Projects and energy

JPM & Partners

For certain clients, JPM & Partners delivers ‘the best legal advice in Serbia’. Active across the energy, infrastructure, mining, and natural resources sectors, the team is experienced in major energy and natural resources projects, financings, PPPs, concessions, direct investments, and regulatory issues. Cross-border work is also a particular strength. With ’outstanding legal proficiency’, senior partner Jelena Gazivoda is an energy and infrastructure specialist, while Nikola Đorđević routinely handles complex energy mandates and Ivan Petrović‘s wide-ranging expertise covers project development, financing and construction. Marko Mrdja and Marija Vukčević are other experienced practitioners.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Outstanding knowledge of the industry, not only from a legal perspective, but also from practical, technical, regulatory and commercial viewpoints, which makes their advice very helpful.
‘Jelena Gazivoda - always bespoken advice with direct and only to-the-topic information and recommendations.'
‘Nikola Đorđević - deep academic knowledge and fantastic analytical skills alongside a perfect understanding of industry practices.’
‘JPM is a great team of equally-great people - experts in energy matters with experience in the implementation of complex projects from scratch, right up to the establishment of commercial operations.’
‘Understands the commercial aspects of clients’ operations and knows the industry very well. Such an approach always gives added value to all they do. The best legal advice in Serbia.’
‘The team is strong, the individuals are available for all requests at any time, and they are skilled and technologically competitive.’
‘Their prices are fair and provide value for money. They are always up to date and provide the very best level of service.’
‘Jelena Gazivoda - outstanding legal proficiency in a vast number of areas, including the energy sector.’

Key clients

Gastrans d.o.o. Novi Sad
Transportgas Srbija d.o.o. Novi Sad
Yugorosgaz-Transport d.o.o. Niš
Yugorosgaz a.d. Beograd
FCN Energy Logistics Limited
Menaco Private Wealth Company
Public enterprise Srbijagas Novi Sad
Underground Gas Storage Banatski Dvor doo
South Stream Serbia AG
Joint Stock Company Gazprom
Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia

Work highlights

Advising Gastrans on drafting the Network Code to align it with five EU natural gas Network Codes.
Advised Underground Natural Gas Storage Banatski Dvor on expanding its natural underground gas storage.
Advised the Ministry of Energy, Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia, Transportgas Srbija doo, Gastrans doo, and Yugorosgaz Transport doo (as members of a Working Group) on drafting secondary legislation in Serbia.

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