Rastko Petakovic is a Senior Partner specialising in M&A, competition law and business regulation. He advises clients on the most complex antitrust matters, cross-border transactions and business regulation and is ranked by independent directories as the leading competition and M&A lawyer in the country. Rastko has advised clients on the most complex antitrust investigations and the largest M&A deals in the market to date. He focuses particularly on private equity clients and specialises in TMT and FMCG. Rastko was selected as the winner of the 2015 and 2017 European Emerging Leaders Awards by the M&A Advisor.

Languages
English, Serbian

Bar Admissions
Belgrade Bar Association

Education
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law (2003), LL.B.

Significant Accomplishments
Rated as Band 2 in Chambers & Partners for Competition in Serbia in 2026.
Also rated as "Highly Regarded" for Corporate and M&A by IFLR 1000 in 2025, and positioned in "Hall of Fame" for Competition by Legal 500 in 2026.
Recognised by Lexology Index as "Highly Recommended" for both Competition and M&A in 2026.


Professional Associations

• International Bar Association
  

• State Aid: Serbian Government Issues Regulations for Mitigation of COVID 19 Outbreak

  By Rastko Petakovic |April 2020

• State Aid: Serbian Government Issues Regulations for Mitigation of COVID 19 Outbreak

  By Rastko Petakovic |April 2020

• State Aid: Serbian Government Issues Regulations for Mitigation of COVID 19 Outbreak

  By Rastko Petakovic |April 2020