Gecić Law has once again secured its place at the top of the European legal world, winning the prestigious title of Law Firm of the Year: South Eastern Europe at The Lawyer European Awards 2025 for the third consecutive year. Widely considered the “Oscars” of the legal profession, this award is a testament to the firm’s continued excellence in a competitive market that spans over 150 million people, including Turkey and the Balkans. This remarkable achievement positions Gecić Law among the top one to two percent of firms in the region and showcases its dominance across the European legal landscape. […]
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Congratulations to Petra Radosavljević on this exceptional achievement! Based on the judging panel’s evaluation and the selection rules, we award the Taboroši Scholarship for 2025/2026 to Petra Radosavljević. She is the top-ranked candidate and a fourth-year student at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade. We congratulate the winner on the outstanding quality of her submitted work. We also thank all other participants in the 2025/2026 Taboroši Scholarship competition. This year, we welcomed fourth-year students from state law faculties into the competition.Their participation and responses inspired everyone involved. As the Taboroši Scholarship enters into its second decade, we believe it […]
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In 2025, Gecić Law was again recognized at the very top of the European legal market, winning Law Firm of the Year: South Eastern Europe at The Lawyer European Awards 2025—for the third time. At the same time, we strengthened our European footprint by establishing a permanent presence in Brussels—positioning our team closer to the institutions and processes that increasingly shape the rules for business across the Western Balkans and wider CEE. That combination—recognition for sustained excellence and a sharper on-the-ground EU capability—frames Founding Partner Bogdan Gecić’s interview for Nedeljnik, a leading weekly magazine, where he speaks about trust, governance, […]
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On January 1, 2026, the European Union activated the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the world’s first carbon border levy. After more than two years of transition, the system has moved from theory to enforcement. Yet the launch marks the start of a longer evolution rather than a finished policy. The long-awaited regulatory acts, adopted in December 2025, just two weeks before full implementation, clarified key compliance elements. However, these acts also confirmed what many businesses already suspected: CBAM will grow in scope, complexity, and financial impact. Long-awaited regulatory acts adopted in December 2025, just two weeks before full implementation, […]
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As the year draws to a close, we celebrate the remarkable achievements that defined the Gecić Law journey through 2025. Additionally, this year marked a full decade since our founding. It indeed has been one of historic victories, groundbreaking ventures, and well-deserved accolades. Our commitment to excellence, innovation, and client service has solidified our leading position across our region and beyond. Let’s revisit a few of the milestones that made this year unforgettable. Historic Legal Achievements Telekom Srbija’s Landmark Telecom Acquisition We successfully supported Telekom Srbija in a landmark EUR 1.5 billion cross-border acquisition of strategic digital media assets and […]
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Gecić Law recently marked another major milestone at The Lawyer European Awards 2025, winning the title of Law firm of the Year South Eastern Europe for the third time. Often described as the “Oscars of the European legal profession”, the awards recognize excellence across one of Europe’s most competitive legal markets, spanning more than 150 million people across the Balkans and Turkey. This achievement places Gecić Law among the top one to two per cent of firms in the region, and within the highest single digits Europe-wide for sustained award performance. Following the announcement, Founding Partner Bogdan Gecić spoke with […]
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The new Act on the Exchange of Data, Documents and Notifications in Cases of Temporary Incapacity for Work through the “e-Sick Leave – Employer” Software Solution (“Act”) has been adopted. As of January 1, 2026, the Act introduces mandatory use of the unified software solution “e-Sick Leave – Employer”. It aims to achieve full digitalization of the sick leave process, reduce administrative burden, and increase transparency and efficiency. The Act requires employers to register for and access the “e-Sick Leave-Employer” system no later than January 1, 2026. Employers who fail to register for and use the system are subject to […]
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Gecić Law is delighted to announce that Milana Srećkov has joined the firm as European‑wide Head of Strategy. In this role, Milana will lead the firm’s expansion across Brussels, Sarajevo, Podgorica, and Belgrade, accelerating growth vertically – by deepening practice capabilities and launching new, productized lines of service – and horizontally – by entering new geographies and forging strategic alliances. “Gecić Law was built to bridge Old and New Europe to be the interface to New Europe,” said Bogdan Gecić, Founding Partner. “That vision demands a leader who combines strategic clarity with execution muscle. Milana brings both. She will help […]
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Two very different examples of U.S. sanctions enforcement have recently highlighted the significant obligations on commercial actors to leave no stone unturned in their compliance oversight, when potentially doing business with Russian players. In the first, a U.S. private equity fund was caught out. In the second, the sanctioning of the Serbian oil company NIS in October 2025 has had far-reaching practical implications in the Western Balkans for consumers and NIS’s business partners. U.S. Private Equity Firm Fails to Understand Investment Ultimately Came from Russian Oligarch On December 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets […]
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The European Commission has unveiled a significant package of proposals aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), responding directly to feedback from industry stakeholders and international partners. The measures, which will progressively apply from 1 January 2026, mark an important evolution of CBAM as the EU transitions from the current transitional phase to a fully operational regime. Together, these changes seek to close circumvention loopholes, extend CBAM’s scope to key downstream products, and temporarily support EU producers exposed to carbon leakage, while reinforcing CBAM’s role as a global driver of decarbonization. Extension of CBAM […]
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