Category: Technology

guest In International, Tax, Technology, White-collar

Favourable settlement and non-prosecution decision in a cross-border regulatory and tax investigation involving a major multinational enterprise

Sector: Technology

Practice Area: White-collar; Regulatory; Tax; International

Together with leading local firms in each jurisdiction involved, the firm acted for a major client with respect to a multidepartmental investigation initiated in a CSEE country against a major multinational enterprise.

For a period of two years, the firm supported the client and coordinated the multijurisdictional legal team on various aspects of the case.

Following multiple submissions, forensic analysis, internal and external investigative work by advisors, and negotiations with the authorities, the client obtained a favourable settlement and non-prosecution decision in relation to the entire case.

guest In Commercial, Common Law, Energy, Technology

The firm advises on a cross-border IP development transaction in the energy sector involving foreign law aspects

Sector: Energy; Technology

Practice Area: Commercial Contracts; IP; Common Law Desk

The firm’s attorneys advised a leading technology service provider focused on the energy sector in a joint development agreement with a major international electrical equipment and solutions provider.

The firm advised on the joint development agreement, cross-border IP aspects, and other related aspects of the transaction which involved several applicable laws. The firm’s common law qualified attorneys provided support on the transaction.

Zdenko Tomanović In Commercial, Corporate, Technology

Commercial Court – successful representation in a 5+ mil. EUR shareholders’ dispute over a TMT sector joint venture

Sector: Media & Telecommunications; Appellate

Practice Area: Commercial Dispute Resolution

The firm has successfully represented a corporate client and a majority shareholder over a 5 mil. EUR lawsuit filed based on a shareholders’ agreement concerning a joint venture in a TMT sector company.

Initiated in 2019, the claim was dismissed in the first instance in 2022 by the Commercial Court and confirmed as final by the Commercial Court of Appeal recently. In a complex factual matrix spanning a long number of years of the joint venture and grappling with various arguments on the interpretation of the agreement between the relevant parties, the firm succeeded in arguing that the obligations to pay certain sums never arose and defended the respondents with respect to their alleged joint liability. Full costs have been awarded to the respondents.

Zdenko Tomanović In Tax, Technology

Successful dismissal of a large technology sector tax case

Sector: Technology

Practice Area: Regulatory & Tax

The firm acted for multiple defendants in a high-value tax investigation concerning certain asset transfers and licenses in the cross-border technology space. The investigation, which was regulatory in nature, was also handled by the Basic and High Prosecutor’s Office due to allegations of criminal tax evasion and money laundering. Following the challenge of the various allegations of the authorities, and addressing the complex factual matrix which prompted the authorities to initiate the case, the firm successfully acted for the parties and achieved a dismissal of the investigation. In addition to the Serbian law, the case also involved offshore jurisdictions and international taxation matters.