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Gecic Law
NIKOLE SPASICA 2
11000 BELGRADE
Serbia

Work Department

Position

Partner | Head of Corporate / M&A

Career

Ognjen Colić is a partner and the head of Corporate / M&A practice at Gecić Law in Belgrade. His practice focuses on Corporate / M&A, Energy, Infrastructure & PPP, Commercial Agreements, Labor and Regulatory Compliance.
Ognjen has more than fifteen years of experience in Serbia and the region. He advised a number of leading international and local corporations in some of the most significant privatizations, M&A transactions, local and cross-border, energy and industry license issues, PPPs and regulatory compliance issues in Serbia and the Western Balkans. Ognjen’s experience includes advising on the very first PPP project structured in Serbia and the first RES power plant project in Montenegro, where he also acted on a number of high-profile acquisitions in the metals and mining industry. His extensive industry experience includes energy, mining, commercial, food, IT, marketing, advertising and others. In addition, his practice includes providing regular support and advice to civil society organizations engaged in the protection of digital rights, privacy and civil rights on the internet.
Ognjen earned his law degree from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law (LL.M., 2006, cum laude). He is a member of the Belgrade Bar Association, Serbia. Ognjen is fluent in English, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian.

Languages

Ognjen speaks fluent English, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian.

Memberships

Belgrade Bar Association

Education

LLM, Judicial Law,  University of Belgrade Faculty of Law

Lawyer Rankings

Serbia > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading individuals)

Ognjen ColićGecic Law

With an ‘approach that helps clients overcome all challenges’, Gecic Law fields experts in M&A, corporate law, commercial transactions, and regulatory compliance. The firm’s industry specialisms encompass telecoms, financial services, energy, and real estate. It is particularly sought after for complex international transactions. Corporate and M&A leader Ognjen Colić, who ‘always identifies the most commercially important points’, specialises in M&A deals, commercial agreements, and regulatory compliance. The group also includes Nemanja Sladaković, an adviser on corporate law, M&A, and energy, while Milos Petakovic advises on restructuring, investments, and takeover procedures.

Serbia > Projects and energy

Gecic Law‘s lawyers are ‘clearly experts when it comes to large investment and energy projects’. The firm’s industry expertise ranges from steel production and renewable energy (wind and solar), to nuclear energy and electric power generation. The team is co-headed by ‘exceptional lawyer’ and corporate and M&A head, Ognjen Colić; and Bogdan Gecić, whose extensive practice focuses on corporate law, energy matters, infrastructure projects, PPPs, and European law issues.