Employment

Karanovic & Partners

‘Always able to understand clients’ needs’, Karanovic & Partners’ team has a strong market reputation for its advice on day-to-day employment issues, the employment side to M&A, labour disputes, redundancies, and terminations. Other key areas are outsourcing, secondments, benefits, pensions, harassment, whistleblowing, sick leave and work-related injuries. The practice is led by the ‘knowledgeable and trustworthy’ Milena Jakšić Papac, whose expertise includes trade union relations and collective bargaining; and employment specialist Jelena Ašanin is a March 2023 hire from Harrisons Solicitors. Boris Radojčić and Milijana Tomić are the rising stars to note.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘High-quality service, good relationships and professional advice.’
‘Milena Jakšić Papac is a great professional - knowledgeable and trustworthy.’
‘Boris Radojčić is clear, available and practical.’
‘The team responds quickly to issues in a practical way.’
‘The team is always able to understand clients’ needs very quickly, which is of great value.’
‘The team handles complex matters in a delicate but very hands-on way. They are very pragmatic and able to guide their clients through Serbia's legal landscape by providing to-the-point guidance.’
‘Milena Jakšić Papac's team is very pragmatic and really has a deep understanding of the needs of the client.’
‘Boris Radojčić is very commercial and great to work with. ’

Key clients

Bechtel
L’Oréal
Inditex Group (Zara)
Johnson Electric International AG
West Pharmaceutical Services
Ericsson doo Belgrade
Stellantis
Wargaming
Jetbrains
Ecolab
Sysdig
Volvo
HomeStory
Embroker
Sika Group
Zendesk

Work highlights

Advising Stellantis on various employment issues, including a complex transformation project involving over 1,500 employees.
Advising Wargaming on setting up its business operations in Serbia (involving 800 employees), which involves a wide range of employment advice, immigration consultations, and human resources compliance matters.
Advising Bechtel on the employment aspects of the construction of the Morava Corridor, a road connecting Trans-European transport Corridors X and XI.