We are a full-scale service commercial law firm from Serbia with organizational structure capable to meet the needs of national and international clients.
Our work is organized around specialized practice areas, and we have expertise across all industry sectors.
There are many distinctive characteristics of our practice – in fact, we believe that there are five features that characterize us.
Our organizational structure is designed around clients’ needs with the focus on quality control and streamlined approach with no red-tape.
Our team is composed in large part of qualified experienced lawyers and not trainees and juniors. In addition, although we have specialized departments, expert practice groups and regional desks within the practice, we manage to streamline approach and work for clients by designating one point of contact.
This rule is applicable regardless of the type of work, geographical spread or mandate complexity.
Corporate M&A is our core area of expertise. Our clients include multinational, international and domestic companies operating in Serbia, as well as their (majority and minority) shareholders and management. We offer legal support to foreign investors (including private equity and venture capital investors) considering investments in this region not only when they plan and make their investment, but also in maintaining and developing the value of their investment, as well as in developing and executing their exit strategies. Our team is composed of lawyers educated both locally and abroad in civil law and common law jurisdictions, which enables us to fully understand the client’s needs, ideas, requirements and expectations and to provide them with the legal advice that creates added value for their business.
Together with our regulatory specialists, our corporate/M&A team offers industry-specific know-how across the following sectors: energy, financial institutions, TMT, automotive, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and FMCG. We have expertise in the following areas of Corporate M&A law:
We have litigators and arbitration counsels with experience in resolving business disputes for an extensive client base ranging from local and international industries, financial institutions and global investors. The diversity of disputes handled ensures that client’s needs are met in all areas of this field. We are proud to say arbitration and commercial litigation are the part of our core practice. We have lawyers having experience in various arbitrations such as under ICC, VIAC and UNCITRAL arbitration rules and arbitrations relating to bilateral investment treaties. Additionally, we have solid experience in the sports market. Some of our lawyers and partners have undergone secondment at specialised international law firms focusing specifically on sports law. We are glad to say that we have advised various associations, clubs, leagues, sponsors and media companies, as well as famous athletes. Our Dispute resolution department provides the following services:
We advise clients on all legal aspects of labour and employment law. Our clients include leading multinational, international and domestic companies, international and governmental agencies and organizations, as well as individuals. In addition to that, some of our clients include famous athletes in regulating their employment status with their sport-clubs, as we are one of very few (if not the only) law firms having a specialised sports law department. Our clients can expect that our advice will safeguard their interests in terms of image, internal environment, public and media relations – and all other relations of importance to each individual client. In particular, we have expertise in the following areas of labour and employment law:
We provide legal assistance for companies in distress under the Serbian Insolvency Act. However, in addition to that, we also have experience advising creditors, and other parties involved when a company is experiencing financial difficulties. We also extensively work with investors interested in investing in distressed assets. Additionally, we act for selected banks under respective application of European Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. We have a track record in assisting clients with preparation and review of pre-packed reorganisation plans, and assisting our clients in relations with bankruptcy governors, creditors and distressed targets. Our lawyers operating in this practice area bring experience from many other sectors; mainly finance, corporate and dispute resolution. Considering the sensitivity and complexity of the area, we offer a road map on what to do and how to handle the risks, with legal assistance in the following areas:
We assist clients in various intellectual property matters. Our lawyers have a deep understanding of both cross-border and national legal frameworks regulating intellectual property rights, with extensive experience in matters related to registration, exercise and the protection of intellectual property rights. We are well acquainted with the particularities of registration procedures before the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (competent authority for intellectual property matters in Serbia). In addition, we have solid experience in disputes related to intellectual property matters. In this regard, we provide legal services relating to the following matters:
Real estate markets at home and abroad have recently gone through a cycle of extreme volatility, unmatched in the past several decades. As one can imagine, such fluctuations and changes require a creative approach to finding the appropriate solutions. From the legal aspect we manage the entire real estate ‘life-cycle’, beginning with initial acquisition, all through to the final exit. Our client list includes public and private sector developers, funders, contractors, end-users and service providers. Our team is composed of lawyers educated both locally and abroad in civil law and common law jurisdictions, which enables us to understand the client’s needs, ideas, requirements and expectations and to provide them with legal assistance aimed at adding value to their business. Our services in the real estate segment include:
