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Vukmir & Associates > The Legal 500 Rankings

Croatia > Intellectual property Tier 1

Praised for its ‘deep knowledge and experience’, Vukmir & Associates houses a standout IP department, adept at advising clients in high-stakes mandates across the CEE region. The firm’s strengths cover the full range of IP matters, including the protection, litigation and enforcement of trademarks, designs, patents and copyrights, in addition to IP advisory work. A ‘great lawyer and visionary’, founder, managing partner and IP expert Mladen Vukmir co-leads the team alongside Carla Biancotti and Mirjana Jurišić, who regularly represent clients in trademark prosecutions, protection mandates, clearances, and the full range of patent matters. Ivan Ćuk, advises clients on the protection of designations of origin, in addition to handling related disputes before the European Courts, is another key contact in the group.

Croatia > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 2

Praised for its ‘knowledge, responsiveness and dedication’, the team at Vukmir & Associates acts for international clients on capital markets mandates, in addition to financing transactions and regulatory issues. Tomislav Pedisic, who focuses on regulatory issues arising out of the banking and finance arena, jointly leads the team alongside Ivan Ćuk, who counts banks, international financial institutions, energy companies, food industries and construction companies among his key roster of clients, and Sanja Tkalec Kovac. Tea Cerinski is another key contact in the group.

Croatia > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2

Vukmir & Associates is recognised for its cross-border capabilities, with demonstrable experience across the banking, financial services, retail and IT sectors. The team is co-led by Sanja Tkalec Kovač, who handles merger and demerger matters for multinational companies, Ivan Ćuk, who assists with sales of services, and Tomislav Pedišić, who handles corporate and M&A transactions in highly regulated industries. Tea Cerinski is another key contact in the group and handles corporate reorganisation mandates.

Croatia > Dispute resolution Tier 2

Vukmir & Associates' team is collectively led by Mladen Vukmir, Sanja Tkalec Kovac, Ivan Ćuk, Mirjana Jurišić and Aleksandar Bijelic, and is well-placed to advise major domestic clients across a wide range of industries, including Croatian public companies, banks and energy-sector clients. Multi-jurisdictional shareholder disputes, copyright infringements, cross-border criminal enforcement cases and insolvency mandates take up a large portion of the practice's caseload.

Croatia > Employment Tier 3

Vukmir & Associates’s team, led by Sanja Tkalec Kovac, handles a range of advisory employment matters, including contentious and non-contentious terminations in the public sector. Tea Cerinski frequently represents clients in illegal termination and discrimination cases, and advises on multijurisdictional transfers of employees. Another key member of the team, Andrea Kožul Pedišić assists with various employment-related matters in domestic mergers, and implementation of work from home policies.