Established on March 1st, 2011, Ostermann & Partners has, over the years, become a recognized corporate law firm known for its wealth of knowledge and highly refined expertise. Starting as an independent law office with just one lawyer, the firm has since grown, into Ostermann & Partners LLP in 2014 with a team of 13 exceptional legal experts and support staff. The firm has built its reputation as the go-to firm for local and international corporates looking for a highly sophisticated legal advice in a wide variety of industries. The firm represents clients such as local and international corporates, large publicly traded companies, and startups from industries spanning from FMCG, TMT, automotive, leisure, financial services, energy, infrastructure, shipping, and construction.

The founding partner, Mojmir Ostermann expressed his delight with what was achieved thus far: "Even though it has only been 10 years since the firm’s founding, I believe we have come a long way, and built a strong team of highly committed lawyers, able to recognize and pragmatically deal with the most complex business needs of our clients. I am grateful that business community, as well as our peers, have recognized us as a dependable business partner able to make a difference in the market, constantly raising the bar when it comes to legal profession standards."

In the past ten years the firm has represented various clients in the some of the most challenging, high profile M&A transactions, debt and equity issues, structured finance, complex litigation matters, NPL portfolio acquisitions, restructurings, project finance.

We are particularly proud of the fact that our lawyers have been, throughout the years, recognized by independent legal directories such as: Legal 500, Chambers and IFLR 1000, as top legal experts in the Croatian market. In 2019, Legal 500 has named Mojmir Ostermann the Croatian leading lawyer in "Hall of Fame", the most prestigious ranking category. In 2020 edition of Legal 500 clients praise Vjekoslav Ivančić as "proactive and responsive" offering “professional and detail-oriented advice”.

What our clients say about us (Legal 500, Chambers, IFLR):

"The team’s availability and response to the client’s demands is excellent."

"The team is at all times ready and willing to address/tackle all issues that the client requests as the transaction progresses."

"As a client we always have the impression that they are on top of things and this is very important for us."

Another client notes the lawyers' "excellent knowledge and experience in solving complex legal issues.".

"They are very patient with clients, are very quick to respond and they are good at explaining whatever needs an explanation for the non-legal professionals," and add: "It is an excellent firm overall."

Going forward

On this occasion Vjekoslav Ivančić, Partner, added: "For the next ten years, we are determined to make sure our firm’s expertise and knowledge further grows and thrives. This will enable us to always provide our clients with top notch legal service."

We would like to take this opportunity to give a special thanks to our clients for making the firm a success and for choosing us to represent them, and to our legal team and all our staff for their unwavering dedication and commitment to the firm and all our business partners for their support.