About

UniCredit Bank Serbia offers local expertise, an international reach and accompanies and supports its clients globally by providing clients with access to leading banks. Gligorije Brajkovic is the head of the company’s legal department and member of the management team, responsible for creating the in-house team with an ability to manage an increasing volume and complexity of work. Managing a team of 25, Brajkovic has worked towards changing the traditional role of legal in-house teams within the company, guiding them to adopt a strategic approach to dispute risk and passive litigation management. Introducing a tech-friendly element to the department, Brajkovic has also launched a first-of-its-kind digitalisation strategy and use of various technology in a number of legal areas. Brajkovic has been involved in the acquisition of DFG by the leading regional private equity firm Mid Europa Partners as well as the merging of Adria Bidco with its subsidiary Serbia broadband operator Srpske kablovske mreže Beograd (SBB). Brajkovic has been accumulating experience in banking and finance with increasing responsibilities since 2003. Among these positions he has been the head of general legal and compliance department at Raiffeisen bank, legal advisor to the managing board and head of the legal department at Delta Generali Voluntary Pension Fund, serving also as a chairman of Delta Generali Podgorica. Brajkovic led the latter’s regional expansion project in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, helping it form strong inter-jurisdictional relationships. His experience also encompasses a private practice stint, where he served as a senior legal consultant in the finance department of commercial law firm Karanović & Nikolić.