At BUTERIN&PARTNERS‘ dispute resolution practice, the team focuses on carrying out enforcement, bankruptcy, civil and commercial litigation and arbitration matters, and frequently appears before the Croatian chamber of commerce. The practice most often works for leading European banks on complex banking litigation matters, although the firm also serves domestic and regional clients coming from a variety of industry sectors, ranging from financial services to construction, real estate and infrastructure developers. Zvonimir Buterin is the firm’s managing partner, and has many years of experience in high-profile court disputes and arbitrations, while partner Lada Ćustić is very well known for her work in bankruptcy litigation matters, supporting clients at all stages from placement of financial products to debt collection, enforcement, civil litigation, pre-bankruptcy and bankruptcy proceedings.
Testimonials
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‘Best value for the money, flexible, innovative. Our first choice for complex litigation, debt collection, restructuring, finance and M&A.’
‘I must point out that lawyers from the law firm Buterin and Partners are always available. They cover all the legal spheres we need. They regularly monitor court practice as well as relevant judgments of Croatian courts, as well as the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of the European Union. The reports on the condition of the items that they deliver to us are of high quality and fast. In general, work on court cases is extremely fast and efficient.’
‘Lada Ćustić - knowledgeable, tracks recent legal practice, always available, very efficient, great communication.’
Key clients
- Erste & Steiermärkische Bank d.d.
- Erste & Steiermärkische S-Leasing d.o.o.
- Erste Group Bank AG
- Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
- Zagrebačka banka d.d.
- UniCredit Leasing Croatia d.o.o.
- Raiffeisenlandesbank Kärnten reg.Gen.m.H.
- Hrvatska poštanska banka d.d.
- J&T banka d.d.
- Croatia banka d.d.
- Gorenjska banka d.d.
- B2 Kapital d.o.o.
- JYSK d.o.o.
- Kaufland Hrvatska k.d.
- Vindija d.d.
- Koka d.d.
- Gavrilović d.o.o.
- Globalna Hrana d.o.o. (McDonald’s Franchise)
- Rocca Toscana Formaggi S.r.l.
- Allianz Hrvatska d.d.
- Generali Osiguranje d.d.
- HŽ Infrastuktura d.o.o.
- Hrvatske Autoceste d.o.o.
- Importanne Group
- INFO MEDIA GROUP d.o.o.
- Nestle Adriatic d.o.o.
- Granolio d.o.o.
- Tesla Hrvatska d.o.o.
- Monting d.o.o,
- Naturalis d.o.o.
Work highlights
- Represented Erste & Steiermärkische Bank in a EUR 23m claim regarding the challenge of the guarantees which has impact on the complete banking industry and position of banks in bankruptcy and pre-bankruptcy proceedings.
- Ended a 20-year-old EUR 1.5m dispute for the benefit of a Zagrebačka banka (UniCredit Group).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zvonimir Buterin, Lada Ćustić