Competition/Antitrust | Europe

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.

Schoenherr maintains its position as a leading competition law firm in Serbia, with particular strength in high-value, multi-jurisdictional merger clearance notifications. The Serbian team often works alongside its colleagues in other Schoenherr offices to handle regional merger filings. In addition, the law firm offers notable experience in behavioural investigations and sector inquiries. It further assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of commercial agreements. It represents clients from a variety of sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, technology and automotive.

Gecić Law assists clients with the full range of competition law matters, advising on merger control filings and investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance or cartel involvement. The law firm is a popular choice with clients from the telecommunications sector, as well as government and public sector clients. It further acts on state aid matters and appeals against decisions. The team offers additional experience in competition compliance matters.

Wolf Theiss is particularly known for advising private equity clients on competition law filings for proposed mergers, often acting alongside its colleagues in Vienna on regional transactions. The law firm also assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of their distribution strategies.

JPM & Partners' competition team is best known for advising on the local merger clearance aspects of global deals in various industry sectors. Additionally, the team assists with regulatory compliance mandates, including around distribution and other commercial agreements. Its clients hail from the energy, financial services and food and beverages sectors.