From the enactment of the previously valid Law on Protection of Competition and establishment of the Commission for Protection of Competition ("Commission") in 2005 our firm has been engaged in different procedures before the mentioned authority, including obtaining merger and acquisition clearances, exclusivity clearances, official opinions on the necessity of concentration and exclusivity clearances in specific cases, etc.  

Most of the M&A projects we conduct for our clients require a clearance from the Commission and we are actively involved in filing the necessary requests. We have successfully completed the filing process and obtained the clearance in the matter of registration and approval by the Commission of the mergers concerning some of the largest multinational companies, such as Nokia and Siemens Networks; Generali and PPF Holding; Merck and Schering Plough; Merck and Sanofi Aventis.

We have been involved in the process of obtaining the clearance in acquisition of NIS by Gazprom Neft, acquisition of TBI leasing by the National Bank of Greece; Essie Cosmetics Ltd. by L'Oreal S.A.; Opel by Magna. The firm has also represented Whirlpool or restricted contract issues.

Besides representing clients before the Commission, our office provides advice on other matters concerning competition issues including drafting legal opinions, preparation of client compliance programs, harmonization of agency and distribution agreements with requirements of the local competition regulations, etc.

Within our regional network of law firms covering ex-Yugoslavia Lawyers and Friends we have established a separate Regional Competition Group, whose goal is to develop an understanding of regional competition laws and policies, to examine the impact on trade and investment flows, enhance the practice and broaden the knowledge of the lawyers and officials, in order to comply with European standards. Hence, in May 2010 we hosted an international conference, first of its kind in Serbia, on antitrust laws in the Western Balkans.

As a continuation of on-going cooperation with one of the leading international law firms, Baker & McKenzie, and having significant expertise in the field of competition, Prica & Partners contributed the Chapter on Serbia to Baker & McKenzie's Competition Handbook.

We regularly hold trainings for our clients' employees on effective compliance programmes.

"The competition team, headed by Darija Ognjenovic, is instructed by a host of high-profile clients from Merck to Whirlpool ..." -Legal 500 (2011)