Živković Samardžić corporate and commercial team deals with all aspects of corporate law advising clients on privatisations, mergers and acquisitions and other investments as well as on its employment, competition and tax implications. Our corporate and commercial team is one of most experienced teams of commercial lawyers in the country when it comes to reviewing, interpreting, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts in different sectors on behalf of a wide range of clients. Živković Samardžić commercial team benefits from our expertise in intellectual property and information technologies, as well as in competition law. According to Legal 500 Živković Samardžić has ‘one of the most comprehensive legal practices in Serbia, boasting highly developed proficiency in all aspects of corporate and business law.’
Živković Samardžić are providing corporate and commercial services for number of international clients in Serbia, including Nestlé, world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company, Titan Group, multi-regional producer of cement and other related building materials headquartered in Greece, Telenor, Norwegian telecommunications company operating a mobile network in Serbia. Lately Živković Samardžić have advised German based supermarket chain on the establishing of its Serbian presence, Austrian media and printing group on its acquisition of interest in major Serbian daily newspaper, and Greek investor on its acquisitions in the mining sector.
Team that, according to Chambers Europe and Legal 500 ‘has earned a solid reputation with international clients’ and ‘a growing high-end workflow’ is co-led by Branislav Živković and Nebojša Samardžić, well-respected lawyers, with experience in a wide range of corporate and commercial matters.
Corporate and commercial team contacts:
Branislav Živković, partner (branislav.zivkovic@zslaw.rs)
Nebojša Samardžić, partner (nebojsa.samardzic@zslaw.rs)
Miloš Živković, legal advisor (milos.zivkovic@zslaw.rs)
Živković Samardžić real estate team provides an integrated service to clients working in all aspects of commercial real estate, acting for both local and international clients. Widely acknowledged for its ‘superlative knowledge of Serbian real estate law’ (Legal 500 EMEA 2008), their specialisations include real estate acquisition, project development and project financing. They also advise on environmental and property tax considerations. Our counsel, Miloš Živković lectures Property Law at the Law Faculty of the Belgrade University. The team is also closely linked to the specialist expertise provided by our finance, litigation and corporate services, in structuring of major real estate projects.
Team is led by our partner Branislav Živković.
Real estate team contacts:
Branislav Živković, partner (branislav.zivkovic@zslaw.rs)
Miloš Živković, legal advisor (milos.zivkovic@zslaw.rs)
Uroš Đorđević, associate partner (uros.djordjevic@zslaw.rs)
Živković Samardžić financial services team brings together requisite industry knowledge of our lawyers and their legal and regulatory expertise to advise clients operating in the financial services sector. We provide clients with transactional, regulatory, compliance and dispute advice. We also advise on the establishment of financial services businesses and on the development and structuring of products and services. We act for the banks, insurance companies, and investment brokers.
Živković Samardžić financial services team is led by Marina Papadakis, associate partner.
Financial services team contacts:
Marina Papadakis, associate partner (marina.papadakis@zslaw.rs)
Milena Radić, associate (milena.radic@zslaw.rs)
Živković Samardžić dispute resolution team closely relates its practice to our non-contentious practices, ensuring our clients a fully integrated service. As well as resolving disputes when they arise, we also work with clients to put systems in place to minimise the risk of litigation arising in the future. We have specialists in commercial litigation, insurance litigation, shareholder disputes, IT and IP litigation disputes, defamation litigation and employment related litigation. We act for numerous domestic and foreign clients, including banks, media, telecommunications operators, pharmaceutical companies, etc.
Živković Samardžić dispute resolution team is led by Nebojša Samardžić, partner.
Dispute resolution team contacts:
Nebojša Samardžić, partner (nebojsa.samardzic@zslaw.rs)
Slobodan Kremenjak, associate partner (slobodan.kremenjak@zslaw.rs)
Miloš V. Milošević, associate partner (milos.milosevic@zslaw.rs)
Our IP, media, IT and telecommunications specialists provide an integrated service to clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious IP, media, IT and telecoms-related issues. ‘Trusted advisers to clients who appreciate their enormous support’, (Chambers Europe 2008) Živković Samardžić IP, Media and Telecommunications team lawyers cover copyright, industrial, publishing, broadcasting and advertising law. Our team is assisting media in their relations with regulators, collecting societies, as well as in acquisitions of prime content. We also advise mobile operators and internet service providers on regulatory and various other issues. We assist corporate clients from a range of industry sectors clients with regards to the advertising, IP and IT. Our lawyers are members of the working groups founded by the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society that are drafting new Serbian media and electronic communications legislation.
Živković Samardžić IP, media and telecommunications team is led by Slobodan Kremenjak, associate partner.
IP, media and telecommunications team contacts:
Slobodan Kremenjak, associate partner (slobodan.kremenjak@zslaw.rs)
Jovana Tomić, associate (jovana.tomic@zslaw.rs)
Ksenija Golubović-Filipović, associate partner (ksenija.golubovic@zslaw.rs)
Competition legal framework continues to change and upgrade in Serbia. 2005 Competition law has already been superseded by the new one in 2009. Živković Samardžić competition team is not only monitoring these changes, but is actively on its forefront. We have accumulated vast experience in assisting our numerous international and local clients both in obtaining competition clearances in most complex merger cases, and on antitrust and cartel matters, in diverse products and services' sectors.
Živković Samardžić competition team is led by Slobodan Kremenjak, associate partner.
Competition team contacts:
Slobodan Kremenjak, associate partner (slobodan.kremenjak@zslaw.rs)
Živković Samardžić employment team is distinguished by high quality of their work, innovative solutions and excellent response time. We have advised senior executives on severance arrangements, international corporate client on redundancy issues, major local client on terminations of employment, etc.
Živković Samardžić employment team is led by Jovana Tomić, associate. Jovana is one of the best Serbian employment lawyers with broad experience in all aspects of employment law and Employment Law Alliance Representative in Serbia.
Employment team contacts:
Jovana Tomić, associate (jovana.tomic@zslaw.rs)