A full service commercial legal practice covering the jurisdictions of Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia

Karanović & Nikolić is a leading international legal practice in South East Europe.
Renowned for the quality of its lawyers and their commercial approach to solving problems, we advise many of the leading banks, companies, investors and government institutions doing business and investing in the SEE region. We’re practical and highly commercial in our advice, understanding that economics and the commercial implications of our advice can often be as important as the technical side.
With over 100 advisers and legal practices in Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia, we operate as seamlessly across borders and pride ourselves on having a proactive and long term approach to client relationships.
Clients benefit from a seamless approach to solving their problems across regional jurisdictions.
As a leading SEE legal practice, we have a deep understanding of local laws in all jurisdictions in which we operate. We appreciate that clients come to us for answers and solutions to their problems not to have the intricacies of the law described to them. We provide advice at the highest professional level which is tailor made to the client's particular needs and requirements. To achieve this, we are divided into different practice groups, enabling our advisers to acquire in-depth knowledge of the specific legal areas and industries.

Areas in which we particularly focus are: (i) mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, privatisation, (ii) corporate, (iii) real estate, (iv) banking and finance, (v) competition, (vi) energy and infrastructure,(vii) telecom, media & technology, (viii) employment, (ix) taxation, (x) dispute resolution, (xi) restructuring and bankruptcy, (xii) intellectual property, (xiii) healthcare.