ZSP Advokati Partner Jelisaveta Stanisic talks about banking and finance in 2025 in Serbia.

JPM & Partners Senior Partner Jelena Gazivoda talks about energy in Serbia in 2025.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around we asked: If you have a formal partnership track, how do you handle lawyers on it who do NOT end up living up to the requirements to make a Partner?

Over the past few years, the gaming sector has been thriving in CEE. Kinstellar Partner Milan Samardzic, Rowan Legal Partner Milos Olik, ACI Partners Head of Fintech and E-Payments Nicolina Turcan, and Linklaters Warsaw Associate Aleksandra Czubek explore how CEE jurisdictions are driving the industry forward and unlocking new potential.

NKO Partners has advised GreenChem on the acquisition of Adeco Blue from Adeco. Sole practitioner Natalija Basic advised the sellers.

The Commission For Protection Of Competition of the Republic of Serbia (“Commission“) recently announced that it will conduct a sectoral analysis of the pharmaceutical industry, specifically examining market conditions and competition in the human drug market in Serbia. This decision comes in light of increasing regulatory oversight and the need to assess competitive conditions in this key sector.

Kinstellar has advised Globe Trade Centre on the sale of its subsidiary Glamp Beograd, which owns the GTC X Building, to Forstone Realty.

CMS has advised Actis on the acquisition of Dot Towers through its Connectis Tower platform, adding 50 sites to Actis’ portfolio.

Kinstellar has advised Lafarge Serbia on its acquisition of Tribex Mining.

Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr has advised Fifth Quarter Ventures on its investment in Nextesy. Advoro reportedly advised Nextesy.

Stefan Savic has joined NKO Partners as the firm's new Head of Antitrust and Competition Practice.

Gecic Law, working with Clifford Chance, has advised Telekom Srbija on its acquisition of Eon TV International from United Group as part of a deal that also saw United Group sell SBB Belgrade to e& PPF Telecom Group. Kinstellar, working with Sullivan & Cromwell, advised e& PPF Telecom Group. Moravcevic Vojnovic and partners in cooperation with Schoenherr, working with Kirkland & Ellis, advised United Group.

NKO Partners has advised CTP on the acquisition of land in Kragujevac, Serbia, from Stellantis’ subsidiary Fiat Srbija. Karanovic & Partners advised Fiat Srbija.

Last year, a new regulation on artificial intelligence (“AI Act”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This new AI Act lays down legal framework for the development, placing on the market, putting into service and use of artificial intelligence systems (“AI systems”) in the EU, in order to, inter alia, promote the uptake of human centric and trustworthy artificial intelligence, protect against harmful effects of AI systems and to support innovation.

Belgrade’s history is a testament to its resilience and adaptability. Over centuries, the city has been a crossroads of civilizations, with each era bringing new rulers, new ideas, and new architectural styles.

On 10 January 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s issued a Determination pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 14024 (“the EO 14024 Determination”) and a Determination pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14071 (“the EO 14071 Determination”).

ZSP has advised NLB Komercijalna Banka on a EUR 45.5 million facility for Delta Real Estate for the refinancing of Crowne Plaza Belgrade.

On 21 January 2025, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition submitted draft proposals to the Government for four new regulations concerning the exemption of certain categories of agreements from the prohibition of restrictive agreements.