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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Živković Samardžić Advises Astonko, Subsidiary of Kopernikus Corporation, on Voluntary Buyout of Shares Owned by B92 Minority Shareholders
Friday, 22 March 2019
Živković Samardžić, one of Serbia’s leading full-service independent law firms, has advised Astonko, Serbian subsidiary of Kopernikus Corporation, on voluntary buyout of shares owned by 42 out of 43 minority shareholders of B92, a joint-stock company which owns O2 TV, Play Radio and o2tv.rs and b92.net web portals. On the completion of the transaction, Astonko has acquired 99.99% of shares of B92.
Kopernikus, which was established in 1998, provides cable television and broadband services through cable and optical Internet facilities. As already reported, Kopernikus Corporation, owned by Mr Srđan Milovanović, acquired Prva TV and O2 TV in Serbia and Montenegro from Antenna Group at the end of 2018.
B92 was established in 1989 as radio broadcasting to Belgrade audiences and has since grown into a company which includes a national radio and television network and websites. B92 and its journalists have won numerous prestigious international awards for journalistic courage and advocacy of human rights.
Živković Samardžić team that has advised Kopernikus Corporation on buyout of minority shareholders of B92 consisted of Nebojša Samardžić, Branislav Živković and Igor Živkovski, Partners and Sava Pavlović, Senior Associate.
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Živković Samardžić Advises Antenna Group on Sale of Its Media Operations in Serbia and Montenegro to Kopernikus Corporation
Monday, 17 December 2018
Živković Samardžić, one of the Serbia’s leading full-service independent law firms, has advised Antenna Group, which owns Prva TV, O2 TV, Prva TV Montenegro, Play Radio, six cable channels and Prva.rs, o2tv.rs and b92.net web portals, on sale of media operations in Serbia and Montenegro to Kopernikus Corporation for EUR 180 million. The change of the ownership rights is now before the regulatory authorities of Serbia and Montenegro.
At the end of 2009, the Antenna Group took over Fox television in Serbia and in September 2010 changed its name to Prva Srpska Televizija. At the time of the purchase of Fox television in Serbia in 2009, the station had only four percent of the market share, and today, eight years after investments and continuous expansion of the business, the company has 45 percent of the market share.
The Antenna Group, which was founded in 1988, is an international media group with a portfolio of various media operations in over 20 countries in Europe, North America and Australia.
Kopernikus, which was established in 1998, provides cable television and broadband services through cable and optical internet facilities.
Živković Samardžić team that has advised Antenna Group on sale of its media operations in Serbia and Montenegro to Kopernikus Corporation consisted of Nebojša Samardžić, Branislav Živković and Igor Živkovski, Partners and Sava Pavlović, Senior Associate.
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