Legal

Antjer’s handles the most complex and document-intensive mandates, both between local parties and internationally. The firm’s dispute resolution specialists focus in particular on international arbitration and commercial disputes at all levels in the local courts system. The firm handles domestic and international arbitral proceedings, in an ad hoc and institutional arbitration, for example before the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). Antjer also has a well-established co-operation with international law firms providing dispute resolution services.

The firm advises on various commercial air transport and private aircraft operation and management matters and represent a wide range of clients, including airlines, air operators, the owners of corporate and business aircraft, leasing companies, manufacturers, lenders and management companies.

We have an extensive knowledge of the regulatory legal framework affecting the ownership and operation of aircraft such as: (i) aircraft registration and title filings; (ii) air operators’ certification; (iii) operating licenses and traffic rights; (iv) fractional ownership; (v) sales taxes; (vi) air travel operators’ licensing; (vii) environmental restrictions; (viii) aircraft certification and maintenance; (ix) ownership and control issues; (x) bilateral arrangements. The firm possesses a profound experience on aircraft financing and leasing transactions and expertise in the following areas: (i) aircraft sale and purchase agreements; (ii) aircraft financing (including export-credit aircraft financing); (iii) aircraft mortgaging and registration, both locally and throughout the world; (iv) security filings; (v) lien protection and aircraft repossession; (vi) engine finance lease agreements; (vii) co-ordination and priority agreements. For those who wish to pursue personal injury claims arising out of aviation related accidents as well as companies and individuals who are engaged in disputes (either as claimants or as defendants) over contractual and non-contractual matters we provide efficient legal advice and on-stop legal assistance. Our clients are aircraft owners, financiers and operators when they are in dispute with their aviation insurers on coverage issues.

Antjer is one of the most pre-eminent Serbian law firms within the banking and finance field. The firm handles the entire spectrum of transactions irrespectively of their complexity, that is, from large international (multi-jurisdictional) transactions to smaller, purely local transactions. We act on behalf of both lenders and borrowers and other actors in all types of financial transactions. We are closely acquainted with the regulatory authorities in all jurisdictions where we render our services.

Our in-depth knowledge and expertise found its achievement in advising clients in, among other things, bilateral and syndicated loans, acquisition financing, structured financing, project financing, export financing, real estate financing and various forms of financial leasing. Antjer also has many years of experience and sound practical knowledge of advising on bond issues as well as on securitizations and financial derivatives transactions. We are experienced in all of the legal disciplines relevant to securitization transactions, including capital markets and corporate finance, secured transactions, securities law, insolvency law, banking regulation, investment management, consumer financial services, real estate, derivatives etc. Our securitization and derivatives attorneys are experienced in all aspects of the public and private distribution of structured finance securities, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and derivatives. The firm also regularly provides industry opinions. Antic possesses profound knowledge and experience in advising clients on various aspects of financial derivatives transactions and has periodically (as sub-counsel) provided updates for ISDA Country Reports (Serbia) as well as legal opinions in the related matters. We have considerable expertise in drafting Local Master Agreements for trading with financial derivatives in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina respectively. Antjer has a long and successful background in advising banks and other financial institutions in establishment and operational issues as well as regulatory and authorization issues. Over the years of service, Antjer had advised on a large number of significant transactions and thanks to our full service offering we are assisting our banking and finance clients in relation to other corporate law issues as and when required.

A well negotiated and properly drafted agreement constitutes the fundamental basis of successful business co-operation. Therefore, many problems can be anticipated and avoided by a carefully prepared contractual framework. For many companies we not only draft tailor made agreements to suit the needs of specific transaction but we also provide suitable agreement templates and train users of such templates to respond to anticipated business demands (ultimately resulting in cost saving to our clients). There are considerable benefits to be gained when Antic is involved in negotiation and drafting of the commercial agreements. Our attorneys are NLP trained and able to successfully respond to any challenge in the transaction negotiation process. Antjer has in-depth knowledge of local and international contract law as well as experience of standard agreements and industry customs in relation to most industrial sectors. We assist with review, drafting and negotiating a vast spectrum of agreements, such as: distribution, agency, commission and franchise, supply, research and development, manufacturing and purchasing, consultancy engagements and services; and joint ventures and other forms of co-operation.