Miloš Milošević

Dispute resolution lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in commercial and civil law matters, combining extensive judicial, academic and private practice experience. Before entering private practice, he served as a judge of the Belgrade District Court and the Fourth Municipal Court in Belgrade, as well as judicial assistant to the Supreme Court of Serbia. He also lectured Civil Procedure Law at the Union University Faculty of Law in Belgrade.

His practice focuses on complex litigation, arbitration, enforcement and insolvency matters, with particular experience in banking, finance, insurance, construction, energy, pharmaceuticals and high-value corporate disputes. He regularly represents domestic and international clients before Serbian courts and arbitral tribunals, including ICSID investment arbitrations, and is frequently engaged as an expert on Serbian law in international proceedings.

He has also participated in a number of legislative reform projects concerning civil procedure, court organisation and enforcement law in Serbia, including projects conducted with the Ministry of Justice, USAID, GIZ and EU4Justice. He is the co-author of several professional publications and manuals relating to civil procedure, enforcement and judicial practice.

At present, his practice is concentrated on the most complex domestic and international disputes, strategic risk assessment and high-level advisory work in sophisticated commercial matters.

- June 2024 – present: Founder, M.V. Milošević Law Office

- October 2012 – present: Arbitrator, Permanent Arbitration at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce

- May 2010 – May 2024: Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution, Živković Samardžić Law Office

- 2003 – 2013: Lecturer and Trainer in Civil Procedure Law, Union University Faculty of Law

- March 2005 – December 2009: Judge, Civil Appellate Division, Belgrade District Court

- 1999 – 2005: Judge, Civil Litigation Division; Deputy President of the Court; Deputy Head of the Civil Department; Head of Case Law Department, Fourth Municipal Court in Belgrade

- 1997 – 1999: Judicial Assistant, Civil Division, Supreme Court of Serbia

- 1995 – 1997: Judicial Assistant, Commercial Court in Belgrade

- Member of the Association of Business Lawyers of Serbia

- Member of the Management Board and President of the Civil Law Section of the Judges Association of Serbia until 2010.

- “Contractual Interest on Negative Balances in Current Bank Accounts” – Bulletin of the Supreme Court of Serbia, Official Gazette RS, Belgrade, 1999.

- “Judicial Statistics” – SCEP, Belgrade, 2002.

- “Approaching Civil Procedure Reform” – Bulletin of the Judges Association of Serbia, Belgrade, 2004 (co-author).

- “Existing System of Judicial Case Law (Collection, Publication and Use) and Possibilities for its Development” – Monograph published by ABA CEELI and the Judges Association of Serbia, Belgrade, 2005.

- “The Investigative Principle under the New Serbian Civil Procedure Act” – Bulletin of the Supreme Court of Serbia, Belgrade, 2007.

- “Declaration of Debtor’s Assets in the Draft Enforcement and Security Act” – Bulletin of the Belgrade Bar Association, Belgrade, 2010.

- “Handbook for Enforcement Officers” – Monograph published by USAID (2010), Union University Faculty of Law (2011), and GIZ (2012 and 2016 editions).

- “Enforcement of Mortgage-Backed Claims in Insolvency Proceedings” – Association of Banks and Živković Samardžić Law Office, Belgrade, 2011.

- “Analysis of the Effects of the New Enforcement and Security Act and the Enforcement System in Serbia” – Pravni informator / Intermex, Belgrade, 2014 (co-author).

- “Comprehensive Analysis of the Enforcement System in Serbia” – GIZ, Belgrade, 2014 (co-author).

- Acting as Serbian law expert in ICSID investment arbitrations.

- Representing banks, financial institutions and major corporate clients in high-value commercial, enforcement and insolvency disputes.

- Advising on complex domestic and cross-border disputes involving corporate governance, shareholder rights and recognition of foreign decisions.

- Leading dispute resolution matters in the banking, insurance, energy, construction and pharmaceutical sectors.

- Participated in legislative reform projects concerning civil procedure, enforcement law and judicial organisation in Serbia.

- Co-author of the Enforcement Officers’ Handbook used in professional training programmes in Serbia.

More than 30 years of experience in civil and commercial law matters, including judicial, academic and private practice experience. Former judge of first and second instance courts in Belgrade and former judicial assistant to the Supreme Court of Serbia. Extensive experience in complex litigation, arbitration, enforcement and insolvency proceedings, including high-value domestic and cross-border disputes. Acts for banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, energy, construction and pharmaceutical sector clients.

Particular expertise in civil procedure, strategic dispute management, enforcement law and complex commercial disputes.

University of Belgrade Faculty of Law

Law Degree

1995

Ministry of Justice, Republic Serbia

Bar Exam

1995