Ms Nedžida Salihović-Whalen > CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz D.O.O. in cooperation with local lawyers > Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina > Lawyer Profile
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71000 SARAJEVO
Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Ms Nedžida Salihović-Whalen
Work Department
Corporate law, Acquisition, Banking and finance law, Real estate, Civil legislation, Labour law
Position
Nedžida Salihović-Whalen is CEE partner at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz. She has over 20 years of experience in advising clients on corporate, M&A, commercial, banking and employment matters as well as experience in dispute resolution.
Nedzida is experienced in setting up corporate and business structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina and regularly advises clients on the regulatory and commercial environment under Bosnian law. She also represents clients in litigation.
Nedzida has an LLM from a US university and has been continuously selected as a leading lawyer in BiH.
Nedžida Salihović-Whalen was a member of several international legal working groups and took part in drafting laws regarding legal and economic reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is heavily involved in major banking and finance deals, both transactional and project-based work. Her involvement ranges from supervising the deals, to advising clients on particular aspects of the transactions.
Nedzida is an examiner of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Bar Exam Commission for commercial law for the last ten years.
Career
Legal Counsel of OSCE Provisional Election Commission, Sarajevo (1998 – 2001)
Secretary General of the Election Commission to BiH, Sarajevo (2001 – 2002)
DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach, Sarajevo office, Head of the Sarajevo Office (2002-2009)
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Sarajevo office, Local Partner (2009-2014).
CEE Partner at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz (2015 – present)
Languages
Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian and English with a basic knowledge of Hungarian and French.
Memberships
Bar Association of FBiH
Member of the BiH Bar Exam Commission
Education
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Law, Sarajevo (1978 -1983)
LLM from UCONN School of Law, CT, USA (2001)
Ministry of Justice – Notary Public Diploma (2009)
Lawyer Rankings
Bosnia & Herzegovina > Competition
(Leading individuals)Nedžida Salihović-Whalen – CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz D.O.O. in cooperation with local lawyers
The competition practice at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz D.O.O. in cooperation with local lawyers regularly advises on unfair competition and other regionally significant regulations. Jointly led by Andrea Zubović-Devedžić and Indir Osmić, the team advises significant domestic and foreign clients in merger control cases, and other competition aspects of cross-border acquisitions in various sectors including industry, life sciences, and TMT. Nedžida Salihović-Whalen and Ana Terzić are other key members of the team, assisting with transaction-related competition matters.
Bosnia & Herzegovina > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Leading individuals)Nedžida Salihović-Whalen – CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz D.O.O. in cooperation with local lawyers
Bosnia & Herzegovina > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Nedžida Salihović-Whalen – CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz D.O.O. in cooperation with local lawyers
Bosnia & Herzegovina > Intellectual property
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz D.O.O. in cooperation with local lawyers‘ IP team stands out for its expertise in trademark registration and protection matters, boasting an impressive roster of domestic and international clients in the consumer goods, entertainment, and tourism sectors. Led by Sanja Voloder with significant assistance from Nedžida Salihović-Whalen, the team regularly advises on consumer protection, data privacy matters, and represents clients in trademark and patent infringement matters before appropriate authorities. Zlatko Mašović is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Bosnia & Herzegovina > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Leading individuals Bosnia & Herzegovina > Banking, finance and capital markets
- Leading individuals Bosnia & Herzegovina > Competition
- Competition Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Intellectual property Bosnia & Herzegovina
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Real estate, construction and projects