Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners

Number of fee-earners: 19

Languages: Croatian, English, French, German, Bosnian, Serbian

Ilej & Partners is a full-service business law firm operating in Croatia. Besides providing top-tier legal and commercial advisory in Croatia, the firm has substantial regional reach through the network of law firms in the region through cooperation with Karanovic & Partners legal practice.

Ilej & Partners' lawyers have provided high-level legal advice in all areas of law, from complex landmark cross-border transactions to day-to-day corporate legal advisory. The firm's client list includes some of the largest multinationals, as well as leading local companies operating in the SEE region.

The firm combines regional reach with local expertise to find appropriate legal solutions in line with clients’ needs. Through keen understanding of the local market, Ilej & Partners maintains its consistent ability to provide top-notch legal solutions with a commercial perspective.

The team of 19 legal experts is led by Partner Goran Ilej, who is an excellent transaction lawyer with significant commercial experience advising through a wide range of banking & finance, corporate law, contract law and M&A matters. He has advised on numerous landmark deals in the past few years.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

Cooperating with corporate lawyers based in seven jurisdictions, a seamless, efficient and consistently professional level of advice is provided on cross- border transactions. The corporate and M&A team is recognised by the market as the highly capable service provider for corporate clients and its work has included advising on significant corporate acquisitions and privatisations in the market.

Banking & Finance:

The firm is recognised as having proactively shaped the emerging trends in local practice and it is at the forefront of infrastructure finance.

Real Estate:

The real estate team has concrete knowledge of the practicalities of the regional markets, and the expertise and capacity to handle large-scale complex transactions. With a wealth of experience including hospitality, infrastructure and energy related real estate projects, the firm is perfectly placed to take you through the entire cycle of your real estate investment.

Employment:

The firm’s practised employment lawyers are experienced in addressing the day-to-day requirements of commercial entities, including immigration requirements, entitlements due to employees, tax efficient salary and benefit structures, leaves, disciplinary measures and individual and group terminations. The team regularly provides assistance in drafting and negotiating employment agreements, developing internal HR practices and procedures and assessing guaranteed entitlements under the law.

Energy & Natural Resources:

The firm is providing legal assistance of conducting due diligence investigations and providing real estate, concessions and regulatory advice to multiple clients from the energy and renewables industry in Croatia, as well as to the finance parties. We apply our industry knowledge when advising clients on the development, financing, construction and operation of power and utilities projects.

Dispute Resolution:

The team has a wealth of experience and is acknowledged for taking a commercial approach to resolving a wide range of business disputes. Also, the team is quickly developing into a recognized arbitration practice, having taken on several new arbitration cases, which are rare in the country.

Clients:

The team represents corporate clients, multinational companies, banks, financial institutions, private equity firms, international and domestic companies.