Karanović & Nikolić is pleased to welcome Marko Ketler as its new Senior Partner, as well as Ivan Nonković, Goran Radošević, Ivana Dišović, Katarina Gudurić, Jaka Simončič and Petar Mitrović who have been named Partner.* We are proud to announce the promotion of these attorneys at law cooperating with Karanović & Nikolić who have demonstrated their utmost professional excellence and in such a way contributed to strengthening our international practice and furthering the legal network’s reputation as a regional legal powerhouse.
Managing Partner, Rastko Petaković, said: “These individuals represent the next generation of Karanović & Nikolić. Clients and peers recognize them as leading experts in their fields. They embody our core values, creativity and commercial approach. Often on the cutting-edge areas of the law, and with full commitment to our clients and teamwork, they have greatly contributed to the growth of our practice.”
Marko Ketler is a highly experienced transaction lawyer with a wealth of experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance. Marko has immense professional experience and niche expertise in takeovers, advising on the sale of non-performing loans and international financings.
Ivan Nonković, recognised for his keen professional and commercial insights, focuses on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, privatisations and corporate restructurings where he represents both public and private companies, as well as private equity firms in a variety of domestic and international transactions. Ivan’s broad experience includes counselling clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, energy, retail, consumer products and services, manufacturing and banking.
Goran Radošević is renowned for his ingenuity and strategic advice. Thanks to the breadth of his professional experience, he advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters. His areas of expertise include contractual law, consumer protection, data protection, healthcare, public procurement, regulatory and compliance, anti-corruption, IT and intellectual property.
Ivana Dišović is highly experienced in employment law and labour relations, and regularly advises both leading multinationals, as well as domestic companies, on all types of dispute resolution in the context of employment law, including litigation in the civil courts, arbitration and mediation of employee claims including in respect of dismissals, discrimination and equality, and other labour dispute resolution matters. She also represents clients in corporate and commercial litigation and has in-depth knowledge of the pharma and FMCG sectors.
Katarina Gudurić brings unique perspective from the business world, joining the knowledge of what clients look for with in-depth legal professionalism. She advised clients in many major infrastructure transactions in Serbia and has extensive experience in transactions involving international banks and leading financial institutions, advising both lenders and the borrowers in a wide range of industries. She also specializes in the areas of insurance business and FX transactions.
Jaka Simončič is widely recognised for his breadth of knowledge and understanding of all aspects corporate / commercial and banking & finance matters. His expertise encompasses a full range of corporate work, principally in mergers and acquisitions and restructurings. Jaka also advises on privatisations, reorganisations, financing, data protection and other commercial arrangements and associated regulatory issues.
Petar Mitrović has played a leading role in some of the most high-profile energy projects related to both the development of new energy facilities and projects that aim to improve the regulatory framework for renewable energy sources. The relevant stakeholders consider him a top energy lawyer. Petar is also a highly experienced tax attorney and he focuses on issues related to VAT and corporate income tax, general corporate law and M&A.
*The terms “Partner” and “Senior Partner” refer to independent attorneys at law with adequate professional qualifications or standing in the respective jurisdiction in which any such person is a qualified attorney at law.
