Mrs Bisera Andrijašević > BDK Advokati > Podgorica, Montenegro > Lawyer Profile

BDK Advokati
CETINJSKA 11
THE CAPITAL PLAZA
81000 PODGORICA
Montenegro

Work Department

Competition, life sciences & healthcare

Position

Counsel

Career

Bisera is a co-head of BDK competition practice, and heads the firm’s life sciences & healthcare sector. She advises clients on a full range of competition law topics, but her special stronghold is state aid. Industry-wise, she has a particular focus on competition and regulatory issues in life sciences. Although she sits in the firm’s Montenegrin office, she participates in competition law work of BDK Advokati across all of our three jurisdictions.

Prior to joining BDK Advokati in 2015, she worked in the European Movement in Montenegro as Secretary General for three years. She coordinated projects in support of the Montenegrin EU accession process. Bisera is a member of the Working Group for preparation of Montenegro’s accession to the EU for Chapter 8 – Competition and is advising in that role on the harmonization of Montenegrin competition legislation with the EU acquis.

Languages

Bisera is fluent in English, conversant in French and reads Italian.

Education

Bisera holds a Bachelor in Law degree from Mediteran University in Podgorica and a Bachelor in Public Administration and European Affairs from the Faculty of Administrative and European Studies. She completed her postgraduate specialist studies in Business and Commercial Law at the University of Montenegro. She was then awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarship and in 2011, she graduated from the European Master in Law and Economics program specializing in law & economics of competition and regulation. She obtained LL.M degrees from the University of Hamburg and the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and an M.A. from the University of Bologna. Bisera also completed European Pharma Law Academy 2017 at Downing College, Cambridge.

Lawyer Rankings

Montenegro > Leading firms

BDK Advokati is a ‘technically strong and very pragmatic‘ full-service law firm with particular expertise in M&A and banking and finance. The team is also a key port of call for foreign investors, with notable experience in investment service regulation. The ‘outstanding‘ practice head, Luka Popović , often advises clients on a breadth of transactional work and greenfield projects, and is a specialist in the gambling and hospitality sectors. Bisera Andrijašević, who leads the firm’s life sciences and healthcare team is also recommended, especially for her expertise in state aid. Jelena Brajković  left the firm in July 2023 to set up an independent practice.

Serbia > Competition

A great local team with an international mindset’, BDK Advokati AOD‘s areas of specialism include the assessment of commercial contracts, commercial policies, business models, and transactions. The team also stands out for its state aid law specialism, along with the firm’s competition law expertise in the life sciences and telecoms sectors. The group additionally assists with compliance matters and infringement proceedings. The principal figures are Tijana Kojović, who ‘has extensive knowledge of competition law’, and Montenegro-based Bisera Andrijašević, an adviser on the competition and regulatory issues concerning life sciences.

Comparative Guides

Serbia: Life Sciences March 2024 This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Life Sciences laws and regulations applicable in Serbia.