• Lawyer, with license number 3981, admitted to the Bar Association on January 1, 2017.
• Authorized registration agent.
• Co-founder and board member of Startup Macedonia.
• Author on It.mk.
• Mentor at Startup Weekend, Fintech Academy, and active participant in the startup community.
• Participant in working groups for improving regulations for trading companies (introduction of convertible loans, business angel law, proposal for introducing a company with variable capital – VCC).

Specializations include:

• Regulation and information technology.
• Protection of personal data (GDPR).
• Investment procedures for angel investors, accelerators, and venture capital funds.
• Startup companies and regulation.
• FinTech and regulation (payment services and payment systems, PSD2).
• Software development and maintenance contracts.

Bio

Dejan Aleksov has been practicing law since January 1, 2017, when he founded Law Office Aleksov, which evolved into Law Office Aleksov and Memishi in 2022 through a partnership with lawyer Artan Memishi.

In 2016, along with several co-founders, they registered the non-profit organization Startup Macedonia, aimed at facilitating networking among all startup participants and encouraging their collaboration. From 2018-2021, he served as president of Startup Macedonia, and since 2021, he has been part of the board of directors, working on improving regulations for startup companies (introduction of convertible loans, business angel law, introduction of a new type of trading company, company with variable capital).

Since 2017, he has been an author on It.mk – a portal for information technology, where he regularly writes informative content related to regulation, information technology, and the startup community. In 2023, he was selected as the go-to tech lawyer by the regional portal for innovations for Central and Eastern Europe – The Recursive.

Dejan participates in numerous events organized by the community as a speaker or mentor for companies, including events at Startup Weekend, Fintech Academy, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and more.

• Lawyer, license number 4575 admitted to the Bar on October 1, 2020
• Authorized representative for the protection of industrial property rights
• Startup Weekend mentor
• Author of almelaw.com

Specializations in:

• Immigration, work permits, and residence permits
• Labor relations and labor disputes
• Trademarks, intellectual property rights
• Compliance with positive regulations
• Liquidation or bankruptcy of companies
• Corporate law

Bio

Artan Memishi, a lawyer at Aleksov & Memishi Law Office. Artan has been a member of the Bar Association of North Macedonia since October 1, 2020, with license number 4575.

He leads the immigration law and rights of foreigners department and also specializes in commercial law, labor law – employment relations, as well as intellectual property rights. As a licensed representative for the protection of industrial property rights, he brings expertise to his clients, guiding them through the complexities of trademark protection, designs, and innovations.

Artan is involved in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in his community, serving as a mentor at Startup Weekend in Ohrid. His contribution as a mentor reflects his passion for supporting new businesses and nurturing talents, highlighting his dedication to the startup community.

In the field of labor law – employment relations, he advises and represents many national and international companies, especially in the IT sector, providing legal support in drafting complex documents as well as representing them in labor disputes. Artan has worked on more than 100 labor disputes, showing success in representing clients.

One of the focus areas is immigration law and the rights of foreigners. Artan’s expertise includes legal services for foreigners regarding obtaining residence permits and work permits in North Macedonia, as well as acquiring and renouncing Macedonian citizenship.

In addition to his expertise in immigration law and business law, Artan is well-versed in the process of closing companies through bankruptcy or liquidation.

Artan speaks Albanian, Macedonian, and English.

Areas of expertise:

• Composition of legal opinions;
• Compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law (GDPR);
• Composition of Contracts for the Development and Support of Software and New Tools;
• Composition of internal acts for compliance with the Labor Relations Law;
• Composition of documentation for website compliance;
• Probate procedures;
• Contracts for sale and donation;

Bio

Starting from April 1, 2022, Christian has been working as a specialist associate at the law office Aleksov and Memishi, where he began drafting documents for the establishment of commercial companies, submitting various applications for changes in commercial companies to the Central Registry of Macedonia, as well as composing necessary internal documentation for commercial companies to ensure compliance with the Labor Relations Law.

Kristijan also works on debt collection procedures, probate procedures, the composition of various contracts in accordance with the Law on Obligations, as well as comprehensive research in a specific areas for composing written legal opinions.

In exploring the issue of personal data protection in accordance with the Regulation on Personal Data Protection and the Personal Data Protection Law, he began developing internal acts with which companies in Macedonia regulate their internal processes and ensure compliance with personal data protection. In connection with this, for companies with their own e-commerce websites, Kristijan prepares a Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Terms of Use for the website, which are important documents for compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law.

Christian also specializes in drafting software development contracts, contracts for the development of new functionalities in existing software, as well as contracts for support and maintenance of software.

In 2023, he participated as a mentor at a hackathon organized by #Ways2Help, where his legal advice and critiques contributed to the legal compliance of the ideas developed by teams.

As of May 1, 2024, he started working as a lawyer at the law office with license number 4940

Areas:

• Collection of debts;
• Work permits for foreigners;
• Establishment and changes in companies;
• Contracts for employment, engagement, cooperation, purchase and sale, pre-contracts for purchase and sale;
• Probate proceedings;
• Decisions, agreements, requests;
• Opening bank accounts;
• Registration of FDI;
• Establishment and changes in citizens’ associations;
• Legal research;
• Communication with clients, institutions;

Bio

Jelica Melova has a master’s degree in the field of criminal law at the Justinian I First Faculty at UKIM since 06/23/2023. Since November 15, 2022, he has been a trainee at the Alexov and Memishi Law Office, where he is training to take the bar exam. He speaks English, which also facilitates work when communicating with foreigners. He has participated in lectures in the field of labor relations organized by Juridica, as well as in trials in the basic criminal court of Skopje organized by the legal clinic of the Justinian First Faculty of Law. He participates in the book club discussions that are regularly held at the law office, as well as sharing knowledge from various topics at the know-how sessions at the law office. Shared knowledge on topics: Victims of domestic violence, Surrogacy in the USA, Divorce in RSM, Death penalty in Macedonian law.

Areas of Expertise:

• International tax implications
• International tax aspects of business transactions
• Tax planning
• Compliance and reporting according to tax laws
• VAT, capital gains tax, personal income tax, and other taxes
• Investments and taxes

Bio

Amel Muric is an external collaborator for tax matters, accountant, and co-founder of Pro Business MS. His expertise spans various tax areas, including domestic tax law and international regulations. With active knowledge and practice of VAT, capital gains tax, personal income tax, and other tax regulations, we provide our clients with support for tax planning and compliant tax operations according to the applicable laws in managing their companies.

Areas of expertise:

• Verification of various documents and contracts;
• Solemnizations and proceedings in the cadastre;
• Probate procedures;
• Procedures for payment orders;

Bio

Pavlina is an external collaborator at the law office Aleksov and Memishi, whose knowledge in the field of notary work contributes to the smoother execution of services for clients in need of any service related to notaries.

With her several years of experience in matters related to Notary Public Law, Pavlina works in various areas such as verifications, solemnizations of contracts, probate procedures, and other areas related to the work of notaries.

In her daily work, through collaboration with our office, our clients receive comprehensive services.

Areas:

• Composition of informative content from domestic and international regulations for clients
• Management of social media profiles for the law office
• The person behind the digital assistant – “Lexi”
• Electronic newsletter with legal news for clients

Bio

Mila Mishovska is a collaborator for informative content, whose aim is to make legal and complex information easily understandable for clients. Mila also maintains our law office’s social media profiles, sharing various updates about our activities. If you’ve ever watched a video featuring the digital assistant “Lexi,” Mila is the person creating these videos to convey brief information from regulations in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.