Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 3

Corporate/Commercial

Serbia

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Provided by Jelena Gazivoda

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Jelena is a Senior Partner at JPM and a member of the Corporate/M&A and Banking and Finance department and Head of Mining and Energy department.

Jelena is a highly regarded legal expert with over 20 years of experience, advising on landmark transactions and projects of strategic importance for Serbia and the SEE region. Jelena is also a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, and Lecturer at the Bar Academy, Bar Association of the Republic of Serbia.

Career

2013 – onwards JPM Janković Popović Mitić, Senior Partner

2008-2013 JPM Janković Popović Mitić, Partner

2006-2008 JPM Janković Popović Mitić, Senior Associate

2004-2006 Cesmecon Consulting Company, Senior Consultant

2003-2004 Bearing Point, Senior Consultant

2003 IBM Business Consulting, Senior Consultant

1999-2003 Institute of International Politics and Economics, Research Associate

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association (IBA)

Belgrade Bar Association

Association for Insurance Law of Serbia

Association of Commercial Lawyers of Serbia

European Law Association

Publications

The Public-Private Partnership Law Review, 5th Edition, 2021 – Serbian Chapter https://thelawreviews.co.uk/edition/the-public-private-partnership-law-review-edition-5/1189716/serbia

Chambers Mining 2019 Global Practice Guide, Serbian Chapter - https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/mining-2019/serbia

Personal

Jelena is also a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, and Lecturer at the Bar Academy, Bar Association of the Republic of Serbia.

Languages Spoken

English

Work Highlights

Advising the joint-venture between the Government of Republika Srpska and China Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Group on a project to build Banja Luka-Prijedor highway.

Advising Gastrans, a joint venture between Gazprom and Srbijagas (Serbia’s state-owned natural gas supplier) on complex regulatory matters related to the implementation of a project to build a 400km natural gas pipeline through Serbia.

Advising Veolia in PPP Project for treatment and disposal of separately collected residual municipal waste generated in 13 municipalities of the City of Belgrade, as well as treatment and disposal of construction and demolition waste generated across the entire territory of the City of Belgrade.

Advising the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Serbia and Deposit Insurance Agency of the Republic of Serbia in drafting of the Law on Take-Over of Assets and Liabilities of Certain Banks for the Purpose of Preservation of Stability of Financial System of the Republic of Serbia.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Serbia

Education

University of Belgrade

LL.B.,

1992 - 1996

The University of Cambridge, U.K.

LL.M. 2002

2001 - 2002

The University of Belgrade

Mag.iur.

2001 - 2003

University of Belgrade

PhD

2016

Industry Sector Expertise

Corporate Law and M&A

Energy, Resources and Infrastructure

Banking and Finance

Mining

Corporate and Commercial

Regulatory, Procurement and PPPs

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