Experience

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  EOS MATRIX Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Associate for General Legal Affairs

    • Dec 2023 - Present
    • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  Privredna banka Sarajevo dd Sarajevo

  • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Legal Specialist

    • Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
    • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  Sparkasse Bank dd BiH

  • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Legal Advisor

    • Jul 2017 - Aug 2023
    • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ▪ Monitoring legal regulations and practice, as well as internal acts of the Bank, and proposing measures to optimize the impact of regulations on the Bank's operations from the business domain.▪ Drafting and legal control of intricate acts and procedures, providing complex oral and written legal opinions to the Bank's central functions, drafting business implementation instructions in difficult matters for the purpose of protecting property and other rights and interests of the Bank and its clients. ▪ Providing proposals for synchronisation of positions in legal issues from the functional domain.▪ Preparation and/or drafting of legal and other acts in the field of work. ▪ Active participation in the Department's project tasks. ▪ Drafting texts of acts that are used as standard documents in the Bank. ▪ Drafting and controlling of non-standardized contracts for the central functions of the Bank. ▪ Control of formal and legal correctness, adjustment and initialling contracts and other acts drafted by the other contracting parties. ▪ Legal representation of the Bank before the courts and other authorities in proceedings under the jurisdiction of the Directorate. ▪ Legal correspondence with the courts and other authorities and organizations, as well as the Bank's clients in the field of work. ▪ Education of Bank employees in the field of work.

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  HETA ASSET RESOLUTION

  • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Legal Advisor

    • Sep 2013 - Jul 2017
    • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ▪ Representation in litigation and executive proceedings, as well as misdemeanour and administrative proceedings. Good knowledge of disputes related to bills of exchange. ▪ Cooperation with accounting during tax inspections from the aspect of tax regulations.▪ Analysing documentation, giving legal opinions and advices, explaining laws and other legal acts. Alignment of the company's internal acts with the Group's regulations and local legislation. ▪ Drafting of various contracts related to procurement, business cooperation, provision of services, performance of works, etc. ▪ Giving support in activities related to the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. ▪ Cooperation with competent company’s offices in considering client complaints. ▪ Control and activities on providing compliance with information security measures.

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  Advokat Azra Balta

  • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Attorney At Law

    • Jan 2009 - Sep 2013
    • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ▪ Drafting legal acts and representation of parties in civil and commercial disputes, as well as family and inheritance relations within the civil, non-litigation and executive proceedings at municipal courts, drafting legal remedies and representation at higher judicial authorities. ▪ Control and acquisition of documentation for various purposes at the client’s requests.▪ Activities to record or correct wrong entries in land registers and other public registers. ▪ Drafting of contracts and other legal acts that do not fall under the exclusive competence of public notaries.

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  BBM d.o.o. Sarajevo

  • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Litigation Specialist

    • Nov 2007 - Dec 2008
    • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ▪ Drafting lawsuits and responses to lawsuits, representation at hearings, drafting legal remedies and representations at higher judicial authorities.▪ Providing legal opinions. ▪ Taking necessary actions to record relevant changes in the court’s company registry.▪ Cooperation with legal entities from the BBM Group.

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  Notar Merdžana Škaljić

  • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Notary Assistant

    • May 2007 - Nov 2007
    • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ▪ Support to the notary in the performance of tasks that mainly included drafting contracts for the transfer or encumbrance of real estates; contracts on the establishment of legal entities; wills; lifelong support agreements and, sometimes, prenuptial agreements (these are rare in Bosnia).▪ Advising the parties and, at client’s request, obtaining documentation and taking activities on registration of rights in public registries.

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  Advokat Merdžana Škaljić

  • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Law Intern

    • Jan 2003 - May 2007
    • Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    ▪ Support to the principal in the performance of legal work, mainly related to the area of commercial, civil and family law. This includes: registration of companies, drafting contracts, drafting lawsuits and representation in proceedings for breaching contractual obligations, debt, etc., remuneration of damage, determining the rights on real estates, division of property, divorce, etc. ▪ Drafting legal remedies, initiation and representation in court enforcement proceedings.▪ Advising the clients and obtaining documentation from public books and registers important for the resolution of the court case.▪ In addition to these usual legal duties, my principal was registered as a person authorized to represent the clients at the Institute for Standards, Metrology and Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina, so I had the opportunity to do activities necessary for the registration of trademarks and designs, as well as draft lawsuits for the protection of copyrights.