Corporate/Commercial | Europe

Karanovic & Partners' pre-eminent corporate and commercial team of lawyers advises clients across Serbia. The law firm enjoys a strong presence in a broad range of sectors, including technology and IT, life sciences and automotive. The lawyers are highly active on market-leading M&A transactions, advising major local and international clients on both the buy and sell sides. The team also acts for European private equity investors on their engagements in Serbia, and is well placed to assist multinational clients with regulatory and compliance matters. The practice is well versed in corporate restructuring issues.

Schoenherr possesses a widely admired legal team with a strong international network, acting on high-profile M&A deals in Serbia and across the CEE region. The law firm regularly advises on transactions in the finance sector, including banking group restructuring. Its impressive client roster includes major private equity and debt investors, whom the law firm frequently represents in both buy-side and sell-side mandates.

JPM & Partners is a notable domestic law firm with a strong corporate practice, focusing on complex M&A transactions, restructurings and divestments. Its clientele includes major local corporations and financial institutions. The team of lawyers also represents foreign companies in their establishment in Serbia and ongoing activity in the country. The law firm regularly acts as local counsel to large international law firms on multi-jurisdictional mandates, as well as assisting with M&A-related tax, competition and IP matters.

Wolf Theiss is a well-known legal outfit benefiting from a prominent regional network when representing domestic and international clients in cross-border mandates. Its lawyers assist with advisory, strategic and transactional matters, regularly advising foreign investors on their acquisitions and commercial activity in Serbia and Montenegro. Members of the team offer further expertise in real estate matters. The law firm also handles complex corporate restructuring, corporate governance, takeovers and PPP issues.

CMS fields a robust corporate and commercial group of lawyers that benefits from a strong international network to advise on numerous cross-border mandates. Its client roster includes prominent multinational corporations, which the law firm represents in the establishment, incorporation and ongoing operation of their Serbian subsidiaries. The team also assists local and international clients with complex M&A, restructuring and financing issues, as well as advising on commercial contracts across the CEE region.

SOG in cooperation with Kinstellar advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including both domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity deals, joint ventures and strategic investments. The team also handles corporate restructurings and governance issues. Clients benefit from the law firm's international reach spreading across the region.