The Legal 500

Within Corporate and M&A, MARIC & Co Law Firm is a first tier firm,

Maric & Co Law Firm is one of the largest law firms in BiH, with 25 lawyers. Branko Maric has an outstanding reputation, and can ‘always be recommended’; he has vast experience and provides ‘qualitative’ and ‘professional’ advice. Recent work includes advising on the establishment of subsidiaries of foreign companies, the internal restructuring of local companies, and registration of new companies including Suzlon Wind Energy A/S, Aquaplus Kft, and Roche.

Within Intellectual property, MARIC & Co Law Firm is a first tier firm,

Maric & Co Law Firm has a ‘strong’ IP practice and has seen a steady increase in such work in the jurisdiction. The firm provides a wide range of services including trade mark registration, cancellation and protection, and advising in relation to imported counterfeit goods. It represented Stock, the brandy producer, in court proceedings relating to trade mark protection.

Within Legal market overview,

The legal market in BiH is relatively small and includes a diverse range of firms. Maric & Co Law Firm and Lawyers’ Office Bojana Tkalcic-Dulic, Olodar Prebanic, Adela Rizvic & Arela Jusufbasic-Goloman remain the market leaders in the jurisdiction; and Advokatska Firma Sajic od and Wolf Theiss are developing into very strong firms. Despite its youth CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz in cooperation with local lawyers is a firm to watch and is a strong contender to join the top-tier firms. The real estate market is starting to pick up after construction projects came to sharp halt in 2009, and the country’s terrain affords a real potential for green energy development in the form of wind and water energy projects. Other growth areas include debt recovery and IP.

Within Real estate and construction, MARIC & Co Law Firm is a first tier firm,

Maric & Co Law Firm provides a full service in real estate that includes pre-purchase property searches, property sales, construction and usage permits, and expert opinions. The firm has been advising a large supermarket chain on the sale its real estate assets as well as advising Bauhaus on land development matters.