Schoenherr in cooperation with Croatian lawyers
The employment practice at Schoenherr in cooperation with Croatian lawyers is seated in the firm's wider corporate and commercial department. Team leader Dina Vlahov Buhin handles a broad range of employment matters arising from M&A transactions, including contentious and non-contentious work. The team’s core strength includes employee incentive programs, related administrative proceedings, unilateral terminations and dismissals, and employment-related due diligence processes. Ivan Einwalter advises international businesses on inbound employment-related matters, and assists with representing clients in labour law proceedings.
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Testimonials
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‘Easy to work with and responsive.’
‘The team is professional, creative, time management aware and nice to cooperate with.’
‘We worked with Dina Vlahov Buhin and Ivan Einwalter and the cooperation was excellent. In meetings, they were on time, focused, always proactive and stuck to deadlines.’
‘The practice is very experienced in cooperating with a multitude of stakeholders and ensuring quick, seamless communication internally and externally, even in extremely complex situations.’
‘Dina Vlahov Buhin's support regarding cooperation and communication with authorities proved to be invaluable. Her support hugely contributed to a very successful outcome. Availability and responsiveness were outstanding.’
‘Professional approach to various topics and potential legal problems and finding a legal solution with quick responses to clients' needs.’
‘I believe that Dina Vlahov Buhin understands the topic and has great experience, which is reflected in her quick reactions and advice. The exceptional kindness that comes from Dina, as well as her patience, has a positive effect on the overall cooperation.’
‘Very supportive and customer friendly, high level of flexibility and quality of work.’
Key clients
- Omar Zawawi Group and Zara Turist d.o.o.
- Cloud Linux Software, Inc.
- Alfa Energy Group
- Entain plc.
- Bosch Adria Group
- Jabil Inc.
- Uniqa Ag
- H.I.G. Capital
- Porsche Holding GmbH
- Tesla Inc
- Nexi Croatia d.o.o.
- Andritz AG
- Philip Morris Zagreb d.o.o.
- FACC AG / FACC Solutions Croatia d.o.o.
Work highlights
- Advised Erste Group Bank and, inter alia, its subsidiary Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d.d. on implementation of the employee incentive program.
- Advised Nexi Croatia d.o.o., part of the NEXI group, a leading European PayTech company, on employment aspects of the transfer of a business unit and ex lege transfer of employees (TUPE), as a part of a transaction of purchase of merchant acquiring business in the Croatian market from Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. and PBZ Card d.o.o., and establishment of a long-term cooperation in merchant acquiring business in Croatia.
- Advised H.I.G. Capital on the acquisitions of comcross Croatia, a company that plans, builds, implements and optimizes infrastructures in mobile and fixed networks. Acted as Croatian legal counsel on the transaction, performing legal due diligence with the strong focus on employment and social security matters, as well as HR post-structuring and cross-border posting.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dina Vlahov Buhin