Ph.D., University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
Jovana Veličković is a partner and head of Dispute Resolution at Gecić Law in Belgrade. She is a seasoned lead litigator focusing on commercial litigation with a strong track record of representing and advising major regional and international companies in a broad array of disputes involving privatization, securities, and bankruptcy law, valuation, contracts and torts, labor, advertising law, banking, real estate, and construction, regulatory, ECHR and constitutionality matters. Her experience is also cutting-edge in alternative dispute resolution methods, including arbitration and mediation.
Jovana has been involved in numerous high-profile cases, representing clients in complex construction disputes on the contractor’s side under FIDIC rules and international investment arbitration matters, and representing the top national law school, where the Appellate Court reversed its previous decision.
Before joining Gecić Law, she worked with leading law firms and independently, representing clients in diverse industries, including manufacturing, FMCG, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and banking and finance, before the courts, institutions, and other bodies. Her experience is well-founded on significant practical and theoretical expertise in law, economics, and business. Outside the courtroom, her practice includes advising clients in numerous legal areas.
Jovana holds a Ph.D. from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and is intensely active in academia, having published numerous articles on topics at the crossroads of law and economics. She is a lecturer at the Bench & Bar Academy of the Bar Association of Serbia, Department of Civil Law (Bankruptcy Law) and a certified tutor by the Council of Europe Programme on Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP). She also led the Legal Clinic for Contracts and Torts at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law.
Jovana received her LL.B. summa cum laude from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. She received numerous awards, including the four University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law Honors (St. Sava) and the Dr. Dragoljub Atanacković Fund Award for academic achievement in criminal law. During her studies, Jovana was also awarded scholarships from the Ministry of Education, the Young Talents Fund of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, and the Atanasije Stojković Fund.
Jovana earned her LL.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law. Her Ph.D. thesis was on the “Derivative lawsuit: company law and procedural law analysis.”
