Ivan S. Males

Counsel

Ivan Males' stand-out characteristics are excellent knowledge and the ability to recommend solutions that were not immediately obvious.

Client, Legal 500 2025

Emailivan.males@akd.partners

Call+43 1 531 78 1925

Vienna

About

Ivan is a finance and projects lawyer with a strong focus on financing transactions and the infrastructure sector. He has deep experience advising on cross-border corporate and M&A matters, particularly in Central and Southeast Europe (CEE/SEE).

He regularly represents borrowers, sponsors, and lenders in a broad range of banking, project finance, and debt restructuring transactions. His practice spans corporate and commercial law, regulatory compliance, and complex cross-border structuring.

Qualified in Austria, Croatia, and England & Wales, Ivan brings a multi-jurisdictional perspective to complex international matters. His international education and diverse legal background allow him to bridge legal systems and deliver commercially attuned advice across varied regulatory environments.

He frequently advises international clients on banking and financial regulation, with a special focus on compliance frameworks and risk management.

Ivan is also an LMA-certified practitioner.

Areas of FocusFinance Corporate Restructuring Real Estate Regulatory and Government Affairs Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Energy and Natural Resources Financial Services Industrials Insurance Life Sciences Technology

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and WalesOdvjetnik / Niedergelassener europ ischer Rechtsanwalt registered with Rechtsanwaltskammer WienOdvjetnik registered with Hrvatska odvjetnicka komora (Croatian Bar Association)

EXPERIENCE

Advising international institutions on several infrastructure projects, notably in the airport sector, including on-going advice regarding concession and PPP tender procedures. Such work included in-depth due diligence procedures, transaction structuring advice, drafting of the transactional documentation and overall legal support to the client up until the closing.
Advising a French multinational automobile manufacturer on the sale of the whole retail network in the SEE region. Advice included an in-depth due diligence phase as well as drafting of the corporate and transactional documentation.
Advising a Belgian buyer on an acquisition of leading SEE company providing services in an international port.
Advice to major construction companies, global energetic and transportation conglomerate and other corporations on cross-border M&A transactions, corporate reorganizations and establishing a presence specifically in the countries of the CEE region.
Advising various European funds on financing projects in the energy sector, including performing in-depth due diligence of several projects, drafting of the transactional documentation and creation/registration of the securities.
Advising various major international banks, sovereign lenders and other financial institutions on LMA based loan facility agreements regarding cross-border financing together with drafting the accompanying collateral package and the legal opinions.
Advising private corporations and governmental entities with regard to proceedings before various international commercial arbitration tribunals.
Continuously advising numerous international corporations on a vast range of data privacy, cyber security, satellite networks and other regulatory matters in CEE.

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Awards

Education

Universit Paris Descartes, Masters of Law, 2012

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Mag.iur., 2012

Prior Experience

Before cooperation with AKD Partners Weiss-Tessbach, Ivan worked in several of the top-tier law firms in Croatia with a focus on cross-border transactions.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

LMA Certification- Loan Market Association, 2024

Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales
The Loan Market Association
Croatian Bar Association
Vienna Bar Association
Europäischer Rechtsanwalt (European attorney-at-law) registered with Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien