Law firm members of the SEE Legal Group, acting on behalf of Netlog Logistics, have completed a due diligence analysis of the Intereuropa group of companies, upon the announcement of a banking consortium that it is selling 72% share capital in Intereuropa d.d.

Prica & Partners is advising the Serbian government on the privatization process of Komercijalna Banka, the country’s second largest lender.

Bojanovic Partners Partner Filip Blagojevic successfully represented Slavko Perovic against Turkey's Denizlispor football club before the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber.

JPM has assisted the Gastrans d.o.o. gas inter-connector in its successful application for exemption from third-party access rules and regulated prices by the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia.

On 1 March 2019, the Agreement on Social Security between Republic of Serbia and Russian Federation entered into force.

Jankovic Popovic Mitic has been appointed as a compliance officer of Gastrans d.o.o. Novi Sad. The appointment of JPM was approved by the Serbian regulatory authority.

Zivkovic Samardzic has advised Astonko on the voluntary buyout of shares owned by 42 of the 43 minority shareholders of B92. Solo practitioner Aleksandar Sukiban advised the minority shareholders on the deal.

In the last five years significant changes have occurred in the Serbian business and political environment. This has been a time of dramatic change – with the general goal of transforming the position and the image of Serbia both regionally and globally, strongly affirming a pro-EU stance and making Serbia much more attractive for foreign investment. Obviously, both of these goals are interconnected because improving the image of a country brings more investments, and foreign investors generating profits in Serbia improves Serbia’s global image.

The Serbian legal market has changed rapidly over the past five years. After less than 30 years of existence in this form, our legal market is still relatively young and its pioneers emerged in the early 1990s. Nevertheless, it is also a dynamic market and brings change every year, especially due to the European Union accession negotiations and additional harmonization of the country’s legislation with EU legislation. On the other hand, frequent changes in law have become a general rule, providing more work for law firms, but also bringing a high level of uncertainty for their clients.

A transformation of the legal profession is happening globally, and its effects are also felt, slowly but surely, in the law firms of Southeast Europe. Due to the changing expectations concerning the quality, speed, and commerciality of services, we are seeing a move towards even more client-oriented solutions. Traditional sectors are being replaced with emerging industries, and where we previously had slow processes, with low profit margins, we see value being generated at lightning speeds. Also, a new generation that entered the workforce recently is slowly imposing their own values and approaches, necessitating changes in structure and the values of traditional legal practices.

Zivkovic Samardzic has achieved a victory for the Crime and Corruption Reporting Network and Stevan Dojcinovic, its editor in chief, Serbia's Court of Appeals.

Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners has advised The Collection ltd. Podgorica and The Collection ltd. Belgrade on the launch of the Serbian edition of The Collection magazine.

Karanovic & Partners has advised the Czech Republic's PPF Group on its acquisition of Telenor Banka, the first fully mobile and online bank operating in Serbia, from Norwegian mobile operator Telenor. Schoenherr and Latham & Watkins advised the sellers.

Baker McKenzie, ODI Law, Simkins, Covington & Burling, and Van Bael & Bellis have advised MHP SE on the acquisition of 90.68% of the issued capital of Perutnina Ptuj, d.d. Schoenherr Vienna advised the sellers on the deal and CMS London advised ING, MHP’s financial partner.

Zivkovic Samardzic’s dispute resolution team has secured a victory in Serbia's Commercial Appellate Court for Vlade Divac, a former NBA star and current Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager of the Sacramento Kings in the NBA.

The beginning of 2019 will mark the start of a major transformation of the Serbian tax system, bringing new and exciting opportunities for companies who do business or wish to invest in Serbia, but also bringing potential challenges concerning the practical application of new tax rules.

BDK Advokati has advised Ellis Enterprises d.o.o., a subsidiary of Valvoline, on signing an agreement with a Serbian lubricant producer FAM to acquire its production plant and IP rights for a purchase price of EUR 9.5 million.

Adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"), applicable as of 25 May 2018, marked a watershed in the regulation of personal data protection and the rights of persons whose data is being processed, while also setting down penalties and making substantial progress in safeguarding the personal right to privacy.