Following our TIER 1 ranking in the 2025 edition of ITR World Tax, BDV is thrilled to announce that our partner Vladimir Batarelo has been recognized as a “Highly Regarded” ITR World Tax Leader for his outstanding work in both the General Corporate Tax and Indirect Tax practice areas.
Having received this recognition confirms BDV’s commitment to tax advisory excellence and highlights our team’s expertise and dedication.
Detailed information about the ITR World Tax 2025 Leaders can be found at the following link: https://lnkd.in/dDhD5cNR
[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1724420139916{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]BDV proudly share its ranking as TIER 1 firm in the 2025 edition of ITR World Tax!
We remain steadfast in our commitment to tax advisory excellence, continuing to deliver top-tier solutions for our clients.
ITR (International Tax Review) provides rankings and profiles of the most effective tax practitioners in the world, covering more than 120 jurisdictions located on every continent. It also ensures the broadest, most comprehensive coverage of any guide covering the global tax market.
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BDV partner Vladimir Batarelo participated in the IFA (International Fiscal Association) European Region Conference 2024 last week in scenic Lausanne, Switzerland. The conference provided a valuable opportunity to explore tax transparency in International, European, and comparative Tax Law context.
IFA is the only non-governmental and non-sectoral international organisation dealing with fiscal matters. IFA provides a neutral and independent platform where representatives of all professions and interests can meet and discuss international tax issues at the highest level, and as such the only global network of its kind.
We extend our gratitude to IFA for the beautifully organized event, which provided tax professionals with an excellent opportunity to network, collaborate, and foster business interactions. We also congratulate all the speakers and panelists for their outstanding contributions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]
[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1724307462117{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]BDV’s M&A team (Laurenz W. Vuchetich, partner and Luka Orešković, Associate) and Tax team (Vladimir Batarelo, partner) have made notable contributions once again to the new edition of The Legal Industry Reviews Croatia.
Laurenz and Luka brought attention to the subject of “CPPA as Instruments for Financing transactions – Adoption to Croatian Law” whilst Vladimir shared his views “Towards More Effective Protection of Taxpayers’ Fundamental Rights”.
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[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1724307649432{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The 5th edition of the Rijeka Tax Law Day Conference was held by Univeristy of Rijeka, Faculty of Law (Sveučilište u Rijeci, Pravni fakultet) – PRAVRI in close cooperation with IBFD, International Fiscal Association Croatia and EY Croatia.
This year’s topic “The Common Constitutional Tradition in the European Union and Its Impact on Taxation” served to foster an in-depth exploration of the complex relationship between constitutional principles and taxation within the European Union (EU).
On a panel discussion devoted to effective protection of taxpayers’ constitutional rights, interesting points were raised by panelists – Hrvoje Šimović, Masa Saric, Nikola Biloglav, Ylva Larsson and BDV’s partner Vladimir Batarelo. Stjepan Gadžo adeptly moderated the panel discussion, enriching it with insightful guidance.
It was a pleasure to be part of the conference. We thank the organizers and congratulate all the panelists, keynote, and other speakers on their excellent presentations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]
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BDV’s M&A team (Laurenz Vuchetich, partner) and Tax team (Vladimir Batarelo, partner and Stephani Jelčić, Attorney at Law) have contributed to the third edition of The Legal Industry Reviews Croatia.
Laurenz brought attention to the subject of “Amendments regarding transactions with affiliated persons and the supervisory board” while Vladimir and Stephani contributed their perspectives on “Tax treatment of employee share incentives in limited liability companies (d.o.o.)”.
The Legal Industry Reviews is a digital platform focused on the legal industry, present in over thirty countries all over the world.
Read both articles at the following link:
Stay tuned for the forthcoming edition of LIR Croatia!
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BDV team, led by partners Laurenz Vuchetich (M&A and Energy) and Vladimir Batarelo (Tax Law) acted as Croatian legal counsel to Star Energy Group plc, a leading British energy company, on its first overseas majority acquisition in the geothermal sector from Peninsula International Pte Ltd. The Croatian target company IGeoPen d.o.o. is notably the holder of the exploration license for the Ernestinovo license area in the Pannonian Basin in eastern Croatia, whereby Star Energy Group PLC acquired a controlling stake.
Through this investment, Star Energy Group PLC advances its strategy of becoming a market leader in the geothermal industry and is now among the leaders of the Croatian energy transition. The BDV energy team is delighted to have assisted in local transactional and energy regulatory matters up to deal completion. We thank Star Energy Group PLC and leading energy sector focused law firm Watson Farley & Williams for entrusting us to be part of this landmark deal.
More information can be found at the following link:
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We are delighted to announce BDV’s recognition in the 2024 edition of the ITR World Tax Guide.
ITR (International Tax Review) provides rankings and profiles of the most effective tax practitioners in the world, covering more than 120 jurisdictions located on every continent. It also ensures the broadest, most comprehensive coverage of any guide covering the global tax market.
Detailed information about the rankings can be found at the following link:
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BDV partner, Vladimir Batarelo participated in the IFA (International Fiscal Association) European Region Conference last week in Amsterdam. The Conference was an exceptional opportunity to engage on topical and significant international tax issues emerging from tax avoidance, abuse of law, state aid and dispute resolution.
IFA provides a neutral and independent platform where representatives of all professions and interests can meet and discuss international tax issues at the highest level. We congratulate IFA for the beautifully organized conference and all panelists for their outstanding contributions.
Photo credit: IFA
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]BDV proudly shares its recognition in The Legal 500 (Legalease) EMEA 2023 rankings as TIER 1 firm.
The Legal 500 analyses the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research programme revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market.
BDV has been recognized across 5 categories: (i) Commercial, Corporate and M&A, (ii) Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, (iii) Dispute Resolution, (iv) EU and Competition, and (v) Real Estate and Construction.
Legalease highlights the BDV team as “responsive, efficient, and knowledgeable” … “composed of highly competent and resourceful young professionals, with a wealth of experience in handling complex and challenging matters”. BDV tax department received special praise for its “tax structuring expertise” (Commercial, Corporate and M&A) and “tax controversy” mandates (Dispute Resolution).
Legal 500 also recognized all BDV partners individually:
Laurenz W. Vuchetich as “contact for M&A work”…“eloquent, thorough, reasonable and very pleasant to work with”, Ivan Dvojkovic as “very calm and objective, even in the most stressful situations” and “contact on both the buy and sell-side of M&A transactions”, and Vladimir A. Batarelo as “talented, excellent and trustworthy lawyer” who “provides additional value to clients by dint of his tax structuring expertise”.
Marko Bohaček is praised as a Rising Star and is recognized for his exceptional work in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets.
Tomislav Sadrić is recognized alongside Laurenz Vuchetich for his pivotal experience in Real Estate and Construction and highlighted for “abundant knowledge and experience in real estate-related matters”. Additionally, Tomislav is recognized in the EU and Competition, alongside Ivan Dvojković.
BDV has also proven its expertise by being recognized in Dispute Resolution, regarded as an “experienced and knowledgeable team”.
We thank our clients for entrusting us with their complex mandates.
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[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]CEE Legal Matters brought together legal experts from the most prominent law firms in Croatia to share their views on the most pressing topic in the country – entry into the eurozone.
BDV’s partner Vladimir Batarelo gave an interesting perspective on how the market and legislative framework will adapt and evolve.
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[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]CFE’s 15th European Conference on Tax Advisers’ Professional Affairs was held last week in Zagreb, with the insightful and thought-provoking topic of “Targeting the “Bad Apples”: Enablers of Tax Avoidance – Is it Still a Substantial Problem in Europe?”
Our partner, Vladimir Batarelo and our senior tax manager, Brigita Džajić attended the conference. The discussion was focused on the Commission’s upcoming proposal for a revised Directive which seeks to address the role of intermediaries in designing and encouraging tax evasion and aggressive tax planning in the EU.
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[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]BDV (led by Vladimir Batarelo, Marko Bohaček and Antonia Ćurković) advised the sponsor company Vjetroelektrana Bruvno d.o.o. on the shareholding, structuring and financing of a wind farm project located in the Zadar County with capacity to be installed exceeding 40 MW.
The project is already in the “ready to build” phase, whereby this financing and strengthening of the shareholders’ structure will contribute to a fast commercial operation commencement of the project.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]It has been a great last week in Dubrovnik where our partners Vladimir Batarelo and Laurenz Vuchetich participated at “Challenge of Change” conference, the eleventh joint conference organized by Zagreb Stock Exchange and UMFO (Association of Pension Fund Management and Pension Insurance Companies).
The conference acted as a focal point for the region’s and Croatia’s financial community with the participation of around 450 participants which discussed a number of issues related to capital markets.
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[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Our Partner, Vladimir A. Batarelo and our Senior Tax Manager, Brigita Džajić became authors of the Bloomberg Tax Country Guides for the Croatian chapter.
Bloomberg Tax provides comprehensive global research & news services enabling tax professionals to get the timely, accurate and in-depth information they need to plan and comply with confidence. Bloomberg Tax flagship platform combines the proven expertise and perspectives of leading tax practitioners in their renowned Tax Management Portfolios with integrated news from the industry-leading Daily Tax Report, authoritative analysis and insights, primary sources, and time-saving practice tools.
Bloomberg Tax Research Country Guides provide overviews of the tax regimes of more than 160 jurisdictions. The Country Guides are continuously updated to reflect developments as they happen. Written by local experts, each jurisdiction profile covers corporate taxation, personal taxation and social security, transfer pricing and anti-avoidance rules, important miscellaneous taxes, and any special tax regimes applicable to the oil, gas, mining, and banking sectors.
Special appreciation to Bloomberg Tax for recognizing BDV. We are delighted to become a part of this distinctive group of the world’s leading tax experts.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]
[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]BDV (Vladimir A. Batarelo, partner) advised international (US and Croatian based) tech company – 57hours and its founders in relation to seed funding. The founders of the company are premier serial entrepreneurs whose platform is targeted for booking outdoor sports and adventure activities in numerous American and international locations, accompanied by professional guides. This startup project has received financial and advisory support from a group of respectable regional investors.
57hours has secured its investment of 2 million $ from the Feelsgood funds and a Danish investor, Nordic Eye Venture Capital, as well as from a number of Croatian and Slovenian investors.
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BDV advised the Ministry of Justice of Croatia in the successful completion of a comprehensive in-depth written study related to mediation.
The written study drafted by the BDV team is over 130 pages long. It analysed the potential shortcomings of the current Croatian legal framework for mediation, as well as lays down an extensive list of recommendations on how to both enhance and improve this framework. The proposed measures are not just limited to improving the existing judicial and extrajudicial mediation procedures, but also encourage other types of alternative dispute resolution procedures that are widely considered the best means of dispute resolution in various areas of law today.
In drafting this study, BDV team paid particular attention to the undisputable fact that different types of disputes require different types of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms – same solutions cannot be equally applied in a case of commercial and consumer disputes in Croatia. This approach resulted in a creation of a comprehensive study that may serve as a basis for further legislative reforms on alternative dispute resolution in nearly any major area of Croatian local law.
BDV team that worked on a study consisted of Vladimir A. Batarelo, Laurenz W. Vuchetich, Tomislav Sadrić, Marko K. Bohaček and Fran Marko Stojković.
Tomislav Sadrić visited Lisbon as a member of the national delegation of dispute resolution experts. The aim of the visit was to meet leading Portuguese experts and to exchange experiences on implementing advanced models of dispute resolution in both jurisdictions. During the visit, Croatian delegation visited Portuguese Directorate-General for Justice Policy, Lisbon’s Central Civil Court, and the High Judicial Council.
We thank our colleagues from the Ministry of Justice of Croatia for their invaluable support throughout the process. BDV will continue closely observing the development of alternative dispute resolution structures in Croatia and will strive to contribute within our field of expertise.
[vc_row equal_columns=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1519591973034{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]The 4th edition of the Rijeka Tax Law Conference „Procedural aspects of Value Added Tax“ was held by Univeristy of Rijeka, Faculty of Law (Sveučilište u Rijeci, Pravni fakultet) – PRAVRI in close cooperation with International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation – IBFD, as one of the leading centers of excellence in international and EU tax law.
The Conference served to explore various vexing issues of VAT procedural law, focusing primarily on EU VAT. Special attention was brought to the identification of some common standards that reflect a modern version of tax procedures.
Our partner Vladimir A. Batarelo delivered his views on some of the most pressing issues of VAT procedural law by participating on a panel discussion „Pathways to more efficient prevention and settlement of VAT disputes“.
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BDV is pleased to announce its recognition in the Legal 500 EMEA 2022 rankings for the Banking, finance and capital markets and the Commercial, corporate and M&A.
The firm has been highlighted as “the most visible and offer serious competition to the more established traditional law firms”.
Our partner, Vladimir A. Batarelo is celebrating his individual recognition as a Next Generation Partner in Banking, finance and capital markets. Special congrats to our attorney at law, Marko Bohaček for becoming a Rising Star!
Legalease says that Vladimir’s ‘extensive practical experience and in-depth specialist knowledge’ extends to assistance in tax-related matters, which ‘gives him an edge over competitors’, while describing Marko as a ‘technically strong and very responsive’ lawyer with a particular niche in advising on fintech matters.
Additionally, Ivan Dvojković and Laurenz W. Vuchetich are as well celebrating their individual recognition as Next Generation Partner in Commercial, corporate and M&A.
Legalease describes Laurenz as ‘a firmly established corporate law star on the market’, who has been pivotal to the firm’s success in the IT sector and co-heads the team alongside the ‘thorough and persistent’ Ivan Dvojković.
We are thankful to our clients and proud of the entire BDV team for their devoted work.
More information can be found on the following link:
BDV officially joined SELA on 9 March 2022.
BDV was selected as the new SELA member for Croatia. Our team shares the same values and goals as SELA and will therefore add significant value to the network. Selection process was taken among the very best law firms in the country.
SELA is a regional network of independent law firms advising clients on their operations across South East Europe. The alliance members are among the top firms in their jurisdictions, providing the full range of legal and business services to local and international businesses. Formally launched in October 2016, SELA was conceived and co-founded by reputable law firms Bojović & Partners of Serbia / Montenegro, Dimitrijević & Partners of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Žurić i Partneri of Croatia and was joined by Apostolska & Partners of North Macedonia in November 2016, Kirm Perpar of Slovenia in February 2017, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. of Bulgaria in September 2017 and by Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha of Albania in April 2018.
The international and commercial approach of the alliance ensures that clients receive first-rate representation and a consistent level of professionalism across the region. To sustain this, each of the member firms shares a common established protocol focused on integrity, teamwork, excellence and trust which guarantees a consistent standard of excellence that is offered by all of the member firms. BDV is looking forward to our cooperation and to further helping our clients across South East Europe.
More information can be found at the following link:
https://selegalalliance.com/news/articles/SELA-is-Pleased-to-Welcome-its-New-Member-from-Croatia-Batarelo-Dvojkovic-Vuchetich-
[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]We are very proud that CEE Legal Matters has recognized Borovtsov & Salei and BDV as the winners of the 2020 Deal of the Year for Belarus, for HBOR financing for Be Cloud.
Special congratulations to all the team members: HBOR, Borovtsov & Salei team (Nikolay Artemyev and Alexandar Botian) and BDV team (Vladimir Batarelo, Monika Opačak).
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We are pleased to announce that #BDV team, led by partner Vladimir Ante Batarelo and attorney at law Tomislav Sadrić, represented a client at a hearing held before #ECJ, in what is considered to be the first Croatian case ever brought before the #ECJ in tax proceedings. The hearing was held upon the Administrative Court’s request for preliminary ruling in VAT-related case where the ECJ was asked to clarify the scope and application of Art 135/1 (b) and (d) VAT Directive in relation to the services carried our by Croatian company.
This proceeding represents a significant leap forward in tax controversy matters in Croatia. We hope this will be an example for further request submissions for preliminary rulings in tax cases – contributing to deeper implementation of EU Law in tax related cases.
[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]We are proud to announce that Batarelo Dvojković Vuchetich LLP has been recommended in Banking, finance and capital markets and in Commercial, corporate and M&A services in the 2019 Legal 500 edition.
Legal 500 is a reputable UK- based directory providing worldwide coverage on recommended law firms.
Our firm has been cited as “a new breed of law firm in the country”, “dynamic and energetic” and praised for “exceptional advice”.
Also, our Partners has been recognized and praised, Vladimir Batarelo has been praised for providing “prudent advice without over-complicating matters ”, Partner Ivan Dvojković has been praised for “particular expertise in hostile takeovers” and Partner Laurenz Vuchetich has been praised by a quoted referee as “intelligent and client-focused”.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row equal_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Our partners Vladimir Batarelo and Laurenz Vuchetich participated alongside with their clients, financial advisors and fellow corporate lawyers at the first M&A-related Conference organized by Caper, member of Oaklins and Lider Media, by the name “M&A – facilitating business growth and development”. The conference achieved the goal of bringing together M&A professionals from CEE.
Dry gunpowder seems to exist – based on a research conducted by the Caper M&A advisory team, Croatia-based companies aim at more than 60 acquisitions, with deal volume higher than 1.6 billion Euros. The research covered 130 leading Croatian companies, with annual revenues of 9.8 billion Euros and employing approx. 53,000 workers. Half of the industries include technology, TMT, food & beverages, construction and engineering. The most important outbound investment markets will be Austria, Poland and Germany.
We thank Caper and Lider Media for an immaculate organization and look forward to a new next year’s conference.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]
