The team at Vukmir & Associates is noted for expertise in corporate, commercial, and M&A matters in a range of areas consisting of the hospitality, banking, and technology sectors. The practice also has experience advising both foreign and domestic clients on cross-border matters concerning the transfer of businesses, joint ventures, and acquisitions. Tomislav Pedišić, Ivan Ćuk and Sanja Tkalec Kovač co-lead the team from Zagreb, and Pedišić specialises in corporate law, TMT and capital markets, while Ćuk has experience advising clients in the technology and banking sector.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Tomislav Pedišić was always calm, understandable, considerable and even when on vacation responsive. We felt like we can have trust in him and he is great person and professional in his business.’
- ‘The practice stands out for its ability to combine deep technical expertise with a commercial, client-centric mindset. The team is known for its responsiveness, practical advice, and commitment to delivering solutions that go beyond the purely legal to address the broader business context. We value the team’s ability to handle complex, high-stakes matters with agility and precision, underpinned by a strong understanding of the industries in which they operate.'
- ‘Sanja Tkalec Kovač is a very strong legal expert with great understanding of our needs and experienced in M&A in Croatia involving foreign partners.’
- ‘The individuals we work with distinguish themselves through exceptional technical expertise and a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset that clients consistently commend. What sets them apart from competitors is their ability to distil complex legal issues into clear, actionable strategies that align seamlessly with clients’ commercial objectives.'
- Sanja Tkalec Kovač and Tomislav Pedišić are the most knowledgeable and experienced legal professionals, pragmatic and solution-oriented, dedicated and reactive, with a comprehensive approach, always mindful of clients' business goals, long-term sustainability of legal solutions proposed, as well as the highest standards of ethics and moral integrity.
- Very good law firm, and very reliable in terms of the quality of legal advice. Although they are a full-service law firm, due to their roots in IP, their practice is stronger in certain areas than others.
Key clients
- Olympic Entertainment Group REWE Group Lightspeed Venture Partners Cenosco Croatian National Bank APRC SASU Faculty of Electronics, University of Zagreb Biocon Zagrebacka banka d.d. Microsoft Photomath Phillips New Era Nactarome OYO Rooms Trelleborg Royal Canin GPC Instrumentation Process doo Procter & Gamble PAYBACK Austria GmbH Mitel Hewlett-Packard Enterprise operated by SELECTIUM Erste & Steiermarkische banka d.d. ADRIAGATE Warner Media Amazon Web Services Orange Business Services
Work highlights
Advised Dertour Germany (part of REWE Group – a major German diversified retail and tourism co-operative group) in relation to legal due diligence and cross-border acquisition of a Croatian tour-operator company ID Riva Tours.
Acted for a European gambling group in performing a legal due diligence of its Croatian subsidiaries, all related to EUR 210 mil refinancing on a group level.
Acted for Lightspeed Venture Partners, a major a global venture capital firm, with legal due diligence and first round of seed financing in the amount of EUR 5.8 mil to Croatian drone start-up Orqa.
Practice head
Tomislav Pedišić; Ivan Ćuk; Sanja Tkalec Kovač
Other key lawyers
Tea Cerinski