Davor Kranjčić
Partner · M&A & Corporate
davor.kranjcic@maras-partners.hrCounsel for decisions that carry weight.
A full-service commercial firm of forty lawyers across Zagreb, Split and Ljubljana. Since 1994, banks, funds and industry leaders have brought us the work that cannot go wrong.
est. 1994
three decades of commercial practice
40+
lawyers across the region
3
offices: Zagreb, Split, Ljubljana
Tier 1
rankings in five practice areas, 2026
Eight practices, one standard.
Select a practice to see what we do, who leads it, and a recent matter from the file.
Work that moved markets.
A sample from the last two years. Clients stay unnamed; the numbers speak freely.
€210m
Syndicated refinancing of a regional retail group, six banks at the table
€95m
Sale of a renewables portfolio to an infrastructure fund
€400m
Concession arbitration successfully defended for a motorway operator
3 jur.
Merger clearance in three jurisdictions for an industrial buyer
Tier 1
Banking & Finance
Tier 1
M&A & Corporate
Tier 1
Dispute Resolution
Regional legal directories, 2026 editions
Thirty years, step by step.
Firms are built the way cases are won: one sound decision at a time.
1994
Tomislav Maras opens a two-lawyer office on Zrinjevac, first client a regional bank.
2001
First cross-border acquisition closed alongside a Vienna firm; the referral network still holds.
2003
Split office opens to serve tourism and marine infrastructure clients on the coast.
2009
Through the financial crisis the restructuring team triples; nobody is let go.
2016
Ljubljana office opens; the firm starts appearing in regional Tier 1 tables.
2022
The fortieth lawyer signs; second generation of partners takes the lead on M&A.
2026
New Zagreb headquarters at Ivana Lučića 2a, one floor, no corner offices.
Led from the front.
"Clients do not remember clauses. They remember whether the deal closed, and how they were treated on the way there."
Tomislav Maras
Founding & Managing Partner · Banking & Finance
Jadranka Perić
Partner · Dispute Resolution
jadranka.peric@maras-partners.hr
Igor Bakran
Partner · Energy & Infrastructure
igor.bakran@maras-partners.hr
Vesna Šimunić
Partner · Real Estate & Construction
vesna.simunic@maras-partners.hr
Ivana Tomas
Partner · Competition & TMT
ivana.tomas@maras-partners.hr
Krešimir Vidmar
Partner · Tax
kresimir.vidmar@maras-partners.hr40+ lawyers behind the partners you see here. Zagreb · Split · Ljubljana
Briefings clients actually read.
NPL portfolios are moving again: what sellers sign too quickly
Three warranty traps we renegotiated out of recent portfolio sales.
The EU Listing Act reaches Zagreb: lighter prospectuses, new duties
What the simplified regime means for mid-cap issuers considering the exchange.
Enforcement against state entities: the patience playbook
Lessons from four years of collecting a concession award, in full.
FDI screening now bites in the Adriatic region
Deal timelines are stretching; here is how to plan the condition precedent.
Briefings go to clients first, by email, four times a year. Ask any partner for the archive.
Three offices, one firm.
Write to the office closest to the matter. It reaches the right desk the same day.
For urgent matters, call the Zagreb switchboard and say it is urgent. A partner calls back within the hour, around the clock during signings.