Lovric Novokmet & Partners

Lovrić, Novokmet and Partners (LNP) is a Croatian corporate law firm, with unwavering commitment and dedication to delivering top-notch legal services.
LNP is renowned for its pivotal role in advising clients being local and international corporations, private equity firms, family-owned enterprises, start-ups, leading investors, and high-net-worth individuals in some of Croatia’s most significant and intricate M&A transactions, capital markets projects and high-profile financing.
Beyond that, LNP extends its expertise to offer clients day-to-day legal support in various legal areas including corporate, commercial, employment, and real estate, ensuring our clients to receive comprehensive and forward-thinking advice.
Also, the LNP team has extensive know how and experience in non-performing loan transactions and securitization issues as well as in bankruptcy, prebankruptcy and extraordinary administrative procedures in Croatia.
With seasoned litigators on our team, we are well-prepared and regularly represent clients in litigation, administrative, misdemeanour and other court and administrative bodies’ proceedings.

Main Practice Areas:
1) M&A, Corporate and Commercial
M&A is one of the core practice groups of our law firm, where we have a remarkable track record of successfully navigating complex domestic and cross-border, notable public and private M&A transactions representing a diverse clientele. These transactions span various (highly regulated) industries and encompass some of the largest M&A deals in Croatia and the region, making LNP a frontrunner with one of the highest deal counts. This accomplishment is a testament to our commitment to delivering the best local expertise and the highest international standards in M&A transactions.
Also, our team also handles a substantial range and volume of corporate and commercial mandates.
2) Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance team members possess significant knowledge and expertise in all aspects of finance transactions covering all types of financing transactions including, acquisition finance, project finance, leveraged finance, real estate finance.
LNP’s Banking & Finance team is also regularly engaged in providing regulatory (banking) guidance and compliance advice, usually requesting innovational approach and understanding of sustainability and ESG matters.
3) Capital Markets
LNP’s capital markets team covers all aspects of capital markets work including regulatory and compliance, IPOs, takeovers, issuance of bonds and notes, preparation of the prospectuses, underwriting agreements, subscription agreements and other documentation representing the issuers, underwriters, investment banks, financial institutions, organizations and shareholders in the whole spectrum of debt and equity transactions.

4) Restructuring and Insolvency
Our restructuring and insolvency practice has extensive and unique know-how representing Croatian and foreign companies, investment funds and credit institutions in ‘one-of-a kind’ and prominent insolvency proceedings and extraordinary administrative proceedings in Croatia. This allowed our team to demonstrate innovative approaches whilst overcoming financial difficulties.
Our team regularly advises clients on all aspects of insolvency, pre-insolvency, restructuring and liquidation matters.
5) Employment Law
Our employment team advises domestic and international clients on all aspects of employment relations and is particularly involved in advising clients on traditional employment issues such as drafting employment agreements, employment terminations notices, executive agreements, agency agreements and regulatory compliance issues which includes the drafting and implementation of employment by-laws, rulebooks and procedures, whistle-blowing by-laws and work safety procedures.
6) Real Estate
Our real estate practice group provides support to our clients starting from the acquisition and disposal of real estate, due diligence, financing, construction, greenfield development projects, maintenance, residential and commercial leases, real estate joint ventures and litigation.
7) Dispute Resolution
LNP’s litigation and dispute resolution team regularly represents the clients before courts, administrative and other bodies and regulators in litigation, arbitration and other proceedings.