Dr Slobodan Doklestic > Doklestic Repic & Gajin > Belgrade, Serbia > Lawyer Profile
Doklestic Repic & Gajin Offices
Petra Kocica 4
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
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Dr Slobodan Doklestic
Work Department
Corporate, Commercial and M&A
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Managing partner at Doklestic Repic & Gajin – one of the leading commercial law firms in Serbia (www.doklestic.law).
Areas of expertise: Corporate and M&A, Antitrust, Commercial law, Employment, Dispute Resolution.
Approach: Business oriented. Focused on solutions. To the point.
Recognitions: Constantly ranked by leading international directories as one of the leading business lawyers in Serbia (e.g. Legal 500, Chambers Europe & Global).
Full profile is available here.
Languages
Serbian (-Croatian)
English
German
Memberships
Bar Association of Belgrade
Bar Association of Serbia
International Bar Association (IBA)
Education
LL.B. – University of Belgrade Faculty of Laws
LL.M. – CEU / Emory Law School
Ph.D. – University of Kragujevac Faculty of Laws
Lawyer Rankings
Montenegro > Leading firms
(Leading partners)Doklestic Repic & Gajin has an ‘exceptional level of expertise‘ in M&A and corporate transactions, and is well-equipped to advise clients on commercial agreements and reorganisations. The practice is co-headed by the ‘prominent figure’ Slobodan Doklestic, and Danilo Radulovic who focuses on restructurings. The team also includes Dragan Gajin who heads the firm’s competition department, and Ljubinka Pljevaljcic who specialises in contract, corporate, and employment law.
Serbia > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Doklestic Repic & Gajin focuses on M&A, joint ventures, buy-outs, divestments, and spin-offs. The team’s assistance extends to due diligence, deal structuring, transactional documents, merger approvals, and employment and regulatory issues. Slobodan Doklestic heads up the department, which includes Dragan Gajin, who is experienced in the real estate development, finance, mining, energy, logistics and pharmaceutical sectors. Ljubinka Pljevaljcic is also an active team member, while Dejan Peric and Jovana Spasojevic are 2023 hires from AVS Legal and Karanovic & Partners, respectively. Milos Pandzic, Aleksandra Stojanović and Tanja Glisic all recently departed the firm.
Serbia > Competition
‘One of the leading competition practices in the region’, Doklestic Repic & Gajin is the exclusive Serbian member for the Vogel Global Competition Network. The team regularly advises major Serbian companies, along with multinationals’ local subsidiaries, on competition work, including competition matters across the Western Balkans. The group also regularly handles mandates involving EU competition law. The practice is headed up by Dragan Gajin, who ‘has established himself as one of the preeminent competition lawyers in the region’. Gajin is flanked by managing partner Slobodan Doklestic, a private antitrust enforcement specialist.
Serbia > Dispute resolution
Doklestic Repic & Gajin‘s disputes team regularly acts in corporate, shareholder, bankruptcy, real estate and contract-related disputes. Other active areas are supply chain disputes, IP litigation, and business sale and acquisition disputes. The department also acts in labour litigation. Dispute resolution practice head Marko Repic is ‘a trusted advocate for anyone seeking resolution of legal matters’, while Slobodan Doklestic provides name-partner level support. Valentina Djordjevic‘s workload includes commercial disputes.
Serbia > Employment
(Leading partners)Doklestic Repic & Gajin ‘consistently demonstrates remarkable expertise in employment and labour law’. The department is experienced in collective bargaining, redundancies, reorganisations and massive lay-offs. The group further assists with the preparation of complex employment and management agreements, as well as high-stakes labour disputes. The team’s principal figures are name partner Slobodan Doklestic, who is praised for his ‘leadership and strategic insights’; Marko Repic, who routinely assists with significant labour disputes and risk assessment matters; and Ljubinka Pljevaljcic, a specialist in employment and labour relations, data protection, and labour law-related disputes.
Serbia > Real estate and construction
Doklestic Repic & Gajin‘s ‘real estate and construction practice significantly stands out in the market’. The practice comprises experts in the acquisition of real property and assets, financings, due diligence, complex project agreements, and project structuring and realisation. It also acts for large investors on infrastructure and mining projects in Serbia. Slobodan Doklestic‘s ‘mastery of real estate and construction law is second to none’, while Marko Repic‘s focus includes real estate, projects, mining and energy. Former partner Miloš Pandžić departed the firm in April 2023 to co-found Božović | Pandžić.
Bosnia & Herzegovina > Commercial, corporate and M&A
With offices in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Hercegovina, Doklestic Repic & Gajin stands out for its regional presence and ‘exceptional expertise,’ in corporate and M&A work. The group is led by Bojan Peulic and Kerim Karabdic from Bosnia and Slobodan Doklestic and Dragan Gajin from Serbia. The team regularly advises foreign investors in joint ventures, provides full transactional advisory support, and advises on various regulatory frameworks. The team also assists domestic clients in the insurance sector on appointments and dismissals, and minority shareholder relations is another strength of the team. On the merger control side, the practice advises foreign banking conglomerates.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Serbia > Employment
- Leading partners Serbia > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Serbia
- Competition Serbia
- Employment Serbia
- Real estate and construction Serbia
- Dispute resolution Serbia