Competition/Antitrust
Europe Guide 2024 : Serbia
Band 1
About
Provided by Karanovic & Partners
Our team provides a complete range of competition law services, including antitrust and competition law compliance, sector regulation, abuse of dominance, cartels and restrictive agreements, state aid, merger control and competition enforcement, as well as competition litigation. We take a preventive approach by analysing business practices, transactions and agreements to adequately assess the risks of competition infringement.
High Transaction Success Rate
Our competition lawyers have vast experience in assessing, planning and structuring high profile transactions from a competition perspective. We are experienced in coordinating complicated cross-border merger control proceedings, and, in cooperation with local lawyers, we had a large number of cases handled by regional competition authorities. Along with extensive experience in planning and negotiating remedies, this combination of factors manifests itself through our team's regularly high success rates in all types of transactions.
Antitrust Experts
We assisted clients in a number of landmark antitrust cases before both the competition authorities and courts. Due to our regionally strong reputation, we often work with enforcers and courts developing new and existing economic and antitrust concepts. This combination of knowledge, experience and influence, puts us in a position to maximise our clients' business goals, while giving them a significant commercial advantage compared to what our competitors are able to offer.
Chambers Review
Karanovic & Partners remains one of the top firms in Serbia for competition law issues. Its deep team is able to handle the full range of competition law matters, including representing clients in significant antitrust investigations into possible resale price maintenance or anti-competitive vertical agreements. The team is particularly popular with blue-chip multinational private equity houses for advice on merger clearance notifications before the Serbian Competition Authority. The law firm offers further experience in competition compliance mandates, particularly around state aid questions and distribution agreements. Its client base spans a variety of sectors, including the consumer goods, retail and energy industries.
Work Highlights
- Karanovic & Partners assisted Bain Capital with obtaining competition law clearance for the acquisition of Be Shaping Future.
Strengths
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"The lawyers are really great, they are very experienced with the authority and take a pragmatic yet well thought-through approach."
"It is very efficient to use the team as it can cover three or four Baltic jurisdictions."
"The team is great, very friendly and competent."
"We always get prompt responses and the firm is there when things are urgent, so it is very responsive indeed."
"The lawyers are on top of issues and good at coming up with practical options."
"The lawyers are really great, they are very experienced with the authority and take a pragmatic yet well thought-through approach."
"It is very efficient to use the team as it can cover three or four Baltic jurisdictions."
"The team is great, very friendly and competent."
"We always get prompt responses and the firm is there when things are urgent, so it is very responsive indeed."
"The lawyers are on top of issues and good at coming up with practical options."
Notable Practitioners
Bojan Vučković has a strong practice advising clients on the Serbian aspects of multi-jurisdictional merger filings and representing them in significant investigations before the Serbian authorities. He also offers notable experience in state aid mandates.
"It is a privilege to work with him in terms of the knowledge he can offer."
"He is a great competition lawyer and very pleasant to work with."
"He is very prepared, with a lot of experience. He is very responsive and great if you need to meet a deadline, because he can pick up the thread very quickly."
"He is hands-on and responsive."
Rastko Petaković stands out for his ability to represent multinational clients in high-profile behavioural investigations before the Serbian authorities, often defending them in allegations of resale price maintenance.
Bojana Miljanović Hussey advises clients on merger clearance notifications and also assists with competition law compliance matters, particularly around distribution agreements.
"She knows competition law very well so it was a smooth cooperation."
"She is a well-known lawyer and an expert in competition."
Mladen Vujić frequently advises multinational private equity houses on merger clearance filings in Serbia. He also has experience assisting clients with investigations before the Serbian competition authorities.
"Mladen Vujić is great to work with. He knows the authority inside-out and is also great at coordinating filing in the region."
"I had a really good experience with him for the quality of work, and he was responsive, which is always a good sign."
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