BDK Advokati has entered North Macedonia via a cooperation agreement with a local qualified independent Attorney at Law Josif Filipovski. Moreover, the firm has expanded its presence in Bosnia & Herzegovina with the addition of Melika Basic.
Before joining forces with BDK Advokati, Filipovski spent almost nine years at the helm of his eponymous Law Office Filipovski, since 2016.
According to BDK Advokati, this move will allow the firm to "extend to yet another jurisdiction the offering of our expertise and the quality of service our clients are used to. Josif is a corporate and commercial lawyer based in Skopje, with eight years of experience in advising clients on a wide range of issues of relevance to their business operations in North Macedonia. Apart from his native Macedonian, he is fluent in English, Serbian, and Slovenian."
Additionally, BDK Advokati has entered into a cooperation with Melica Basic, an independent Attorney at Law established in Sarajevo. According to the firm, "Melika is a corporate and commercial lawyer who started her career in the legal department of a Big 4 accountancy firm in Sarajevo, where she quickly became the youngest manager and first female in that role."
Before teaming up with BDK Advokati, Basic was with KPMG between 2021 and 2024, where she has been a Manager between 2023 and 2024.
With the expansion, the firm also announced it will no longer be a member of the SEE Legal network, with the firm announcement concluding: "We also thank our SEE Legal partners for an incredible 15 years. Even if we will be no longer a member, we remain committed to outstanding professional cooperation and the valuable personal friendships we have built together."
