Šavorić & Partners

The Firm: 

Šavorić & Partners is one of the leading and most prominent Croatian law firms providing comprehensive legal services in corporate, M&A, capital markets and financial projects as well as property developments in Croatia.

The Firm is recognised as a one-stop-shop committed to providing comprehensive and tailor-made legal advice for the clients’ strategic decisions and everyday activities alike while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. Through creativity and a deep understanding of our clients' businesses, we strive to build long-lasting relationships that help our clients achieve their goals and succeed in today's rapidly changing legal landscape.

The office operates as a team of 20 lawyers, widely recognised as highly skilled and with an excellent professional track record providing a dynamic, innovative and dedicated approach. All the Firm’s lawyers are members of the Croatian Bar Association and, as such, fully qualified and authorised to provide comprehensive legal assistance under Croatian law.

Šavorić & Partners’ commitment to redefining excellence, coupled with profound expertise and business know-how, firmly establishes the Firm as the trusted choice for clients when it matters most.

Areas of practice

Banking and Finance: the Firm advises on extensive banking, lending and financing projects, syndicated loans, bond issues, financial leasing arrangements, ISDA, issuing legal opinions for banks, legal due diligence for borrowers, and securitisation.

Mergers and Acquisitions: Šavorić & Partners advises on the structuring of complex acquisitions or mergers, legal due diligence, drafting of all transaction documents, share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, mandatory takeover bids to minorities, squeeze outs, tenders and privatizations.

Corporate and Commercial: Šavorić & Partners provides comprehensive advice on general corporate and commercial matters, incorporation of companies, articles of association and shareholder agreements, drafting of commercial contracts, distribution agreements, sale and purchase agreements, corporate governance, joint ventures, bankruptcy, as well as restructuring and insolvency.

Real estate and construction: the team at Šavorić & Partners is involved in high value property development projects, shopping centres and office buildings, real estate purchase agreements and registrations, commercial leases, construction and architectural agreements, legal due diligence, and hotel industry and golf projects.

Project finance: the Firm handles project finance structures and agreements, construction agreements, public-private partnerships, BOT projects, motorways, and gas and oil distribution projects.

Energy and Infrastructure: the team handles extensive regulatory issues and compliance matters, oil and gas investments, infrastructure projects, legal due diligence, concessions, tenders, public-private partnerships and motorways.

Competition and Antitrust: the Firm is involved in merger control issues and notifications, competition agency clearance, antitrust issues, vertical and horizontal integration, and abuse of dominant position cases.

Capital markets: Šavorić & Partners advises clients in initial public offerings, listings, investment funds, stock exchange regulatory matters, and represents clients at the Croatian Financial Supervisory Agency.

Employment: the Firm advises on general labour law matters, complex employment agreements, termination programmes, ESOP and litigation.

Insurance: the Firm advises on insurance products, regulatory issues, insurance contracts and insurance litigation.

Intellectual property: the Firm advises clients on trade mark, patent and design registrations, searches and checks, as well as licensing agreements and copyrights.

Litigation and Arbitration: the Firm is involved in heavyweight commercial arbitration and litigation, civil litigation, employment cases, debt collection, enforcement procedures and corporate disputes.

Media: the Firm’s media practice advises on joint ventures with local media (printed and online), radio and television broadcasting issues, concessions, advertising and start-ups.

Regulatory: the Firm advises on healthcare regulatory, importing rules and administrative procedures.

Telecommunications and IT: Šavorić & Partners advises leading clients on telecommunications projects, internet and content legal issues, IT projects, concessions, regulatory and privacy legal issues.