The Legal 500

PWC Legal in cooperation with Milovanovic & Aksic attorneys at law

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Serbia

Corporate, M&A and privatisation

Within Corporate, M&A and privatisation, tier 5

Lawyers at PWC Legal (formerly Milovanovic & Associates Attorneys at Law) have undertaken a number of due diligence mandates on the buy side in large-scale acquisitions and assisted regular clients such as Alcatel, Panasonic and adidas with general corporate governance matters. Mirko Kovac is ‘a very crisp and pleasant first point of contact’.

Real estate

Within Real estate, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal LLP is a third tier firm,

The focus of the team now practising under the banner of PWC Legal (formerly Milovanovic & Associates Attorneys at Law) is on due diligence and acquisition support in relation to investments with real estate content.


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Czech Republic

Spain

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France

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Hungary

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Ireland

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London

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Moldova

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Romania

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Russia

Offices in Moscow, St Petersburg, and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Taiwan

Offices in Taipei

Vietnam

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Serbia

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