Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 Edition

28 www.finance-monthly.com Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 SERBIA CRIMINAL DEFENCE LAWYER OF THE YEAR Personal Bio Prior to establishing Hrle Attorneys, Vladimir worked with the law firms Schoenherr and Karanovic-Nikolic, and was actively involved in two high-profile cases before the UN court (ICTY) in The Hague. Vladimir started his career with Dragoslav Cetkovic, an esteemed defence attorney, in 2005. Vladimir is a member of Serbian Bar Association and one of the managers of Anti-Corruption in Europe working group (ACE) of the European Criminal Bar Association. He is active in the Balkans Regional Rule of Law Network of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (founding member), European Criminal Justice Observatory (deputy chair), Fair Trails International (legal experts advisory panel) and ICC Commission on Anti-Corruption and Corporate Responsibility. He also co-heads the business crime practice group of the Roxin Alliance (partner of the World Bank’s Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development). Vladimir is a certified trainer of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals Programme, after successfully finishing the Training of Trainers (ToT) in Strasbourg, France, with the aim of ensuring high-quality further training on the European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights for legal professionals. Vladimir holds a law degree from Belgrade University and an LL.M. degree from the University of Amsterdam. Firm Profile Hrle Attorneys (HA) is a boutique law firm committed to excellence in the provision of legal services to its clients in an efficient and cost-sensitive manner. HA’s two partners offer 25 years of work experience advising numerous international clients on behalf of leading international and domestic law firms. The partners combine an international standard of product work with the flexibility and agility of a boutique law firm. HA provides specific transactional and advisory support related to domestic and cross-border transactions and offers legal services connected to incorporation, corporate restructuring, mergers & acquisitions and management of companies. We represent clients before the court and various arbitration tribunals and administrative/regulatory bodies. In advising our clients how to proceed in case of dispute, we endeavor to give the most effective and cost efficient solution. Rather than engaging in lengthy and costly proceedings, we also seek ways to resolve the disputes amicably using alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as negotiation and mediation. Due to combination of different legal backgrounds, HA is ideally equipped to provide in-depth advice on business (white collar) crime matters in order to prevent such regulatory violations before they occur, and if necessary, limit criminal liability through effective representation. HA also provides representation and advice on all issues relating to human rights and the issues on admissibility before the European Court of Human Rights. Contact Details Vladimir Hrle, Hrle Attorneys Address: Simina 1, Belgrade, Serbia Tel: +38164 1106335 Email: Vladimir.hrle@hrle-attorneys.rs Web: www.hrle-attorneys.rs Winner: Vladimir Hrle