Competition/Antitrust | Europe

Karanovic & Partners is particularly noted for its ability to handle merger clearance notifications. The law firm is also active in investigations into anti-competitive practices, as well as in state aid mandates and competition law compliance matters. The team is able to assist clients on competition law matters across the CEE region. It is a popular choice with clients from the TMT sector and with private equity houses.

Schoenherr maintains its position as a leading competition law firm in Serbia, with particular strength in high-value, multi-jurisdictional merger clearance notifications. The Serbian team often works alongside its colleagues in other Schoenherr offices to handle regional merger filings. In addition, the law firm offers notable experience in behavioural investigations and sector inquiries. It further assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of commercial agreements. It represents clients from a variety of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, food and drinks and automotive.

Gecić Law assists clients with the full range of competition law matters, advising on merger control filings and investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance. The law firm is a popular choice with clients from the telecommunications sector, as well as government and public sector clients. It further acts on state aid matters and appeals against decisions. The team offers additional experience in competition compliance matters.

BDK Advokati has a particular focus on assisting clients with obtaining competition law clearance for proposed mergers in Serbia. The law firm offers further experience representing clients in sector inquiries and also assists with competition law compliance, including around distribution agreements.

Drašković Popović & Partners particularly assists the Serbian subsidiaries of multinational companies with competition law compliance matters. In addition, the law firm advises on the competition law aspects of proposed concentrations.

Wolf Theiss is particularly known for advising clients on competition law filings for proposed mergers, often in the renewable energy sphere. The team also has a number of clients from the private equity sector. It frequently acts alongside its colleagues in Vienna on regional transactions. The law firm also assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of their distribution strategies.