We are pleased to announce that NSTLAW has advised Celanova Ltd on the successful acquisition of Immocentar, a well-known shopping center located at Gandijeva 21, Block 64, in New Belgrade. Immocentar is a prominent retail destination in one of Belgrade’s most dynamic commercial areas, offering a wide range of retail and service outlets.

This marks the latest transaction handled by our M&A practice, which continues to support clients through complex acquisitions and cross-border deals.

While M&A is a key focus area, NSTLAW provides a full range of legal services to both corporate clients and individuals — from real estate and commercial law to dispute resolution and regulatory compliance.

We are delighted to announce that Nenad Stankovic, Mitar Simonovic, Luka Marosiuk and Filip Grdinić of Stankovic & Partners contributed the chapter on the law surrounding Bribery & Corruption in Serbia for the CEE Legal Matters Comparative Legal Guide 2025.

Our authors provide a comprehensive overview of the most important national and international regulations governing bribery and anti-corruption, while also introducing readers to some of the most important ways in which these regulations impact the work of both public and private sector organisations. They highlight the nature and severity of the sanctions that could potentially be imposed on both natural persons and legal entities, and also outline the most important legal definitions of the main topics, with the aim of giving readers a better understanding of the key legislation as it operates in Serbia. In a particularly significant segment of the chapter, the authors draw a link between the current regulations and potential future amendments, by outlining developing trends in national bribery and corruption law.

To read our contribution, and for further insights into the relevant issues, please follow the link below: https://ceelegalmatters.com/bribery-corruption-2025/serbia-bribery-corruption-2025

This month saw the publication of Legal 500’s EMEA rankings and we are pleased to say that, once again, Stankovic and Partners has been recognized as a leading law firm in this high profile directory.

The firm has been ranked in a number of significant categories, achieving a tier 2 ranking for dispute resolution, tier 3 rankings for banking & finance, competition, employment, intellectual property and projects & energy, and a tier 4 ranking in both real estate and construction.

These prestigious rankings are primarily based on feedback from our peers in the market, as well as from our clients. We are particularly delighted at the extensive commendations from clients, who recommended the team for providing a high standard of client care across the board, and noting that our team is: “Strongly recommended for its strength in a range of areas” and “Great to work with”.

A number of individuals at the firm were also recognised in the rankings tables, including   Senior Partner Nenad Stankovic who has been highlighted as a leading individual in the field of dispute resolution, while of Counsel Sara Pendjer has been included in the same category as a next generation partner. This year’s ranking also revealed Stankovic and Partners’ star on the rise, recently promoted to Counsel – Mitar Simonovic who was recognized as a leading associate in the field of Dispute Resolution.

We would like to thank our clients and contacts for such great feedback and for helping us secure these excellent results.

We are pleased to announce that Stankovic and Partners has once again been recognized by IFLR1000, a leading international legal market research organization specialized in the ranking of financial and corporate law firms and lawyers.

Our team has achieved a Tier 3 ranking in Financial and Corporate and a Tier 4 ranking in Project Development.

We are particularly delighted that two of our partners received recognition from IFLR1000 –  Nenad Stankovic was acknowledged as Highly Regarded, while Andjelka Zatezic was recognized as a Notable Practitioner, placing them among the elite practitioners in Serbia.

Our sincere gratitude goes to IFLR1000 for acknowledging our team’s hard work. Stankovic and Partners is, and will always be, committed to continuous improvement in order to deliver the highest quality of service to our clients.

For more information regarding the ranking, please see the following link:

https://www.iflr1000.com/Firm/Stankovic-Partners/Profile/5805#rankings

Stankovic & Partners is proud to announce that it recently assisted longstanding client SuperPadel Alliance with concluding a long-term strategic agreement between SuperPadel Alliance, the Croatian Padel Federation and the renowned Diagonal Padel Pro Academy in Madrid. This partnership marks a crucial step forward in promoting the game of padel in Croatia, and across the entire Adriatic region, facilitating collaboration between the Croatian Federation and one of the world’s leading padel academies, which is known for training some of the leading international players. The agreement was officially signed last weekend in Zagreb.

The team at Stankovic & Partners – led by Luka Marosiuk – handled all the legal aspects of this complex arrangement on behalf of SuperPadel Alliance. The matter involved multiple jurisdictions and raised a number of complex cross-border issues, which the team successfully navigated to ensure the seamless execution of this important agreement.

Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world with a comprehensive research programme designed to provide the most up to-date vision of the global legal market.

In addition to being ranked as a firm across the board, we are also proud to say that a number of members of our team have been ranked as recommended individuals by Legal 500. Senior Partner Nenad Stankovic, for example, has been acclaimed as a leading individual in the field of dispute resolution, while the work of Counsel Sara Pendjer in dispute resolution matters has also been highlighted in the next generation partners table. In addition Associate Tijana Milisic has once again been recognised as a rising star in the field of Commercial, Corporate and M&A.

The firm’s hard work and commitment to high-level client service is reflected by our overall rankings in Tier 2 for dispute resolution, and Tier 3 for banking and finance; commercial, corporate and M&A; competition; employment; intellectual property; projects & energy; and real Estate & construction.

Most importantly, however, are the many positive comments that were received from our clients during the research process, including that the team was ‘Ready to address every single project with a fresh perspective. They are always reachable and responsive, and show clients on a daily basis how important the client and the matter is to them.’ Also ‘The collaboration and connection they create with the client distinguishes them. Easy communication, great value for money, and very well-educated staff with high-level knowledge of local practices.’ It is good to know how much our clients appreciate the firm’s work.

The IBA’s “Cross-border enforcement of judgments against states – jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guide”, which was published on 12 March 2024, covers 47 jurisdictions globally and is intended to outline the key requirements for enforcing a foreign judgment against a state entity. It contains essential insights into the complex realm of cross-border enforcement of judgments against states, including issues relating to the enforcement of a foreign judgement against a state in a another jurisdiction, state immunity, due process standards, service requirements and enforcement against state-owned property assets and the property of state-owned entities.

The firm’s involvement in this prestigious project underscores our commitment to providing clients with leading expertise in cross-border matters. As co-authors, we also believe that we have contributed to a resource that will serve as a valuable reference point for legal professionals worldwide who are grappling with the enforcement of judgments against states in diverse jurisdictions.

The link to access the publication on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis is available on the IBA’s website at https://www.ibanet.org/Cross-border-enforcement-of-judgments-against-states.

We are delighted to announce that once again Stankovic & Partners has been ranked highly in the Chambers Europe Guide! Published by Chambers and Partners on 14 March 2024, these prestigious rankings acknowledge the leading law firms and outstanding legal practitioners across multiple practice areas worldwide.

The NSTLAW team has again been recognised as a leading firm in Dispute Resolution, with Senior Partner Nenad Stankovic receiving a band 2 ranking, and Counsel Sara Penđer being ranked in band 3 in this field. We are also pleased to say that Nenad Stanković has been ranked in Corporate/Commercial: Real Estate, receiving a band 2 ranking, and in Employment, receiving a band 3 ranking.

Rankings are determined by client feedback received by Chambers and Partners, together with broader market feedback on teams. We are beyond pleased that our hard work has been recognised by our clients who expressed satisfaction with the exceptional service and responsiveness provided by the Stankovic & Partners team. One of our clients praised our team saying, “Very few law firms can offer that level of commercial awareness and grasp of practical issues that we find in Stankovic& Partners’ team. This is one of the main reasons that it remains our adviser of choice in the region.”

Prioritising excellence in client service is fundamental to our work at Stankovic & Partners, making it immensely gratifying to receive such accolades from both our clients and peers.