  • Asset Finance;
  • Audit Services;
  • Business Advisory Services;
  • Company Formation;
  • Company Law;
  • Compliance;
  • Corporate Finance;
  • Debt Restructuring;
  • Employment Law;
  • Financial Accounting Law;
  • Foreign Investment;
  • Inheritance Tax;
  • Mergers & Acquisitions;
  • Real Estate;
  • Tax Law;
  • Tax Planning;
  • Transfer Pricing;
  • VAT

Comptafid Benelux NV:

Comptafid Benelux NV is a Belgian company established in Brussels since 1978 and Antwerp since 1995. The company is mainly active in accountancy and tax advice (national and international). Additionally to its own services, Comptafid Benelux guides its clients to the different specialists on the Belgian market such as notary firms, law firms, insurance brokers, real estate and financial specialists, marketing and publicity firms, etc.

Comptafid Benelux NV services Belgian clients and the same time focuses on foreign clients for their Belgian as well as their international transactions. Located in the capital of Europe, Comptafid Benelux NV is committed to produce high quality work on a personal basis, delivered and aimed at practical solutions.

 

Martin Noack

Tax Advisor

Martin Noack is a member of the executive board and partner at TLC Advisory Group. His professional career includes five years of working in the tax division of one of the world’s leading tax consultancy and auditing firms, as well as several year’s experience with notable local and national tax offices, where he advised national and international small and midsized companies and corporations and wealthy individuals.

Languages: German, English

Firm Overview:

Our committed and highly qualified auditors, tax consultants, and attorneys support you with all of your tax, legal, and business questions. We guarantee the highest level of reliability and absolute confidentiality. We speak: English · French · Spanish · Russian

We work alongside you as partners:

As a partner-managed consultancy, we are particularly concerned with providing our clients with personal and trustworthy consulting services at the highest level of competence and efficiency.

Good contacts – your personal benefit:

Over the course of our professional activities, we have been able to establish excellent contacts with banks, financial authorities, and other public institutions. This guarantees quick and trouble-free execution – which benefits us as well as our clients.

We know your business:

Every business sector has very specific consulting needs. To address these needs competently and in the best possible way, a consultant must concentrate exclusively on the peculiarities of one sector. Our first premise is to know our clients’ needs as thoroughly as possible and adapt our work to address them specifically.

Sizable but not impersonal:

Our associates have the entire infrastructure of a large consultancy at their disposal, including state-of-the-art technology that facilitates quick and effective work and organizational processes. This highly efficient processing of routine tasks saves time and money and allows our consultants to concentrate completely on their clients, fully in line with our philosophy: “One client – one consultant”.

High levels of competence and specific business expertise – a perfect combination we guarantee in all of our services.

 

Paolo Dragone

DRAGONE E ASSOCIATI tax firm offers a full range of services on direct taxes, for both IAS/IFRS and ITA GAAP adopters, VAT and other indirect taxes; it offers also assistance on ordinary, extraordinary corporate transactions and transfer pricing.

DRAGONE E ASSOCIATI tax firm provides assistance before and during the trial phase following a tax audit, conducts tax due diligence and training on tax matters, organizing courses and seminars also with the in-house formula (at the client’s office).

DRAGONE E ASSOCIATI tax firm, counting on its skilled professionals and on a continuous research for high quality standards, provides complete and customised tax services aimed at client’s satisfaction and legitimate optimization of the tax burden.

Our services, however, go further because we seek to make our clients’ life easier. To this purpose:
·     we listen before acting, by taking the time to understand the clients’ needs;
·     we choose the right professionals to be part of the team assisting the clients;
·     we give clear and unambiguous opinions;
·     we present different solutions to the clients’ problems so they can choose the one that best suits their needs;
·     we are flexible with respect to clients’ budget constraints and we are honest and clear on expected costs;
·     we always look for feedback on services rendered.

Furthermore, our clients also enjoy an additional benefit: DRAGONE E ASSOCIATI tax law firm organizes, free of charge, regular training events on tax matters.

Providing value and a high quality service is deeply rooted in the way we work and as a result our clients’ loyalty is very high.

DRAGONE E ASSOCIATI tax firm has been awarded as Indirect Tax Law Team of the year 2014 for Italy by the International Acquisition Magazine 2014x Courts.