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Nedeljko Velisavljević

CEE Partner I Belgrade

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz d.o.o.
Bulevar Džordža Vašingtona 3/22
Entrance V, Unit 9
81000 Podgorica
Montenegro
Petrikić & Partneri AOD
in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
Krunska 73
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Languages Serbian, English

Nedeljko Velisavljević is an experienced lawyer who joined CMS Belgrade in 2004. Prior to that, he worked at two renowned Serbian law firms, successfully representing international clients in various legal fields. He received his LL.M. degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade. Nedeljko Velisavljević is head of the CMS Dispute Resolution team and is recognised as one of the leading litigation lawyers in Serbia.

He has gained extensive experience in litigation proceedings, dispute resolution, arbitration proceedings, white-collar defense & investigation matters, insolvency and restructuring matters, advising a number of companies with regard to potential and pending disputes, representing them before the courts of Serbia and Montenegro and other authorities.

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“Nedeljko Velisavljević is calm, measured and always able to adapt the situation to the best interests of the client.”
Dispute Resolution client, Chambers Europe 2024

Dispute Resolution client, Chambers Europe 2024

“Nedeljko is highly professional and pleasant to work with.”

Dispute Resolution client, Chambers Europe 2024

“Nedeljko Velisavljević is an admirable human being and a pleasure to work with.”

The Legal 500, 2023

“Nedeljko Velisavljević is one of the top legal minds in Serbia. He is a true professional with an excellent focus on details, but with a sound commercial approach and easy-to-understand advice.”

The Legal 500, 2023

Memberships & Roles

  • Serbian Bar Association
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Education

  • 1999 – Belgrade University, Faculty of Law (Serbia)
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04/12/2023
International arbitration law and rules in Serbia
Arbitration is becoming increasingly popular as a way of resolving commercial disputes. However, arbitration is still most common in agreements governing international business relations, where there...
23/03/2022
Class actions in Serbia
See the Overview of the Representative Actions Directive >> 1. Do you have a specific procedure or procedures for bringing “opt-in” class actions?  If so, please outline such procedure(s) and...
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02/02/2022
CMS strengthens its leadership team in CEE
Nedeljko Velisavljević promoted to CEE Partner
22/03/2021
CMS made it to the Arbitration Powerlist 2021 of Legal500
The Arbitration Powerlist: Central and Eastern Europe showcases the leading practitioners working in a broad sweep of countries, stretching from Austria and Poland to the Baltic Nations and down to Serbia...
10/06/2020
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1. Could your business face criminal (or administrative) liability for exposure or risk of exposure to COVID-19 to (1) staff or (2) business partners and the public, under existing laws or new measures...
27/03/2020
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the functioning of court systems in...
Governments and public authorities are taking further measures in order to slow down the spreading of COVID-19. The measures, of course, also affect civil (incl. insolvency), criminal and ad­min­is­trat­ive...
23/03/2020
Montenegro court system undergoes measures during COVID-19 pandemic
As with most countries, Montenegro has introduced various measures for combating the COVID-19 pandemic, including special measures to the court system issued by the Supreme Court of Montenegro. These...
23/03/2020
Serbian court system adopts measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
As with most countries, Serbia has introduced various measures for combating the COVID-19 pandemic, including implementing changes to the operation of the Serbian court system. These changes, which...
01/07/2019
Serbia no longer under FATF Anti Money Laundering monitoring
As part of its on-going review of compliance with the anti-money laundering/ combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) standards, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) following the FATF's session...
21/01/2019
New amendments to Law on Court Fees - the grand return of ADR?
On 23 December 2018, Serbian Parliament passed the Act on Amendments of the Law on Court Fees that is applicable as of 1 January 2019. As of this date, the parties will be exempt from paying all court...
21/12/2018
New amendments to Bankruptcy Law - the end of yearlong reform of Serbian...
On 7 December 2018, Serbian Parliament passed yet another Act on Amendments of Bankruptcy Law that will be applicable as of 1 January 2019. These changes make the third change of the Bankruptcy Law...
01/03/2018
Serbian Criminal Code amended provisions in relation to white-collar crime...
Following adoption of amendments to the Serbian Criminal Code (“Code”) as well the Law on Organization and Jurisdiction of State Bodies in Combating Organized Crime, Terrorism and Corruption (“Law...