Law Office Miroslav Stojanovic, in cooperation with Wolf Theiss‘ banking and finance team leverages the firm’s expertise in banking products, regulatory work, litigation, and restructuring. In relation to finance deals, the majority of the group’s work is cross-border, with the team’s coverage encompassing the whole CEE and SEE region. The wide-ranging practice of Belgrade managing partner Miroslav Stojanović includes banking and finance work, while Nataša Lalović-Marić’s experience covers project finance and capital markets. The team also features Katarina Stojaković, ‘the go-to person for complex cross-border financings’, and ’exceptional lawyer’ Marko Tešanović.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The office of Wolf Theiss in Serbia stands out from the competition due to its knowledge, experience and international know-how.’

  • ‘The great-quality service makes them extraordinary.’

  •  ‘Highly experienced and well-aligned team.’

  • ‘Their knowledge of both local and international financing matters is of top-notch quality, whereas their respective legal assistance goes above and beyond and should be singled out for praise.’

  • ‘Consistent quality of work that is solution oriented, structured and comprehensible, with a team that is dedicated and pleasant to work with.’

  • ‘They are one of the best firms on the market, with lawyers trained to handle complex and sophisticated matters.’

  • ‘Katarina Stojaković is an exceptional lawyer. Dedicated to clients and the go-to person for complex cross-border financings.’
  • ‘Marko Tešanović is an exceptional lawyer. He masters the details but always has an eye on the broader strategy. Dedicated to the client.’

Key clients

  • Erste Group Bank
  • Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad
  • UniCredit Bank Srbija a.d.
  • UniCredit S.p.A., Milan, Italy
  • Komercijalna banka a.d. Beograd
  • NLB d.d., Slovenia
  • OrbiMed Advisors
  • Morgan Stanley & CO LLC
  • A&M Capital Advisors Europe LLP
  • Western Union Corporate Legal Administrator
  • Vigie Groupe SAS (formerly Suez Groupe)
  • I-Environment Investment Ltd (an Itochu Group company)
  • Marguerite Fund
  • Toyo Tire Corporation
  • ALSO DOO NOVI SAD (formerly PIN COMPUTERS DOO NOVI SAD)

Work highlights

  • Advised a syndicate comprising Erste Group Bank AG and Erste Bank AD Novi Sad on a cross-border €25m facility for a Serbian borrower for a real estate development project in Novi Beograd.
  • Advised a multinational bank syndicate on a benchmark transaction that included €144m loans for the planned refinancing of Ušće Shopping Centre and the development financing for Ušće Office Tower 2.
  • Advised a multinational bank syndicate, consisting of Erste Group Bank AG, UniCredit Bank Srbija and Erste Banka a.d. Novi Sad, on a transaction that included €65m loans for the planned refinancing of the existing indebtedness of NBGP Properties d.o.o.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Miroslav Stojanović, Nataša Lalović Marić

Other key lawyers

Katarina Stojaković, Marko Tešanović, Nevena Skočić, Milan Novakov