Živković Samardžić Wins the 2018 Deal of the Year Award for Serbia

We are pleased to announce that Živković Samardžić has won the 2018 Deal of the Year Award for Serbia for its work on Belgrade Airport privatization.

Organized by the renowned CEE Legal Matters magazine, this is the second year that these awards were held and they are a way of recognizing the biggest and most important deals by leading law firms in Central and Eastern European jurisdictions. A two-tiered panel of leading lawyers from across the region selected winners for 17 different CEE jurisdictions.

The prestigious accolade was awarded on March 28, 2019 at the CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Banquet in Budapest. Before an audience of over 90 senior legal professionals from across Europe, Igor Živkovski, Živković Samardžić Corporate and M&A Partner, accepted the award on behalf of the firm.

“It is a huge privilege to receive this prestigious award, which reflects the dedication and commitment our team showed while working on this highly complex deal”, said Mr. Živkovski. “I would also like to congratulate our client, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, and to express our sincere gratitude for the opportunity to work on this landmark project. Last but not least, congratulations to all the winners, as well as the organizers of this amazing event.”

“The significance of that deal was, ultimately, impossible for the two tiers of voters to ignore, and Zivkovic | Samardzic played an important role in making it happen”, said CEE Legal Matters Executive Editor David Stuckey. “We were pleased that the voters recognized the deal’s significance, and personally delighted that Igor Zivkovski from the firm was able to join us at the event and accept it in person. That’s an experience we expect to see repeated many times in the years to come!”

Živković Samardžić team that advised Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport on this deal was led by Branislav Živković and Igor Živkovski, Partners and Sava Pavlović, Senior Associate.

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Živković Samardžić in the Finals for the CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Award

We are proud to announce that Živković Samardžić’s nominated deal, Belgrade Airport privatization, is one of three finalists for the 2018 CEE Deal of the Year Award for Serbia. These prestigious accolades are organised by CEE Legal Matters, a renowned print and online publication for and about lawyers in Europe’s emerging legal markets.

The Živković Samardžić team that advised Belgrade Airport on this deal was led by Branislav Živković and Igor Živkovski, Partners and Sava Pavlović, Senior Associate.

These shortlists were chosen by panels of experts on the ground in each of 17 CEE jurisdictions from over 200 submissions made by law firms all over Europe. The shortlisted deals are forwarded to the Final Selection Committee, which consists of CEE Legal Matters Knowledge Partners and attendees to the annual End of Year Expert Summit, who independently rank the final nominees, identifying the ultimate winner in each market.

The winners will be announced at the CEE Deal of the Year Awards Banquet on March 28, 2019 in Budapest. On that day senior legal practitioners from across Europe will gather in hopes of winning the prestigious CEE Deal of the Year Award and to participate in the biggest and the most important annual celebration of top level lawyering in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Igor Živkovski, President of FIC Legal Committee and Živković Samardžić Partner received “Committee of the Year Award”

On December 21st, 2018, President of FIC Legal Committee and Živković Samardžić Partner, Igor Živkovski received “Committee of the Year Award” on Foreign Investors Council regular annual session of the Assembly. In order to fully recognize the key role of its working committees, FIC established “Committee of the Year Award”, which was awarded to the FIC Legal Committee, as the most active committee in 2018. The winner was announced by FIC President, Yana Mikhailova. 

The Foreign Investors Council held today the regular annual session of the Assembly, summarizing the key achievements and making solid basis for the future growth. Members also adopted Annual and Financial Report for 2018. For the first time this year, the “Committee of the Year Award” was introduced.

Igor Živkovski, Živković Samardžić Corporate and M&A Partner said: “The Committee of the Year Award have been presented for the first time this year and I feel a deep sense of pride at the achievements of our FIC Legal Committee team. This is an achievement which demonstrates our strength and confirms our expertise. Seems we succeeded!”.

Warm congratulations to Igor Živkovski and his colleagues, also congratulations to other 10 committees, aiming to advocate for improvement of the overall legal framework by closely monitoring the work of Serbian authorities and generating proposals for its improvement. Legal Committee has developed a practice of organizing roundtables in order to present to the authorities FIC positions on specific draft laws or on the issues regarding implementation of the existing regulation. For more information on FIC Legal Committee activities and the full list of its members, please follow this link.

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National Philanthropy Conference: The Future of Giving

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With the idea of participating in the joint initiation of the dialogue on improving the legal and fiscal framework of giving for the common good, philanthropic trends identified in the conducted research projects, as well as on the subject of current philanthropic practices, our colleague Kruna Savović, Head of the Sector for court representation in media-related disputes of the Law Office Živković Samardžić, participated today at the National Philanthropy Conference: The Future of Giving, within the panel Investments as a legitimate philanthropic practice. (more…)

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Živković Samardžić ranked across diverse set of practice areas; retains top tier in Dispute resolution

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has published its 2018 edition covering 85 countries and over 2,700 ranked law firms. (more…)

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Miloš Stojković wins OSCE Mission to Serbia 2017 Person of the Year Award

The Mission to Serbia, an OSCE field operation based in Belgrade, presented its Person of the Year Awards at a ceremony held on 12 December 2017, to Miloš Stojković, Živković Samardžić Technology, Media and Telecommunications Senior Associate. While several Supreme Court of Cassation Judges received the award in previous years, this is the first time ever that it goes to a private practice lawyer. Miloš is recognized for his dedication to media freedom and development of media legislation.

“We congratulate Miloš on a well-deserved recognition of his achievements and are proud to have him among us,” said Slobodan Kremenjak, Živković Samardžić Technology, Media and Telecommunications Partner.

Miloš Stojković graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 2007 and is with Živković Samardžić since 2012, after a four-year stint with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, where he was a Legal Advisor and a Head of Regulatory Department in the Sector for Electronic Communications. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, one of the most important and most influential non-governmental organizations in Serbia and a Head of the AmCham Digital Economy Platform’s Regulatory Stream, AmCham Serbia’s body focused on initiating and supporting regulatory changes enabling smooth transition of Serbian economy towards digital technologies.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world’s largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes, inter alia, issues such as promotion of human rights and freedom of the press. For more than a decade, OSCE Mission to Serbia Person of the Year Award celebrates citizens of Serbia who contribute to the promotion of OSCE values in the country. This year’s award was also presented to Dženeta Agović, Director of the Impuls civil society organization from Tutin; Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality; Tamara Mirović, Deputy Republic Public Prosecutor; and Nedim Sejdinović, President of the Independent Association of Journalists of Vojvodina. OSCE Mission’s press release announcing the winners is available here.

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Živković Samardžić ranked in all practice areas covered; Marko Trišić recognized as the ‘next generation lawyer’

Živković Samardžić has been among the select few firms ranked in all practice areas covered in Serbia by The Legal 500 Europe 2017, while the directory recognized Marko Trišić, Živković Samardžić Dispute Resolution Senior Associate as the ‘next generation lawyer’. (more…)

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Top-Tier Ranking in Chambers Europe 2017 for Živković Samardžić Dispute Resolution Practice

Živković Samardžić, one of the Serbia’s leading full-service independent law firms has been ranked as a top-tier Serbian Dispute Resolution firm by leading legal directory Chambers and Partners in its 2017 Europe edition. The firm has retained its top-tier Dispute Resolution Chambers ranking for the fourth year running and has also improved its ranking in the Employment practice area.

The directory recognizes Živković Samardžić for its “strong commercial litigation practice” that is “well placed to receive contentious mandates deriving from financial, insolvency and labor issues, in addition to regulatory matters” and “particularly adept at offering experienced advice on international investment treaty arbitration cases and IP litigation.”

Miloš Milošević, Partner, head of Živković Samardžić Dispute Resolution practices and Miloš Živković, of counsel, were ranked individually for their Dispute Resolution work. Chambers Europe 2017 guide quotes clients who have praised Miloš Milošević for being “among the handful of best commercial litigators in the country” and Miloš Živković for his “experience in arbitration.”

Jovana Tomić, Partner and head of Živković Samardžić Employment practices, was also ranked individually for her counsel on sensitive employment cases, her expert command of employment litigation, union negotiations work and counsel provided on redundancies arising from changes in staff structure within companies.

 

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IFLR 1000 recognizes Branislav Živković and Miloš Milošević as the leading lawyers

IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate 2017 directory has once again ranked Živković Samardžić, one of the Serbia’s leading law firms, for its financial and corporate practice as well as recognized Branislav Živković, Živković Samardžić managing partner as the leading lawyer in the M&A and Real Estate Finance and Miloš Milošević, partner and head of Dispute Resolution, as the leading lawyer in the Restructuring and Insolvency practice areas in Serbia.

Directory, released by International Financial Law Review, the market-leading financial publication for lawyers specialising in international finance in financial institutions, corporates and private practice, feature tiered rankings of the financial and corporate law firms and lawyers, recognized by their peers and clients to be the leading figures in their specialist areas, in more than 120 jurisdictions across the globe.

Branislav Živković is practicing law since 1988. His wide-ranging experience covers mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, privatizations, acquisition and corporate finance, transactional tax aspects, complex commercial contracts and real estate and project finance.

Miloš Milošević joined Živković Samardžić in 2010, and 15 years in the judiciary, as a judicial clerk at the Commercial Court in Belgrade and the Supreme Court of Serbia, Judge at the Fourth Municipal Court in Belgrade and a Civil Law Appellate Chamber Judge at the District Court in Belgrade.

 

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Živković Samardžić Retained Dispute Resolution Top-Tier Ranking in Chambers Europe 2016

Živković Samardžić, one of the Serbia’s leading full-service independent law firms has again been ranked as a top-tier Serbian Dispute Resolution firm by leading legal directory Chambers and Partners in its 2016 Europe edition. The firm has retained its Dispute Resolution Chambers ranking for the third year running, since it was also ranked in the top tier for Dispute Resolution in Serbia by Chambers and Partners in 2014 and 2015. The Chambers Europe 2016 also ranked several Živković Samardžić lawyers, including Head of Dispute Resolution Partner Miloš Milošević and of counsel Miloš Živković. (more…)

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