JPM & Partners advises on major energy, infrastructure and natural-resources mandates, with particular focus on natural gas regulation, storage expansions and EU/EnCS compliance projects. The team is frequently engaged on unbundling processes, certification procedures and project documentation for large-scale strategic assets. Practice head Jelena Gazivoda handles high-level regulatory and cross-border matters, while Nikola Djordjevic and Ivan Petrovic cover transactional, construction and project-development work. Marko Mrdja and Marija Vukcevic provide additional depth across regulatory and project advisory mandates.
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- ‘The team that I worked with consists of Jelena Gazivoda and Nikola Djordjevic. They make super powerful team completing each other. They are truly focused on the tasks. They can response in very short time period to the large-scale requests. They are capable to draft the documents in perfect English language very quickly. They have sophisticated negotiation skills. They never give up from the task.’
- ‘The team of JPM & Partners is highly professional in the area of energy regulations (EU and Republic of Serbia) and energy projects (new infrastructure) including the financing of those projects with foreign financial institutions and other foreign stakeholders. This makes them unique in the way that they can offer legal support in both areas without the need to engage separate legal advisers.’
- In-depth understanding of the industry, current trends, good sense of legal foresight, ability to analyze the matter from various angles.
- JPM & Partners has been our trustworthy partner in the implementation of the most complex energy projects in Serbia. This is primarily due to their vast expertise, knowledge, and professionalism, but additionally for their extremely good understanding of the industry and practice in the energy sector, commercial angle in advising us, business-oriented approach, and profound expertise. They are truly the best law firm in Serbia when it comes to energy matters and are certainly a leader in the region. I have personally had the opportunity to cooperate with an international law firm on an energy mandate, and I can confess that the quality of their work is the same as if you were receiving advice from a highly reputable international firm. They are capable of providing comprehensive, concise, clear advice - they are confident in all they do, and they are very cooperative and prompt in responding. They meet the highest international standards according to all the criteria - diversity (the team is led by a female Senior Partner), billing (their billing system is well set and provides clear information on time spent and details of the services provided), technology (they are one of the really rare Serbian law firms applying AI technology tools in providing legal services, but they care a lot about preserving confidentiality and data protection), and collaboration (they respond under time pressure, providing you with advice within the shortest deadlines - they respond to emails within 24 hours of receiving the request and are punctual in every respect). They are additionally very pleasant and nice people to cooperate with, and working with them is always a true pleasure.
- Jelena Gazivoda is leading the JPM energy team. She has been a Senior Partner at JPM for many years, possessing great expertise, fantastic professional and personal skills, which are really necessary in drafting, negotiation, and above all, problem-solving. She is a true leader of the team and a person of remarkable reputation and appreciation in the Serbian market, equally respected by clients and the legal community, with professional and personal integrity and a firm standpoint in representing clients and taking care of their interests. Nikola Djorjdevic is a valuable member of the JPM energy team. He has been working with Jelena for a long time, and they represent a remarkable team, always acting at a very high level. He is hard-working, prompt in responding, and very cooperative. He is also a great lawyer and a very nice person to cooperate with. Marko Mrdja is a fast-learning member of the JPM energy team, closely working with Jelena and Nikola for several years now. He is also a great lawyer and is always available to us.
- Jelena Gazivoda and Nikola Djordjevic (Đorđević) both have outstanding analytical skills, and the advice they give is always "fit for purpose."
Key clients
- Transportgas dooo Novi Sad
- Underground natural gas storage Banatski Dvor
- Gastrans Ltd
- Public enterprise Srbijagas
- Joint-stock company Yugorosgaz
- Global Coomerce 1
Work highlights
Advised Underground Natural Gas Storage “Banatski Dvor” on the expansion of storage capacities from 450m m³ to 750m m³, contributing to enhanced energy security and market stability, while aligning with EU decarbonisation objectives.
Advising JP Srbijagas on the corporate restructuring and regulatory unbundling of its natural gas transmission and distribution operations from supply activities.
Provided legal counselling to key stakeholders, including JP Srbijagas, on the implications of US, EU, and UK sanctions related to Russia in the energy sector, with a focus on the impact on the Serbian natural gas market.
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Practice head
Jelena Gazivoda
Other key lawyers
Nikola Djordjevic; Ivan Petrovic; Marko Mrdja; Marija Vukčević