Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz > Belgrade, Serbia > Firm Profile

Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz > The Legal 500 Rankings

Serbia > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz‘s practice covers M&A, private equity, outsourcing, restructuring and privatisations, and clients also benefit from the firm’s sector expertise in banking, energy, infrastructure, insurance and life sciences, among other areas. Heading the corporate and M&A group, Radivoje Petrikić has over 25 years’ experience in major transactions and development projects throughout the CEE region; Maja Stepanović has longstanding expertise in corporate, M&A and commercial work in Serbia; and Marija Tešić advises international companies on the commencement and restructuring of business operations in the country.

Serbia > Projects and energy Tier 1

Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz‘s Belgrade team consistently advises on the development of energy projects in Serbia. The team is especially appreciated for its expertise in energy matters. Admitted to practise in both Serbia and Austria, Radivoje Petrikić has longstanding experience in CEE-related project developments. Leading both the Belgrade infrastructure and projects practice and the real estate and construction team, Ivan Gazdić is also an energy law specialist. The second line of key advisers includes attorney at law Marija Marošan, who advises on real estate law.

Serbia > Real estate and construction Tier 1

Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz‘s has recently been especially active in commercial real estate matters involving the hotels and leisure, retail, office and logistics sectors. Its recent experience also includes advising clients on the sale and acquisition of property in both Serbia and Montenegro. Real estate transactions specialist Ivan Gazdić heads up the real estate and construction (and infrastructure and projects) practices. Providing key support is attorney at law Marija Marošan, who advises international companies on property development, purchases, sales, leasing and construction.

Serbia > Banking and finance Tier 2

Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz‘s practice advises on the full spectrum of banking, finance, regulatory, restructuring and capital markets work, and it is particularly well known for syndicated and bilateral cross-border lending transactions, acquisition leveraged, project, real estate, structured commodity and trade financings, debt restructurings and NPL portfolio sales. Heading up the group in both Belgrade and Podgorica, Milica Popović has 20 years’ experience in Balkans-related legal work, and senior attorney Ksenija Boreta acts for international financial institutions, commercial banks and regulatory authorities.

Serbia > Dispute resolution Tier 2

Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz‘s sizeable team acts in the full gamut of disputes. The practice routinely handles cases arising from significant investment projects, and its experience also includes representing several expatriates in restitution and rehabilitation proceedings involving high-value properties. Dispute resolution practice head Nedeljko Velisavljević‘s track record comprises over two decades of complex cases that range from litigation to arbitration, including criminal (particularly white-collar crime) cases. Attorney at law Nenad Kovačević regularly assists with administrative proceedings, commercial disputes and arbitration.

Serbia > Employment Tier 2

In May 2021, Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz recruited Dragana Bajić from Joint law office Marić in cooperation with Kinstellar to head the firm's employment and data protection practices; Bajić was also recently reappointed as chair of the Labour Regulations Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia. In addition to routinely advising global workforce recruitment and staffing services, the employment team is active in labour disputes, including mobbing cases and occupational injury disputes. Attorney at law Ksenija Ivetić-Marlović regularly advises clients on employment and pension law matters.

Serbia > Competition Tier 3

Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz‘s ‘advice combines international experience with excellent local law knowledge‘. The group’s track record includes assisting clients with major dawn raids, follow-on damages actions, individual exemption proceedings, and multi-jurisdictional merger filings. Senior attorney Srđan Janković, whose career includes working at Serbia’s Commission for Protection of Competition, regularly handles cartel and abuse of dominance matters, including appeal procedures before the Serbian and Montenegrin courts.

Montenegro > Leading firms

CMS‘ Montenegrin practice is active in banking and finance, corporate, commercial, competition, real estate, public procurement, dispute resolution and labour-related matters. It also houses specialists in compliance, energy and telecoms. In addition, the Podgorica team recently won a number of new hospitality industry clients. The principal figures to note are Belgrade and Podgorica managing partner Radivoje Petrikić, who has over 25 years’ experience in major commercial and M&A transactions and development projects throughout the CEE region; and Milica Popović, who heads up the firm’s banking and finance teams in Belgrade and in Podgorica.