Business Law

As one of the leading law offices from Serbia we have a true experience in practicing this area. ŠunjkaLaw represents clients who buy and sell companies in complex cross-border transactions for both residents and non-residents. We have a broad experience in advising on venture financing, public and private bids, strategic alliances, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions, including structuring of transaction, Anti-Monopoly and Competition Law and procedure, Tax Law, Tax Planning and Saving, Employment Law and other related issues.

M&A and Corporate

M&A, acquisitions and disposals, private and public takeovers and mergers, private equity, corporate reorganizations, mergers and spin-offs, business and assets carve – out, foreign direct investment, joint ventures, management buyouts, distressed and corporate governance, privatizations, and commercial contracts advice

Banking, Finance & Securities

ŠunjkaLaw advises all types of debt and equity instruments; structured finance; lease and project financing; public finance; commodities, futures and derivative products, transactions in the securities markets, including public offers or sale of securities, preparation, drafting and negotiation of loan agreements, collaterals, credit agreements, secured and unsecured financing, structured financing and other types of financial facilities, advice on all legal aspects related to the financing of projects, intervening in the design and structuring of the different contracting schemes that are required for each particular case. Our clients are investment companies, advisers and broker-dealers, acquisition finance, leveraged and unleveraged, bi-lateral and syndicated loans, debt and equity capital markets, energy finance, infrastructure and project finance, real estate finance, restructuring and insolvency, asset finance, financial markets regulation.

Privatization Practice and knowledge in Privatization Law

ŠunjkaLaw advised more than 200 large, medium and small privatization projects, various sector and industries like agriculture, food processing, natural aggregates, shipping, furniture and wood processing, building construction, medical instruments, infrastructure construction, hotels and tourism, shipbuilding, track and auto industry, tires, metal and copper recycling industry, copper rolling mill industry, steel rolling mill industry,  industry of production of building materials, film and cinemas industry, airport and aircraft maintenance industry, cables industry, wagons industry and other.

Concessions Law, PPP, BOT, infrastructure projects

ŠunjkaLaw advises and takes part in several infrastructural projects, different forms of cooperation, between the host – the government on all levels and foreign investors.

Energy law, natural gas transportation and distribution

ŠunjkaLaw successfully performed several projects in energy law and in projects with focus on natural gas transportation and distribution.

Insolvency and International insolvency

Our lawyers have a true expertise in insolvency procedures and international insolvency. We represent our national and international Clients in insolvency and international insolvency procedures and procedures related to insolvency, contingency planning, debt restructuring and rescheduling, distressed acquisitions/sales, credit bidding, formal insolvency proceedings, out-of-court refinancing and distressed debt trading, bail-outs and bail-ins, cross-border debt restructurings and workouts, disposals or acquisitions of troubled business operations and assets.

Media, Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism Law

The Media Law practice of ŠunjkaLaw has a true understanding of legal regulation of broadcasting, advertising, publishing, internet related services, the entertainment industry, censorship and similar.

We represent clients from hotel, ski resort, golf, private club, timeshare, restaurant, and travel industries. Our attorneys provide counsel to owners, operators, developers, brands, service providers, lenders, and investors on many industry-related issues.

ŠunjkaLaw represents one of the main international magazine publishers and one significant foreign TV broadcast company with national frequency on the domestic market, and a key player hotel brand in central and southeast Europe.

Real estate developing project

ŠunjkaLaw takes part in very complex real estate developing projects including: acquisition and disposal of retail, office, industrial, hotel, shopping malls and retail parks,  public private garage and housing projects, real estate-based corporate transactions, including property joint ventures, financing of real estate transactions, sale and leasebacks, forward purchase, development and construction, planning and zoning, green/sustainable development, leasing of retail, office and industrial space, procurement aspects of projects, real estate fund establishment and structuring

Competition and state aid

ŠunjkaLaw has diverse and successful outcomes in matters involving: merger control, joint ventures, unfair competition, abuse of dominant position, cartel agreements, dawn raids/cartel busting, antitrust disputes including private damages, public procurement, regulatory clearances for state aid packages, general EU Law.

Employment and labor law

Our councils provide full range of  advice covering a whole of employment and labor law issues employment contracts, executive employment contracts, transfers and mobility, employment disputes, incl. pre-litigation advice and mediation, labor relations, labor unions, profit-sharing schemes, employee share schemes, personal data protection and privacy issues, termination, redundancies, anti-discrimination, unlawful terminations, , health and safety, salary compensation, collective bargaining, whistle-blowing, workplace harassment and immigration.

IP/IT/Technology/Gaming/Telecommunication

Copyrights, trademarks, utility models, industrial designs, licensing, transaction support, gaming development and gaming publishing, domain names, content regulation, enforcement of IP rights, IP portfolio management, cloud computing, licensing, general and sector-specific regulatory and compliance, supplier and customer contracts, antitrust and IP aspects, financing for network development, expansion and upgrades

Tax

Tax planning and structuring, tax optimization, international taxation, transfer pricing