The Curtain- Raiser on Poison Pills and Different Legal Traditions   Takeovers transferring control over a publicly traded company are common in the corporate environment. Most of them eventually happen on terms laid down by the target company’s board of directors. The reason behind the fact that successful hostile takeovers are

‘An investment in knowledge pays the best interest’ – Benjamin Franklin  In the period from 8-10 November 2022, the founder of our law firm Vranesevic Law, Lucija Vranesevic Grbic attended a three-day webinar organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – Center for Arbitration and Mediation entitled ‘Online WIPO

Introduction: Illumina’s acquisition of Grail blocked by the EU Commission  In a landmark decision on 6 September 2022, the Commission prohibited under the Merger Regulation the completed acquisition by Illumina, a U.S. company specializing in genomic sequencing, of Grail, a U.S. based start-up known for developing early cancer detection tests.

Introduction  Conventional drivers of economic growth became insufficient in the last couple of years to provide significant competitive advantages for companies that, in order to remain present in the relevant market, need to constantly meet demands for new or better prices at competitive prices. Amidst the fourth industrial revolution, the

Introduction  The importance of economy is grounded on the sole fact that many other spheres among the social and state order depend on its functioning, either directly or indirectly. For this reason, states express particular interest in the economy, which is widely reflected in the creation of normative conditions for

Introduction  Late last year, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition (hereinafter: the Commission) has presented official Guidelines for drafting competition compliance programs. To raise awareness about the need to become compliant, the Commission surprised us this year with the Model Program of Compliance with the regulations on the protection