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Clients are particularly enamoured with the employment practice at Schoenherr in cooperation with Croatian lawyers, praising the firm’s “unique capability of having in-depth knowledge of all legal areas that matter to a company doing business in Croatia.” The team work primarily on employment law issues in the context of M&A and the transfer of undertakings, supporting clients undergoing mergers and re-organisations, ensuring a smooth transition from the perspective of employment and labour law compliance. The team also carry out work on data protection, contentious matters before the labour court, immigration employment work, and employee incentive programmes. Clients of the firm include private equity firms, energy and technology companies, banks and financial institutions, automotive and tobacco companies, and hospitality and tourism businesses. Dina Vlahov Buhin leads the team, bringing extensive experience providing legal and strategic advice to employers in the midst of business and management restructurings.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Schoenherr has a unique capability of having in-depth knowledge of all legal areas that matter to a company doing business in Croatia, and the ability to integrate such knowledge in its advice.’’

  • ‘Working with Dina Vlahov Buhin is a pleasure, as she is readily available to support in employment topics.'

  • ‘We would like to express our appreciation for the support received from the law firm. They have assisted us with great precision and speed in all our requests.'

  • ‘Dina Vlahov Buhin is always ready to give the right advice and to go beyond the requests we make.'

  • ‘They are responsive and business-focused.’

  • ‘Dina Vlahov Buhin is a great professional, she provides accurate advice and is sensitive to the clients' needs.'

Key clients

  • TUI Group
  • Erste Group Bank
  • Zara Turist d.o.o.
  • Schwarz Group/LIDL
  • Smart Pensions
  • UBER
  • Lesaffre Adriatic
  • Hyatt
  • S IMMO
  • 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 the implementation of an employee incentive program.
  • Advising Schwarz Group / Lidl on work and stay of foreign employees in Croatia and represents the client and its employees before the relevant authorities in Croatia.
  • Advised Entain on matters (employment, mandatory contributions and tax) related to the roll-out of an employee global long-term incentive plan.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dina Vlahov Buhin (attorney at law)