Gecić Law has ‘proven itself as a top competition and state aid law firm in the region’. The team’s track record also covers advice on major investment and M&A projects throughout the Western Balkans, along with antitrust litigation, trade cases before EU institutions, and cartel and anti-dumping investigations. Bogdan Gecić‘s ‘devotion to competition and state aid matters is extremely strong’, while Ivana Stojanović Raišić is an expert in EU law, state aid, competition matters, and regulatory and compliance work. Vuk Leković  and Dušan Jablan are other names to note.

JPM & Partners is ‘a go-to law firm for global deals that require Serbian merger control filings’. The practice fields specialists in international mergers, as well as multi-jurisdictional cartel investigations, and restrictive agreements and individual exemptions. It also assists clients with compliance programmes, dawn raids and defence-side antitrust and damages claims. Competition and antitrust head Nikola Poznanović is ‘very experienced in merger control work’, while Bojana Javorić Mićović's broad workload covers competition and antitrust mandates. Katarina Savić, Katarina Milić and Luka Hajduković and other experienced practitioners. Zivko Simijonović recently departed.

Karanovic & Partners o.a.d. is ‘a go-to law firm for antitrust and merger control-related work’. In addition to the practice’s experience in regional transactions and antitrust investigations, it assists with day-to-day antitrust compliance requirements, and risk assessments of M&A deals and joint ventures. The team’s track record also includes antitrust cases before the competition authorities. Rastko Petaković‘s experience covers antitrust investigations; Bojan Vučković is ‘a fantastic competition law practitioner’; and Bojana Miljanović Hussey specialises in compliance, restrictive agreements and cartel and abuse of dominance cases. Mladen Vujić rounds out the group.

Radovanović Stojanović & Partners AOD's competition and antitrust team is sought out for high-stakes antitrust proceedings before the competition authorities. The practice is also experienced in advising on multi-jurisdictional, merger control-related filings and assessments, along with vertical restraints; while its sector expertise includes banking, telecoms and pharmaceuticals. The group is led by Raško Radovanović, who ‘has incredible knowledge and experience in competition’. Radovanović is flanked by Anja Tasić, who specialises in multi-jurisdictional merger filings; and Živko Kovačević, who plays a key role in the firm’s antitrust and merger control work.

Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr‘s team handles merger control proceedings and antitrust investigations into alleged cartels and abuses of dominant positions. It also covers damages actions, competition law compliance, state aid and foreign subsidy controls. Leading the EU competition practice group for the Balkans, Srdjana Petronijević‘s track record encompasses multi-jurisdictional merger control proceedings; Danijel Stevanović splits his time between Belgrade and Brussels; and Zoran Šoljaga advises on a range of merger control and antitrust matters. Nina Rašljanin and Zoran Kobal complete the team.

Routinely managing multi-jurisdictional filings in the Western Balkans, BDK Advokati AOD's four-member competition law team is particularly experienced in the agribusiness, food processing and life sciences sectors. The practice covers assessments of commercial contracts, commercial policies and business models, as well as competition compliance, infringement proceedings, notifications of concentration proceedings and applications for individual exemptions of restrictive agreements. The practice is co-led by the ‘very capable’ Tijana Kojović, who is notably active in the firm’s antitrust work; and Bisera Andrijašević in Montenegro, who focuses on life sciences-related competition issues.

The exclusive member for Serbia of the Vogel Global Competition Network, Doklestic Repic & Gajin is regularly mandated by major Serbian companies and multinationals’ local subsidiaries to handle competition law matters across the Western Balkans. Merger filings are a particular strength of the practice. Admitted to practise in both Serbia and New York, group leader and competition expert Dragan Gajin is ‘without question the driving force behind the firm’s success in competition law’. Providing notable support, managing partner Slobodan Doklestic is experienced in competition-related compliance issues and private antitrust enforcement work.

Delivering ‘thought-through legal advice that is relevant to the commercial world’, NKO Partners routinely advises on the impact of antitrust and competition legislation on clients’ day-to-day operations, and the prevention of restrictive and prohibited practices. The competition practice is headed up by ‘go-to lawyer’ Djuro Otašević, whose expertise encompasses matters before the Serbian Competition Authority, the Administrative Court and the Supreme Court. Otašević also assists with M&A and contract-related competition compliance issues. Key support is provided by Benjamin Graca, whose competition law practice covers the pharmaceutical, FMCG and tobacco sectors. Stefan Savić joined the team from SOG in cooperation with Kinstellar in January 2025.

With a ‘deep understanding of competition law’, Prica & Partners houses specialists in the competition law issues surrounding corporate acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and business partnerships, as well as ongoing daily operations. The team also advises on commercial contracts to ensure regulatory compliance with competition law.; and it additionally covers cases involving restrictive agreements, vertical restraints, abuse of dominant positions, cartels, dawn raids and leniency applications. Darija Ognjenović is a highly-rated competition and corporate law specialist; Tijana Lalić ‘gives very good advice’; and Ana Krstić Vasiljević‘s experience includes merger control approvals.

BOPA Bojanovic & Partners ‘excels at delivering strategic, practical advice across a wide range of competition law matters’. The team’s coverage encompasses merger notifications, concentrations, pre-merger filings, state aid, and distribution and restrictive agreements. It also handles trade-related issues, market investigations, dawn raids, dominant positions, competition compliance, and assessments of market practices and conduct. Department head Vladimir Bojanović ‘brings a wealth of experience’, while maintaining a broad competition and antitrust practice.

Drašković Popović & Partners, which ‘distinguishes itself through specialised expertise in competition law’, has significant experience in merger control work, as well as abuse of dominance cases in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The five-member team is headed up by senior partner Uroš Popović, a ‘leading competition law expert’ whose track record includes obtaining unconditional clearance decisions. Providing key support, Simona Vračar advises on the competition aspects of M&A deals.

Joksovic, Stojanovic & Partners' five-member team advises multinational, local and regional companies on a range of competition issues, including the competition side to M&A transactions. The client base also includes large distribution firms. With ‘clear guidance on strategy’, the practice is co-led by Milan Joksovic, who advises multinationals on compliance with competition legislation, distribution agreements and matters before the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition; and Petar Stojanovic, who ‘stands out’.

Law Office Miroslav Stojanovic, in cooperation with Wolf Theiss' Belgrade office has longstanding experience in the competition law aspects of large-scale transactions. Its expertise covers merger filings, leniency programmes, restrictive agreements, and market definitions and related dominance issues. The practice also houses specialists in state-aid work and competition-related compliance. Miroslav Stojanović's track record includes several high-profile transactions, while Katarina Ranđelović, Aleksandar Jezdimirović and Jovan Mićović are also experienced practitioners.

The competition team in Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz's Belgrade office fields experts in merger control, antitrust and state aid issues. The team is particularly experienced in multi-jurisdictional matters, while its sector expertise covers retail, FMCG ,telecoms, life sciences and financial services, along with energy, agriculture and automotive. The practice is headed up by Srđan Janković, whose career includes working at the Serbian Competition Authority.

SOG in cooperation with Kinstellar‘s competition and state aid team assists with cross-border compliance matters and multi-jurisdictional mergers. Its assistance covers pre-merger filings, business conduct advice and defending companies under investigation. Olga Šipka, who ‘consistently goes the extra mile to secure the best results’, co-heads the firm-wide competition and state aid service line. Aleksandra Radović is another key practitioner.

Stankovic & Partners (NSTLAW)'s competition team assists with merger clearance proceedings, competition litigation, regulatory compliance, M&A-related competition issues, investigations and exemptions relating to restrictive sales and distribution agreements. With ‘a truly impressive grasp of competition and antitrust issues’, Nenad Stankovic regularly advises on merger clearance issues and antitrust cases involving alleged abusive behaviour; and Mitar Simonovic's broad practice encompasses competition and antitrust matters. Andjelka Radovanović was made partner in 2023.