Serbia

Firm overview: Hrle Attorneys is a Belgrade-based specialist boutique focused on cross-border criminal defence, extradition, INTERPOL proceedings and international human rights, with particular expertise in corporate and white-collar crime. Led by Vladimir Hrle, the firm represents companies, executives and individuals, coordinating defence strategies across domestic courts, foreign proceedings and international bodies.

Its record includes preventing extradition, successful INTERPOL challenges and surrender restrictions that led to the dismissal of charges carrying capital punishment or life imprisonment without parole. The practice addresses the full consequences of criminal proceedings, preserving liberty, limiting exposure and pursuing protection that remains effective across jurisdictions.

Alongside its contentious work, the firm advises on corporate governance, compliance and corporate responsibility, drawing on its founder’s longstanding World Bank Group advisory experience. This work informs its understanding of business conduct, institutional accountability and individual responsibility.