Mr Nihad Odobašić > Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers > Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina > Lawyer Profile

Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers
FRA ANDELA ZVIZDOVICA 1, BC UNITIC
TOWER B/LL
71000 SARAJEVO
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Work Department

Competition, Corporate & Commercial

Position

Senior Associate (Independent Attorney at Law in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners)

Career

Nihad is an independent Attorney at Law qualified in Bosnia and Herzegovina, practicing in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners. He is a member of the Competition and Corporate & Commercial practice groups. Nihad advises clients on different types of commercial law, but particularly on antitrust compliance issues, cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings. His client roster includes companies predominantly from telecommunications, IT and media sector.

Languages

Bosnian, English, German

Memberships

Bar Association of Sarajevo

Bar Association of the Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina

International Bar Association

Education

Freie Universität Berlin, Master of Business, Competition and Regulatory Law (2020), LL.M.

University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Law (2018), M.A.

University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Law (2016), LL.B.

Lawyer Rankings

Bosnia & Herzegovina > Competition

(Rising stars)

Nihad OdobašićKaranovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers

Lauded as a ‘market leader in competition,’ Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers‘ experienced team specialises in representing and advising an impressive roster of regional TMT conglomerates in antitrust and regulatory proceedings before the appropriate authorities. Team head and ‘expert lawyer,Nihad Sijerčić leads on the full range of competition and compliance-related matters across the SEE region, while Nihad Odobašić handles a range of antitrust compliance issues, abuse of dominance proceedings, and cartel issues. Advising foreign private investment firms and manufacturing companies in local merger clearances and joint ventures is another key strength of the team. Nevena Tomić Lučić is another key member of the team.

Bosnia & Herzegovina > Intellectual property

Leveraging ‘regional know-how and experience,’ the intellectual property team at Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers regularly represents international clients on various copyright and other IP disputes before the national authorities. Practice head Nihad Sijerčić is highly recommended for full service advisory work expertise, while Nihad Odobašić is a key contact for trademark protection procedures in Bosnia. The ‘savvy,’ team is also well versed in data and license protection work, and management of copyright related rights.