Živković Samardžić Lawyers recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Monday, 01 April 2024
Živković Samardžić is truly delighted to learn about rankings in the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2024 directory. The office has been ranked across a diverse set of practice areas and our lawyers have been recognized as great professionals.
Miloš Milošević, Partner has been recognized as a Leading Individual, while Ivan Ljubisavljević, Partner as a Next Generation Partner, for their Dispute Resolution work.
Dispute Resolution team has also been recognized as consistently handling high-stakes commercial cases before the Serbian and Montenegrin courts, Živković & Samardžić Law Office acts for several domestic investment banks and insurance companies on an ongoing basis. The firm is home to experts in litigation and enforcement work, along with restructuring, reorganisation and insolvency proceedings. The career of Miloš Milošević includes being a civil law appellate chamber judge at the Belgrade District Court, while Ivan Ljubisavljević is a banking and finance litigation specialist. Civil litigation practitioner Tihomir Vlaović provides additional support.
One of the client testimonials are: ‘Expertise and experience make this team stand out by comparison to other firms.’, ‘Miloš Milošević is great for his understanding of banks’ business and aspirations.’
Additionally, Danka Draško has been recognized as a Rising Star for her Employment work, while the Employment team praised for being particularly active in advising on redundancies, reorganizations, union negotiations, employment disputes and executive terminations, to amendments of working conditions and disciplinary procedures
Client impressions were: ‘They are precise, efficient and professional in every way, and they respect tight deadlines.’, ‘Lawyers from this firm are interested in each client individually, knowing in detail the client’s organisation and type of work, as well as its business needs.’
Other ranked practice areas include Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Competition.
Commercial, Corporate and M&A department led by partners Sava Pavlović and Branislav Živković is known as exceptionally knowledgeable and experienced, acting for major commercial, financial and industrial businesses on complex business transactions. According to clients, “This team is truly impressive. They are incredibly focused and experienced, and their approach is remarkably flexible and innovative“, and “Clients highly value the excellent communication between lawyers and clients, as well as the team’s proactive engagement with them”.
The Competition practice is also recognized by the Legal 500, while Živković Samardžić is highlighted as a firm worth watching in the field of Real Estate and Construction practice. This practice is led by Uroš Đorđević, who has longstanding experience in real estate projects and project finance, as well as infrastructure and procurement contracts, however, he is supported by Srđan Zerdo, whose commercial real estate focus covers investment sales and acquisitions, property developments, FIDIC contracts, hotel operation agreements, and property joint ventures.
The Legal 500 is an independent guide, where firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit, considering various factors such as capabilities of the team and the law firm in general, the complexity and the variety of the performed work, with a great emphasis on client feedback.
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Miloš Milošević recognized as the one of most influential dispute resolution lawyers in Serbia
Sunday, 19 November 2023
After being featured as a Leading Individual by the Legal 500, included in the Legal 500’s 2023 Arbitration Powerlist: CEE, ranked individually by Chambers and Partners, and featured as Highly regarded by the IFLR1000, Živković Samardžić Dispute Resolution Partner Miloš Milošević has recently appeared in Business Today’s list of Serbia’s Top 10 Most Influential Dispute Resolution Lawyers.
The publication recognizes Miloš as one of the “professionals in Serbia [that] have marked themselves as luminaries in the field of Dispute Resolution” and “whose acumen is extensively lauded by clients and the legal fraternity alike”.
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IFLR1000 recognizes Branislav Živković and Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded Lawyers and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star
Wednesday, 27 July 2022
IFLR 1000, a guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers, has once again ranked Živković Samardžić, one of Serbia’s leading law firms, for its financial and corporate practice as well as recognized Branislav Živković as Highly Regarded lawyer in M&A, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Acquisitions, Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded lawyer in Restructuring and Insolvency and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star in Corporate and M&A practice areas in Serbia.
IFLR1000 has been producing legal market intelligence since 1990 and remains the only international legal directory dedicated to ranking law firms and lawyers on the basis of financial and corporate transactional work. The guide’s law firm rankings are based on three criteria: transactional evidence, peer feedback, and client feedback. The editorial for Serbia is available here.
Branislav Živković has been practicing law since 1988 and is a founding partner of Živković Samardžić. 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. He graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1995 and spent 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.
Igor Živkovski graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 2010 and has been with Živković Samardžić since 2013, after six-month internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague and two years with another reputable law firm in Belgrade.
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Živković Samardžić Lawyers and Practice Groups Recognized by Legal 500 EMEA 2022
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Živković Samardžić is humbled and proud of our rankings in the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2022 directory. The firm has been ranked across diverse set of practice areas and our partners recognized as professional and well organised lawyers with extensive knowledge and analytical skills.
Miloš Milošević, Partner has been recognized as a Leading Individual, and Ivan Ljubisavljević, Partner as a Next Generation Partner, for their Dispute Resolution work. Živković & Samardzić Law Office’s lawyers “regularly represents domestic and foreign clients from the banking, media, telecoms and pharma sectors. In addition to its track record in heavyweight commercial disputes before the Serbian and Montenegrin courts, the group appears in investment treaty arbitration.” Some of the client testimonials include following: “An excellent team that is made up of highly skilled individuals.”, with “Each lawyer is a highly professional individual with exceptional knowledge of the law and extensive experience.”, stating that “They are skilled in analysing legal issues in a short time, and provide the client with adequate professional advice and assistance.”
Ana Popović, Partner has been recognized as a Next Generation Partner for her Employment work and her team praised for being particularly active in advising on redundancies, management reorganisations, union negotiations, employment dispute resolution and executive terminations. The team also has expertise in the documenting of work condition amendments, disciplinary procedures, and assisting foreign management with immigration law matters. The Legal 500 directory quotes some of the client testimonials, according to which “I enjoy working with this firm – this is a complex jurisdiction and they are pragmatic and commercial with their advice.”, “The employment practice of this firm is outstanding. It is very well staffed, with experts who go the extra mile to provide sound and reliable advice.”, with“Great collaboration, client relations and response speeds.”
Other ranked practice areas include Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Competition and Real Estate and Construction.
Commercial, Corporate and M&A team is described as the one that consistently handles complex business transactions, as well as providing strategic corporate advice to both national and international commercial, financial and industrial enterprises in Serbia. Jointly heading up the group are Partners Branislav Živković, who is cross-border transactions expert, TMT deal expert Nebojša Samardžić, and Igor Živkovski, “a great lawyer with brilliant ideas”. According to some of the quoted client testimonials, the team “is very practical, and understands how to get things done quickly and easily without compromising on risk”, with “dedicated, knowledgeable and experienced professionals, who give very direct and useful advice, which is very much appreciated.” Their clients also “appreciate their deep knowledge of the local market and breadth of experience.”
Živković Samardžić Competition practice is described as “full of innovative and creative staff, who are very professional and available”, with team members “who are able to respond promptly to every client requirement”. The competition team has substantial experience of handling local Serbian and regional filing procedures for complex, multi-jurisdictional mergers in the electronic communications, broadcasting, energy and financial services sectors. Directory quotes client testimonials as follows: “When working on a project, the team always includes both partners and associates, which allows the associates to grow through handling large mandates and gain knowledge and experience for the future.”, as well as “Their understanding of the market is a great advantage.” Practice head, Slobodan Kremenjak, Partner is lauded for having “the track record which includes a number of landmark competition cases.”
The Legal 500 Series, now in its 33rd year, is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal referral guide. The Legal 500 is an independent guide, where firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit, considering various factors such as capabilities of the team and the law firm in general, the complexity and the variety of the performed work, with a great emphasis on client feedback.
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Chambers Europe 2022 Rankings for Živković Samaradžić Law office
Friday, 18 March 2022
Živković Samardžić, one of Serbia’s leading full-service independent law firms has been highly ranked in Dispute Resolution legal practice by leading legal directory Chambers and Partners in its 2022 Europe edition. Besides Dispute Resolution in the newest edition of the Chambers guide, the Employment legal practice is also highly ranked.
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.” The team also acts on insurance law disputes.
Miloš Milošević, Partner and Head of Živković Samardžić Dispute Resolution practices is ranked individually for their Dispute Resolution work. Chambers Europe 2022 guide quotes clients who have praised Miloš Milošević for being “among the handful of best commercial litigators in the country” and “extremely knowledgeable.”
The directory notes Živković Samardžić Law Office’s ability to handle complex employment matters and provides advice to domestic and international employers on day-to-day employment issues, including the drafting of employee contracts. It regularly handles redundancies and contract terminations. Lawyers often act for clients from the media and consumer goods sectors.
Ana Popović, Partner and Head of Živković Samardžić Employment practices, is also ranked individually for her counsel on sensitive employment cases, her expert command of employment litigation, COVID-19 regulations, union negotiations work and counsel provided on redundancies arising from changes in staff structure within companies. Clients quote: “Ana Popović deals with every request confidently and is highly experienced in working with both national and international companies. She is a very dedicated lawyer who pays attention to every detail and gives us clear instructions on the application of regulations.”
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IFLR1000 recognizes Branislav Živković and Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded Lawyers and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star
Thursday, 29 July 2021
IFLR 1000, a guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers, has once again ranked Živković Samardžić, one of Serbia’s leading law firms, for its financial and corporate practice as well as recognized Branislav Živković as Highly Regarded lawyer in M&A, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Acquisitions, Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded lawyer in Restructuring and Insolvency and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star in Corporate and M&A 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 235 jurisdictions across the globe. The editorial for Serbia is available here.
Branislav Živković has been practicing law since 1988 and is a founding partner of Živković Samardžić. 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. He graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1995 and spent 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.
Igor Živkovski graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 2010 and has been with Živković Samardžić since 2013, after six-month internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague and two years with another reputable law firm in Belgrade.
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IFLR1000 recognizes Branislav Živković and Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded Lawyers and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star
Thursday, 01 October 2020
IFLR 1000, a guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers, has once again ranked Živković Samardžić, one of Serbia’s leading law firms, for its financial and corporate practice as well as recognized Branislav Živković as Highly Regarded lawyer in M&A, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Acquisitions, Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded lawyer in Restructuring and Insolvency and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star in Corporate and M&A 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 170 jurisdictions across the globe. The editorial for Serbia is available here.
Branislav Živković has been practicing law since 1988 and is a founding partner of Živković Samardžić. 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. He graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1995 and spent 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.
Igor Živkovski graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 2010 and has been with Živković Samardžić since 2013, after six-month internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague and two years with another reputable law firm in Belgrade.
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Živković Samardžić lawyers and practice groups recognized by Legal500 EMEA 2020 legal directory
Friday, 17 April 2020
Živkovic Samardžić is humbled and proud of our rankings in the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020 directory. The firm has been ranked across diverse set of practice areas and our partners recognized as professional and well organised lawyers with extensive knowledge and analytical skills.
Miloš Milošević, Partner has been recognized as a Leading Individual, and Ivan Ljubisavljević as a Rising Star, for their Dispute resolution work. Both are praised by clients as “co-operative and excellent lawyers.” Their team is commended for handling complex and high- value commercial cases and investment treaty arbitrations.
Ana Popović, Partner has been recognized as a Next Generation Partner for her Employment work and her team praised for its broad experience in handling redundancy, reorganisation management, union negotiations, employment dispute resolution, executive terminations, and for being capable to help clients achieve compliance commercially. Legal 500 directory quotes some of the client testimonials, according to which Ana “demonstrates impressive knowledge as well as the ability to negotiate the client’s best interest during delicate relations with employees.”
Other ranked practice areas include Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Competition.
Commercial, Corporate and M&A team is described as the one that advises frequently on complex business transactions, and experienced in M&A, joint ventures and privatisations. According to some of the quoted client testimonials, the team, led by Partners Branislav Živković, Nebojša Samardžić and Igor Živkovski “is highly professional, responsive and understands business”, with “creativity and experience, combined with prompt response times” as key qualities. Igor Živkovski, Partner is lauded for being “an exceptionally talented lawyer and someone that clients can always rely on”, “extremely professional, always available” and as “always very pragmatic and goal oriented.”
Živković Samardžić Competition team is described as a team “known for abuse of dominance and cartel proceedings and investigations,” with “particular strengths in regulated industries, such as electronic communications, broadcasting, energy and financial services”. Directory quotes client testimonials praising the team for being “highly professional” with reputation “based on an acknowledged technical excellence and ability to provide commercial and practical advice and an in-depth understanding of markets and regulatory regimes.” Practice head, Slobodan Kremenjak, Partner is lauded for being “creative and insightful.”
Humbled and immensely grateful to our clients for the feedback provided to Legal 500 researchers, Živković Samardžić will continue to strive for excellence as client’s trusted Partners in Law.
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IFLR1000 recognizes Branislav Živković and Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded Lawyers and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star
Thursday, 26 September 2019
IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate 2020 directory has once again ranked Živković Samardžić, one of Serbia’s leading law firms, for its financial and corporate practice as well as recognized Branislav Živković as Highly Regarded lawyer in M&A, Real Estate Acquisitions and Real Estate Finance, Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded lawyer in Restructuring and Insolvency and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star in Corporate and M&A 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. The editorial for Serbia is available here.
Branislav Živković has been practicing law since 1988 and is a founding partner of Živković Samardžić. 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. He graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1995 and spent 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.
Igor Živkovski graduated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 2010 and has been with Živković Samardžić since 2013, after six-month internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague and two years with another reputable law firm in Belgrade.
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Commercial Appellate Court Victory for Basketball Executive
Sunday, 24 February 2019
Živković Samardžić’s dispute resolution team secured Commercial Appellate Court victory for Vlade Divac, a professional basketball executive and retired player, currently serving as the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings, in one of the series of cases instituted against Divac by Vojin Đorđević, Serbian businessman and former owner of a water bottling plant, where Mr. Đorđević claimed more than EUR 10 million compensation for the shares in the plant.
As reported here previously, Živković Samardžić’s dispute resolution team also acted for Vlade Divac in a shareholder dispute amongst the same parties, where the Court of Cassation decided finally in 2016 not to nullify or rescind certain share transfer agreements related to shares in an alcoholic beverages producer and a water bottling plant, thus leaving the plant in Divac’s ownership.
Latest decision of the Commercial Appellate Court is brought in a case where Đorđević claimed alleged unpaid balance over the full value of the water bottling plant shares. However, the court found that it was Mr. Đorđević who failed to conduct as agreed and stipulated by the Letter of intent in 2006, by failing to, inter alia, increase the capital of the company, as well as to transfer certain licenses and clear certain mortgages, thus deciding in favor of Mr. Divac.
The Živković Samardžić team representing Vlade Divac was led by Marko Trišić, Dispute Resolution Partner and Deputy Head of Živković Samardžić Dispute Resolution Practice.
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