We are delighted to announce that Stankovic & Partners has once again been ranked in the most recent Chambers Europe Guide. These Europe-wide rankings of leading law firms were published by Chambers and Partners on 16 March 2023, recognising elite firms and individuals in a number of practice areas internationally.

The NSTLAW team has been recognised as a leading firm in both Banking & Finance and Dispute Resolution. In particular Senior Partner Nenad Stankovic has seen his rankings increase to band 2 for Corporate/Commercial: Real Estate and Dispute Resolution, as well as appearing in band 3 in Employment in recognition of his prominent reputation in Serbia and internationally. The work of Counsel Sara Pendjer has also been recognised in Dispute Resolution and she is ranked in band 3 in this field.

The rankings are awarded based on the client feedback that Chambers and Partners receives, as well as on teams’ wider market profile. We are, therefore, particularly proud that our clients commented to the researchers that they “admire their commercial awareness and their ability to constantly develop their understanding of business”, and are “always pleased with the excellent levels of service and responsiveness of the team at Stankovic & Partners.” Excellence in client service is something that Stankovic & Partners prioritises, so it is a great pleasure to receive such positive recognition from our clients and peers.

OECD’s Competition Open Day 2023  and two recent OECD workshops (Competition in Digital Markets: Recent Enforcement and New Regulations and Workshop on Procedural Safeguards in Competition Cases), as well as the latest roundtable session organised by the Joan Monnet South European Competition Law Center of Excellence at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (“Recent Developments in Competition Law and Policy in EU and CEE Countries: Open Issues and Challenges”) gave considerable food for thought on a range of key topics of interest and, on a practical note, confirmed some familiar views on the direction that competition law and policies are currently taking.

Discussions on enforcement in competition law and policy are an important trend and were the subject of discussion at the first panel session at OECD’s Competition Open Day 2023. In particular, enforcement is key in the context of competition law’s effectiveness in practice, not only through coercive (monetary and behavioural) measures taken by the authorities, but also in the context of broader awareness raising and compliance.

It’s clear that competition authorities around the globe have taken this struggle, not just “once”, but many times “more unto the breach”, taking an assertive approach to the fast-growing digital sector. These efforts have led to a flurry of investigations into tech companies (especially in the area of third-party data cases), as well as the ongoing development of competition-related technology to level the playing field. As stated during the OECD’s Competition Open Day 2023 discussion “Developments in Competition Enforcement – Enforcement Trends”, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investing in the development of its own software and analytical tools, cartel screening technology and algorithms for market screening, with an emphasis on public procurement. It is working with an […]