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Gugic, Kovacic & Krivic law firm

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At Gugic, Kovacic & Krivic law firm, the dispute resolution practice focuses on contentious matters primarily in the banking and finance sectors, as well as telecoms, and the insurance industry. The team work on a variety of enforcement, debt collection, and particularly bankruptcy matters, often representing domestic entities alongside corporate and commercial businesses in the wider region before the Croatian commercial court. Clients frequently include banks, and healthcare, pharmaceuticals and tech companies. Practice co-heads Damjan Krivic, Lovro Kovačić and Lovro Kovačić  form a tripartite leadership model, each handling a specific area of expertise, such as complex corporate and tax matters, or insurance litigation.
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  • ‘This is a law firm with great experience in litigation, especially in commercial law. They have great negotiation skills and often get the best deal for their clients.’

  • ‘Trpimir Gugic is lawyer with 20+ years experience in litigation. He is specialised in commercial and civil litigations and he stands out because of his great experience. Since lawyers from this law firm often deal with M&A and reconstruction they use their negotiating skills in litigation.’

  • ‘This team is very professional, with a high level of knowledge in all legal areas. They respond quickly to all our requests and are available at any time to help.’

  • ‘We value professionalism, superior knowledge, speed in responding to our requests and availability at any time.’

Key clients

  • DDM INVEST III AG
  • Hrvatska poštanska banka d.d.
  • Erste Group Bank AG
  • ERSTE&STEIERMÄRKISCHE BANK d. d.,
  • Erste & Steiermärkische S-Leasing d.o.o.
  • Allianz ZB d.o.o.
  • TRIGLAV OSIGURANJE d. d.
  • Allianz Hrvatska d.d.
  • Samsung Electronics Austria Gmbh, Zagreb Branch
  • ALCA ZAGREB d.o.o.

Work highlights

Representing SAMSUNG Electronic in several proceedings, proving that the claim of a bankruptcy and separation creditor was non-existent, successfully challenging a substantial portion of the total claim in the amount of approx. EUR 7m.
Providing long-term representation of Erste Group Bank AG in arbitral and court proceedings seeking a declaration of the termination of a public-private partnerships as a condition for the transfer of the loan agreement to the City of Split with a claim value of approx. EUR 56m.
Representing DDM INVEST III AG in various litigation, enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings for the collection of claims arising from non-performing loans (NPLs).

Lawyers

Practice head

Damjan Krivić; Lovro Kovačić; Trpimir Gugić