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Ivan Gazdic
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Ivan Gazdić

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  • Serbian
  • English

Ivan Gazdić is an attorney-at-law for Real Estate with 15 years of experience in assisting clients with the development of commercial real estate projects in Serbia and in Montenegro. 

He has notable experience in advising on various real estate transactions in both development projects and acquisitions. Ivan heads the Real Estate and Infrastructure & Projects practices in the Belgrade office and assists clients with regard to project finance, construction matters, strategic partnership and other aspects of projects.

In the construction sector, Ivan Gazdić advises clients in the process of obtaining building permits and relevant licenses, on urban-planning matters as well as on the FIDIC suite of contracts and other forms of construction contracts.

Relying on his vast experience in acting for both tenants and landlords, Ivan Gazdić helps clients in the negotiations of NNN leases and complex leaseback transactions with investment element.

He advises in all major commercial real estate segments: retail, office, industrial, and hotel.

Awards & Recognitions
01
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    “Ivan Gazdić has profound specialist knowledge and delivers client-oriented legal solutions for the most challenging issues.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is extremely professional, and provides timely, focused and pragmatic advice.”
    The Legal 500, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić offers invaluable insights based on his extensive experience in a broad range of successful projects in Serbia. He provides prompt, straightforward and pragmatic advice.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is a senior expert with notable experience in various real estate projects.”
    The Legal 500, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is an exceptionally reliable and competent partner, who has a profound understanding of complex real estate matters.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić assists clients with project development and project finance. He is also well placed to advise on regulatory issues and transactional mandates.”
    Chambers Europe, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is aware of all relevant details, very committed, and always delivers optimal solutions for his clients.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić heads a team of exceptional lawyers, who are well versed in serving international clients and handling cross-border deals.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024

Relevant experience

  • Advising a Belgium-based renewable energy company on M&A, real estate and construction and energy matters.
  • Legal support to a UK-based investment company and a Belgium-based investment fund regarding six real estate projects in Serbia, including the largest retail park in Belgrade, advising on acquisitions, construction, building permits, project finance (LMA-based), land conversion procedures, leases and M&A transactions.
  • Acting for a group of banks regarding the financing of one of the largest real estate projects of all times in Montenegro.
  • Advising one of the world's largest food retail groups on leaseback agreements for their exclusive real estate portfolio in Serbia.
  • Advising one of the world’s leading manufacturers of faucets and showers on their investment into opening a new manufacturing plant in Serbia, which includes advice on land acquisition and construction contract preparation. 
  • Assistance to a UK-based company in the sale of two shopping malls in Serbia and in Montenegro. 
  • Advising lenders on financing of the reconstruction of the largest congress centre in Serbia. 
  • Advising a lender on the real estate financing of the development of the largest shopping mall in Niš, Serbia.
  • Advisory services to a consortium of banks concerning the refinancing of the largest onshore wind farm in Serbia.

Publications

Memberships & Roles

  • Representative of CMS Belgrade in Foreign Investors Council’s Real Estate Committee
  • Serbian Bar Association 
  • President of the Foreign Investors Council’s Real Estate Committee (2016-2022)

Awards & Rankings

Ranked by all relevant global legal directories:

  • Chambers and Partners
  • The Legal 500
  • Who’s Who Legal  

Lectures list

  • RICS SEE Real Estate Conference, lecture on real estate financing to licensed appraisers, June 2019, Belgrade.
  • Legal Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions, lecture on due diligence process, Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, December 2019.

Education

  • 2012 – Bar exam
  • 2005 to 2009 – LL.B., Law, University of Belgrade

Ivan Gazdić heads the Infrastructure & Projects practice in the CMS Belgrade office. 

He has extensive experience in providing legal advice on the development of commercial, real estate and energy projects in Serbia and in Montenegro.

In particular, Ivan Gazdić assists clients with regard to joint ventures, project development agreements, project finance, EPC contracts, PPP and other aspects of various projects. He has sound experience in structuring complex project development transactions. His wide mix of knowledge in the real estate, energy and finance areas allows him to tailor his advice to any project, examining the overall transaction from multiple angles to identify issues and risks in various spheres.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić has profound specialist knowledge and delivers client-oriented legal solutions for the most challenging issues.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is extremely professional, and provides timely, focused and pragmatic advice.”
    The Legal 500, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić offers invaluable insights based on his extensive experience in a broad range of successful projects in Serbia. He provides prompt, straightforward and pragmatic advice.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is a senior expert with notable experience in various real estate projects.”
    The Legal 500, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is an exceptionally reliable and competent partner, who has a profound understanding of complex real estate matters.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić assists clients with project development and project finance. He is also well placed to advise on regulatory issues and transactional mandates.”
    Chambers Europe, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is aware of all relevant details, very committed, and always delivers optimal solutions for his clients.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić heads a team of exceptional lawyers, who are well versed in serving international clients and handling cross-border deals.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024

Relevant experience

  • Advising a Belgium-based renewable energy company on M&A, real estate and construction and energy matters.
  • Legal support to a UK-based investment company and a Belgium-based investment fund regarding six real estate projects in Serbia, including the largest retail park in Belgrade, advising on acquisitions, construction, building permits, project finance (LMA-based), land conversion procedures, leases and M&A transactions.
  • Acting for a group of banks regarding the financing of one of the largest real estate projects of all times in Montenegro.
  • Advising one of the world's largest food retail groups on leaseback agreements for their exclusive real estate portfolio in Serbia.
  • Advising one of the world’s leading manufacturers of faucets and showers on their investment into opening a new manufacturing plant in Serbia, which includes advice on land acquisition and construction contract preparation. 
  • Assistance to a UK-based company in the sale of two shopping malls in Serbia and in Montenegro. 
  • Advising lenders on financing of the reconstruction of the largest congress centre in Serbia. 
  • Advising a lender on the real estate financing of the development of the largest shopping mall in Niš, Serbia.
  • Advisory services to a consortium of banks concerning the refinancing of the largest onshore wind farm in Serbia.

Publications

Memberships & Roles

  • Representative of CMS Belgrade in Foreign Investors Council’s Real Estate Committee
  • Serbian Bar Association 
  • President of the Foreign Investors Council’s Real Estate Committee (2016-2022)

Awards & Rankings

Ranked by all relevant global legal directories:

  • Chambers and Partners
  • The Legal 500
  • Who’s Who Legal  

Lectures list

  • RICS SEE Real Estate Conference, lecture on real estate financing to licensed appraisers, June 2019, Belgrade.
  • Legal Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions, lecture on due diligence process, Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, December 2019.

Education

  • 2012 – Bar exam
  • 2005 to 2009 – LL.B., Law, University of Belgrade

Ivan Gazdić has expertise in Energy law and infrastructure, including the development and financing of wind farms, solar power plants and other energy facilities, waste disposal plants, and energy efficiency projects.

He is experienced in providing legal advice in the energy sector, particularly in relation to renewable energy projects (e.g. development of wind farm and PV projects), mining and geological exploration, WtE projects, PPP, energy efficiency (ESCO related projects), licensing matters, feed-in-tariffs, CfD, etc.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić has profound specialist knowledge and delivers client-oriented legal solutions for the most challenging issues.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is extremely professional, and provides timely, focused and pragmatic advice.”
    The Legal 500, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić offers invaluable insights based on his extensive experience in a broad range of successful projects in Serbia. He provides prompt, straightforward and pragmatic advice.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is a senior expert with notable experience in various real estate projects.”
    The Legal 500, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is an exceptionally reliable and competent partner, who has a profound understanding of complex real estate matters.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić assists clients with project development and project finance. He is also well placed to advise on regulatory issues and transactional mandates.”
    Chambers Europe, 2023
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić is aware of all relevant details, very committed, and always delivers optimal solutions for his clients.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
  • quote
    “Ivan Gazdić heads a team of exceptional lawyers, who are well versed in serving international clients and handling cross-border deals.”
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024

Relevant experience

  • Advising a Belgium-based renewable energy company on M&A, real estate and construction and energy matters.
  • Legal support to a UK-based investment company and a Belgium-based investment fund regarding six real estate projects in Serbia, including the largest retail park in Belgrade, advising on acquisitions, construction, building permits, project finance (LMA-based), land conversion procedures, leases and M&A transactions.
  • Acting for a group of banks regarding the financing of one of the largest real estate projects of all times in Montenegro.
  • Advising one of the world's largest food retail groups on leaseback agreements for their exclusive real estate portfolio in Serbia.
  • Advising one of the world’s leading manufacturers of faucets and showers on their investment into opening a new manufacturing plant in Serbia, which includes advice on land acquisition and construction contract preparation. 
  • Assistance to a UK-based company in the sale of two shopping malls in Serbia and in Montenegro. 
  • Advising lenders on financing of the reconstruction of the largest congress centre in Serbia. 
  • Advising a lender on the real estate financing of the development of the largest shopping mall in Niš, Serbia.
  • Advisory services to a consortium of banks concerning the refinancing of the largest onshore wind farm in Serbia.

Publications

Memberships & Roles

  • Representative of CMS Belgrade in Foreign Investors Council’s Real Estate Committee
  • Serbian Bar Association 
  • President of the Foreign Investors Council’s Real Estate Committee (2016-2022)

Awards & Rankings

Ranked by all relevant global legal directories:

  • Chambers and Partners
  • The Legal 500
  • Who’s Who Legal  

Lectures list

  • RICS SEE Real Estate Conference, lecture on real estate financing to licensed appraisers, June 2019, Belgrade.
  • Legal Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions, lecture on due diligence process, Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, December 2019.

Education

  • 2012 – Bar exam
  • 2005 to 2009 – LL.B., Law, University of Belgrade