Law Firm Leko & Partners Ltd.

Law firm Leko & Partners Ltd. is best known for its experience and diverse practice in dispute resolution regarding all sorts of legal matters, primarily concerning disputes arising from enforcement procedures, commercial and financial legal issues, labor law issues, contractual law etc.

The law firm has been distinguished in its ability to successfully resolve both legal and business matters. Seated in Zagreb but acting for clients from all over Croatia and abroad, the firm gained a reputation for providing best-in-class legal services. The practice of the firm is diverse, covering almost every legal branch.

The firm’s commitment to providing high-class legal service and support for clients as well as creating effective collaboration with clients and business associates is additionally being emphasized in providing high-quality IT support and maintenance which enables immediate availability and ensures coherent communication with every client and business partner. The staff numbering up to 20 legal professionals as well as supporting administrative and paralegal personnel ensure that all projects and assignments are accomplished on time and following the highest professional standard. Firm’s recent initiatives have been focused on representing foreign companies and providing legal and business counselling for international clients.

Managing Partner: Jakov Delipetar

Senior Partner: Miroslav Leko

Executive Partner & Legal Counsel: Đina Lukac Novaković

Number of partners: 5

Number of lawyers: 14

Areas of practice:The firm is best known for its expertise in employment, labor and civil litigation, especially in representing clients in debt enforcement procedures, in resolving damage claims and providing property rights protection as well as in providing legal support in public procurement procedures, which is based on years of professional experience and knowledge. Special focus is put on representing international clients in corporate matters by giving pragmatic advice and successfully dealing with domestic legal and administrative issues aiming to makeclients’ business agenda easier and ongoing.

Highlights:Law firm Leko & Partners Ltd. represented Privredna banka Zagreb Plc as one of the defendants in Croatia’s first collective disputes and now continues to represent in individual cases brought by consumers on the matter of validity of consumer loans denominated in Swiss francs.

The firm also represented Privredna banka Zagreb Plc in a case against JUGOBANKA a.d. in liquidation, whichamong its other complexities has few international elements regarding the succession of rights and obligations of former SFRJ and is valued in the amount of EUR 33mil.

Among other firm highlightsis the experience in representing in complex ensurance and damages case valued over EUR 10mil.

Law firm was also involved in the process of financial restructuring of a leading domestic company for production of quicklime and license holder for exploitation and disposal of construction waste with the whole transaction being worth over EUR 10mil, providing substantial legal support and counseling in drafting of several major agreements for purposes of the transaction.

The firm is advising ERSTE&STEIERMARKISCHE BANK Plc on public auctions of real estate in insolvency and foreclosure proceedings, debt enforcement proceedings and litigation concerning various legal matters.

The firm has extensive experience in advising on agreements with client’s international partners while conducting projects valued between EUR 4,5mil-13,5mil.