We are delighted to announce that, from 1 January 2023, Stankovic & Partners has promoted a number of talented attorneys, including Sara Pendjer, who becomes Counsel, and Mitar Simonovic, who becomes a Senior Associate. Both Tijana Milisic and Maja Mladenovic are now Associates.
This substantial round of promotions not only recognises the significant contribution that these individuals have made to the team over recent years, but also reflects the firm’s increasing workload of prestigious instructions from our high profile Serbian and international client base.
Making the announcement, founding partner Nenad Stankovic explained: “We would like to congratulate Sara Pendjer, Mitar Simonovic, Tijana Milisic and Maja Mladenovic on their well-deserved promotions, and hope that they will continue to provide the high levels of client service that Stankovic & Partners is known for, as well as further enhancing the range of commercial expertise that we offer. It is extremely important to us to support career development and provide opportunities for talented individuals to shine.”
Sara Pendjer joined Stankovic & Partners soon after its establishment in 2011 and is now one of our star attorneys, managing numerous key dispute resolution and commercial assignments. Career highlights include playing an important role in the restructuring of national power company Elektroprivreda Srbije, as well as in the reorganisation of RTB Bor (copper mine). She is also known for her heavyweight expertise in investor-state arbitrations. Commenting on her promotion to Counsel Sara said: “I am delighted to be recognised in this way and look forward to many more years helping the firm’s clients respond to major challenges and achieve success.”
Senior Associate Mitar Simonovic is also a longstanding attorney at the firm, having been with us since the start of his legal career. His broad experience encompasses dispute resolution, restructuring/insolvency, employment and immigration, as well as real estate, white-collar crime and IP. This is matched by an equally impressive record in corporate/commercial work, compliance and competition. His excellent English, reputation for client service and attention to detail make him popular with Serbian and international clients.
An up and coming Associate with a growing market profile, Tijana Milisic joined the team in 2021. As well as having a background in corporate/commercial and employment law, she also has notable expertise in IP, data protection, IT and cyber security, strengthening our practice in these important areas. In 2022, Tijana became a certified Data Protection Officer and successfully completed the mini-MBA “Leader Project Entrepreneurship Program” organised by CANSEE, Ivey Business School at Western University, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Embassy.
Prior to joining the team at Stankovic & Partners in 2022, Associate Maja Mladenovic passed the Bar exam in 2020 and held a role at an international law firm, as well as spending several months as an intern at the National Bank of Serbia. With wide-ranging interests that span commercial/corporate and dispute resolution law, Maja has a particular focus on real estate and construction, an area in which she holds an MA and has published a number of articles. She has also lectured on the Civil Law course at the University of Belgrade.