Zivko Simijonović
JPM & PartnersKey areas of expertise for JPM & Partners‘ competition team, which is particularly focused on cross-border matters, are high-end international mergers and cartel investigations. Other notable specialisms include dawn raids, defence strategies for potential antitrust and damages claims, and restrictive agreements and individual exemptions. With ’great experience in handling complex merger control procedures’, Nikola Poznanović leads the competition and antitrust department, which includes Bojana Javorić Mićović, who was promoted to partner in February 2023, and the ‘very responsive, practical and reliable’ Živko Simijonović. Luka Hajduković and Katarina Savic are are other names to note.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Completes complex tasks within agreed timelines.’
‘Clients receive the service in the shortest possible time and their requests regarding deadlines are always met.’
‘All the team members show an exceptional level of professionalism.’
‘Excellent knowledge, good contacts at the Competition Authority, and responsive and practical.’
‘Nikola Poznanović has great experience in handling complex merger control procedures.’
‘Nikola Poznanović has great commercial knowledge of various industry sectors. Good contacts at the Serbian Competition Authority, too.’
‘Bojana Javorić Mićović’s input is very helpful and well timed.’
- ‘Živko Simijonović is very responsive, practical and reliable.’
Key clients
- Knjaz Miloš Serbia
- XELLA
- Total Energies
- Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
- Gauselmann group
- Noventiq Holding PLC
- PatentCo
- National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED)
- GiZ
- Pini Holding S.r.l.
- Dulux Group Limited
- INTELLYA d.o.o. Beograd
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
- Mastercard
- AIK bank
- Banca Intesa
- Erste Bank
- Halkbanka
- OTP Bank
- Procredit Bank
- Raiffeisen Bank
- Unicredit Bank
- NLB Komercijalna banka
- RBA bank (now operating as a part of Raiffeisen bank)
- Payten d.o.o. Belgrade.
- Messer SE & Co. KGaA
- Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A
Work highlights
- Advised National Alliance for Local Economic Development, together with payment institutions and banks, on the individual exemption of a restrictive agreement from prohibition.
- Advised Messer SE & Co. KGaA and Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A. on the merger control procedure regarding the creation of a joint venture.
- Advised Knjaz Miloš and PepsiCo Inc on merger control procedures before the Serbian and Montenegrin competition authorities.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Nikola Poznanović
JPM & PartnersNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Bojana Javorić Mićović
JPM & PartnersPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nikola Poznanović