The protection of intellectual property rights is one of the most dynamic areas of application and change of form in almost all modern industries.
Our team has significant experience in providing services related to copyright and related rights, know-how, trademark protection, patents, domain names, designs and models, as well as protection of unregistered rights through specific protection mechanisms.
We have particularly significant experience in the field of law protection in the arts and creative industries. Our lawyers have for years represented clients in the field of culture and media, galleries, museums, artists from all 7 arts as well as film, television and other productions.
We also have experience in due diligence procedures of intellectual property rights, drafting complex contracts, negotiations and protection of rights in this area in administrative and judicial proceedings, as well as domestic and international arbitrations.
We have laid the cornerstone in the field of collective management of copyright and related rights and together with our clients we monitor and create the development of this area.
Members of our team actively participate in the processes of enactment and amendment of laws in the field of copyright and related rights, offering legal solutions tailored to practice in this field.
FinanceVujinovic & Partners provides a wide range of highly specialized services of legal advice in relation to finance – from regulatory issues to financial structuring and complex transactions.
Our team members have experience of over 15 years of representing and advising banks, financial institutions, financial service providers and companies in financial affairs.
In cooperation with partners and colleagues from other jurisdictions, we cover all types of cross-border transactions and transactions with interstate elements.
Our services include advice related to:
- Financial structuring
- Financial derivatives
- Foreign credit operations
- Asset-based lending / finance leasing
- Financial regulation
- Payment services
- Project finance
- Real estate finance
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Budget funding
- E-money
- Financial disputes
- Managing NPL receivables
The employment issues are extremely sensitive, and crucial for the business of each company.
Our team provides advice in all areas of labor law, human resources and immigration, both nationally and internationally, taking into account the sensitivity and complex aspects of labour relations, set within the framework of extremely rigid regulations.
We advise and represent foreign citizens who plan to stay and work in Serbia, as well as employers who employ foreign citizens in all procedures necessary to regulate the employment status of foreign citizens.
The spectrum of our services includes:
- Drafting internal acts, policies and procedures. We prepare internal acts in accordance
with the specifics of the industry in which the client operates, as well as the general
labor policy of the company. We also provide services for adapting and implementing
foreign general policies to domestic regulations; - Drafting all types of employment contracts, outside employment contracts and
management contracts; - Participation in collective negotiations;
- Forming a strategy and redefining goals in the procedures of resolving redundant
employees; - Terminations and cancellations of employment contracts. We provide a complete
service from defining the basis of cancellation, preparing the necessary documentation; - Representation in labor law disputes and proceedings of amicable settlement of
disputes; - Issues of international elements in labor law. We help clients to adapt business to domestic regulations, to regulate labor relations with elements of foreignness;
- We advise clients and provide support in the procedures of obtaining temporary residence and work permits, prepare all the necessary documentation and monitor the administrative and employment status of foreigners in order to take the necessary steps in a timely manner.
Our team in dispute resolution sets a clear goal and a defined strategy – to achieve optimal results for clients, both in negotiations and in sensitive and complex procedures – litigation, arbitration, mediation and enforcement procedures.
We have experience in resolving disputes before domestic authorities as well as in international arbitrations. During negotiations, as well as during dispute resolution, our team uses the knowledge and experience of lawyers from various fields of law, in order to have the highest level of available information and opportunities in each dispute. We are particularly proud of the extremely high degree of successfully settled disputes in favor of the client in the negotiation phase.
Throughout the dispute resolution process, we regularly report to clients and evaluate the outcome of the procedure, so that an optimal business and procedural strategic decision can be made at any time.
The resolution of disputes begins already at the conclusion of the contract. Our team pays special attention to contractual clauses that facilitate the resolution of disputes without formal procedures or set clear frameworks for their procedural resolution.
Vujinovic & Partners provides comprehensive protection and assistance to all its clients in criminal proceedings stemming from their business, such as misdemeanor proceedings and economic offenses.
Data protection and PrivacyThe protection of personal data has become an important issue globally, particularly with the growing digitalization and availability of personal data.
Vujinovic & Partners has many years of experience in advising clients in the field of personal data protection, monitoring innovations in the field of big data processing and cyber security. Our team actively monitors the development of data protection regulations, the implementation of the GDPR and international and domestic practices in this field.
We advise companies in all legally relevant matters of personal data protection and support them in the development and implementation of appropriate (internal) policies in this field, as well as in all aspects of technical, organizational and personnel measures relevant to data protection.
We provide the services of an external data protection officer with experience of representing companies that process a large number of personal data.
Compliance & investigationsAs transparency becomes more important and the cost of non-compliance with laws and regulations increases its complexity, companies are seeking to adapt to increasing pressure from regulatory bodies. We are here to help you fill the gap and expertly instruct you on regulatory requirements and the compliance aspects, necessary for the smooth running of your business activities.
As a proactive partner, we guide you through all stages of compliance. We can help you create and implement an effective compliance management system tailored to your company’s specific needs. If you already have a compliance management system in place, we will review it and, if necessary, adapt it to the current legal framework where necessary.
If you suspect a violation of the law, we can provide you with effective support in planning and conducting internal investigations and designing the best possible courses of action in the combat against compliance violations and potential consequences. Where necessary, we advise and represent clients in administrative investigations and court proceedings arising from non-compliance.
CompetitionThe competition regulation is based on EU regulations and practices. The pressures of the competent authorities in the field of protection of competition are increasing, the penalties are serious, and even the initiation of an investigation is risky for the reputation of the company.
Our advice is focused primarily on the prevention of contested competition issues, auditing and assessing transactions in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, analyzing and assessing commercial contracts, policies and business models, and compliance with competition rules.
We provide advice in matters of concentration notification, state aid, vertical and horizontal agreements, due diligence assessments and representation of clients in proceedings arising from competition protection issues.
Corporate and Commercial lawTo succeed in today’s fast-paced business environment, strategic legal advice is required that has a market and commercial perspective from the very beginning.
Our advice is focused on long-term results, pre- and post-transaction aspects, integration, planned client business development and aim to give your business added value while optimizing legal risks.
Our team provides a complete range of services, from simple company management issues, to consulting in complex reorganizations and status changes.
We actively follow developments and trends in corporate governance and use technology solutions that benefit our clients.
In our work, we have advised leading domestic and foreign companies from different industries, and our team has a high level of extensive expertise in order to solve your questions most effectively.