Karanović
& Nikolić is pleased to welcome Marko Ketler as its new Senior Partner, as
well as Ivan Nonković, Goran Radošević, Ivana Dišović, Katarina Gudurić, Jaka
Simončič and Petar Mitrović who have been named Partner. We are proud to
announce the promotion of these attorneys at law cooperating with Karanović
& Nikolić who have demonstrated their utmost professional excellence and in
such a way contributed to strengthening our international practice and
furthering the legal network’s reputation as a regional legal powerhouse.

Managing
Partner, Rastko
Petaković, said: “These
individuals represent the next generation of Karanović & Nikolić. Clients
and peers recognize them as leading experts in their fields. They embody our
core values, creativity and commercial approach. Often on the cutting-edge areas of the law,
and with full commitment to our clients and teamwork, they have greatly
contributed to the growth of our practice.”

Marko Ketler
is a highly experienced transaction lawyer with a wealth of experience
in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance. Marko has
immense professional experience and niche expertise in takeovers, advising on
the sale of non-performing loans and international financings.

Ivan Nonković, recognised for his keen professional
and commercial insights, focuses on mergers
and acquisitions, takeovers, privatisations and corporate restructurings where
he represents both public and private companies, as well as private equity
firms in a variety of domestic and international transactions. Ivan’s broad experience
includes counselling clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare,
energy, retail, consumer products and services, manufacturing and banking.

Goran Radošević is
renowned for his ingenuity and strategic advice. Thanks to the breadth of his
professional experience, he advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial
law matters. His areas of expertise include contractual law, consumer
protection, data protection, healthcare, public procurement, regulatory and
compliance, anti-corruption, IT and intellectual property.

Ivana Dišović is highly experienced in employment law and labour
relations, and regularly advises both leading multinationals, as well as
domestic companies, on all types of dispute resolution in the context of
employment law, including litigation in the civil courts, arbitration and
mediation of employee claims including in respect of dismissals, discrimination
and equality, and other labour dispute resolution matters. She also represents
clients in corporate and commercial litigation and has in-depth knowledge of the
pharma and FMCG sectors.

Katarina
Gudurić brings unique perspective from the business world, joining
the knowledge of what clients look for with in-depth legal professionalism. She advised clients
in many major infrastructure transactions in Serbia and has extensive
experience in transactions involving international banks and leading financial
institutions, advising both lenders and the borrowers in a wide range of
industries. She also specialises in the areas of insurance business and FX
transactions.

Jaka Simončič is widely recognised for his breadth of
knowledge and understanding of all aspects corporate / commercial and banking &
finance matters. His expertise encompasses a full range of corporate work,
principally in mergers and acquisitions and restructurings. Jaka also advises
on privatisations, reorganisations, financing, data protection and other commercial
arrangements and associated regulatory issues.

Petar Mitrović has played a leading role in some of the most high-profile energy
projects related to both the development of new energy facilities and projects
that aim to improve the regulatory framework for renewable energy sources. He
is recognised as a top energy lawyer among relevant stakeholders. Petar is also
a highly experienced tax attorney and he focuses on issues related to VAT and
corporate income tax, general corporate law and M&A.

The terms “Partner”
and “Senior Partner” refer to independent attorneys at law with adequate
professional qualifications or standing in the respective jurisdiction in which
any such person is a qualified attorney at law.