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    Flexible, proactive, available and always
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    Stanivuk & Manasijevski

    Stanivuk&Manasijevski is a full-service law firm specialised in corporate and commercial law, assisting clients in Serbia and covering neighbouring jurisdictions Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia. We operate as a boutique law firm, providing highly focused and personalized legal services to our clients. Our size allows us to remain agile, responsive, and closely involved in every matter, ensuring that each client receives direct attention and tailored advice. We offer deep expertise across the key areas of law and industry sectors relevant to our clients’ businesses.

    As a confirmation of the quality of our work, since 2026 we have been recognized and ranked by the renowned platform The Legal 500.

    The center and focus of our interest is exclusively the client, his interests and his success. Such an approach will, in addition to legal, equally respect the client's commercial, reputational, market and intra-organizational interests. The standards and principles of our work imply that we follow the client with complete dedication in his daily business, that is, in every single transaction. This individual approach allows us to provide practical, strategic and effective legal solutions.

    Our work is based on team cooperation, with the direct leadership of partners, and the work is organized according to key areas of practice. The mentioned concept enables combining deep professional knowledge with coordinated and efficient service. We support clients in transactions, mergers and acquisitions, represent clients in all types of disputes and provide strategic legal advice, which facilitates business activities.

    Our focus is not just solving the client's problem. On the contrary, it is crucial for us to understand the industry in which the client operates and to apply a proactive approach, closely monitoring legislative changes and business trends at the global level, as well as their impact on the legal and business environment in local jurisdictions. In this way, we help clients prepare for challenges in advance, before they arise.

    Flexible, proactive, available and always oriented towards the client. Welcome!

    Areas of practice

    Economy / M&A and Status Changes of the Companies

    Our office is specialized in the field of the commercial law. In this sense, we provide a wide range of services to our clients, both domestic and foreign companies, by monitoring and facilitating their daily operations. Our goal is in fact, through the high-quality, accurate and timely service, to improve our clients' business, to become an essential part of their business, to influence on maximizing their profits, and in this way generally to contribute to the better results of such business.

    The legal services in the fields of economy, relate to legal advising and support in all aspects of business, since the establishment of the company, drafting the general acts, the shareholders agreements, the articles of associations and all other internal corporate documents. Additionally, our services often include the advising in relation to: the corporate governance, regarding the holding of sessions of the Managing Authorities, restructuring, status changes, the takeover of the capital, property and business, regarding the possibilities of financing and repatriation of the capital, regarding detailed legal analysis (due diligence reports) until the process of liquidation of the companies.

    Thanks to the exceptionally good knowledge of all relevant legislation, practices and business customs, that create the normative framework which refers to the business, as well as the great experience that our office has in all areas of the commercial law, we are able to offer to each client the highest level of expertise, while providing the legal services.

    Thoroughly, systematically, timely and precisely service provided is a goal that we strive for every day. It was confirmed that it helps to our customers' businesses. On that we are committed and that quality does not tolerate any compromises.

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    Real Estate

    Very good knowledge of the local and regional regulations, as well as the current practices, relating to all aspects of the legal issues, related to real estate, represents the basis of our work in this area. Our services are relating to the general advising in relation to the legal status and the legal possibilities, regarding to the specific immovable property, through the detailed legal analysis of real estate (real estate due diligence), which we always combine with the urbanistic analysis (which in cooperation with our office, the team regularly consists of the experienced urban planners and university professors). In addition, we follow our clients in the process of the project financing, obtaining of the appropriate licenses, in the process of the construction (through the drafting of the construction contract and other related contracts), all the way to the later sale or renting of such real estate (drafting of sale contracts, lease contracts, contract of sale-and-lease-back contracts, property management contracts etc.).

    The providing the legal services in the real estate field, is always in the connection with the tax implications, therefore in respect to this, we regularly advise on the tax aspects of the each transaction. In this area is particularly evident the comprehensiveness of our analysis and our approach, because we are trained, on a high level and at one place, to advise the clients on all important aspects of the transaction (legal, constructional, urbanistic, tax, and any other relevant aspect).

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    Bankruptcy Law and Restructuring

    The longstanding work of the office in the area of the commercial law, as well as the general trends and the specifics of the domestic market, it was the reason that we have developed a special and very rich practice, in the field of bankruptcy law. In this sense, we provide a various forms of representation and advising , to both creditors and the bankruptcy debtor. The bankruptcy by itself, represents an emergency debtor-creditor relationship, in which there is never enough funds for the payment of all the claims. Hence the focus of our work in this area, is always on the best protection of the interests of our clients and the maximizing the billing, in connection with that bankruptcy proceedings (whether we represent the creditors or the bankruptcy debtor itself). In respect to this active participation in the bankruptcy proceedings, and particularly in the litigations, which were launched in the course of bankruptcy proceedings, we have faced the most diverse and the most complex aspects of this very complex area of law. Consequently, dealing with the sophisticated and delicate legal issues and legal institutes of bankruptcy, our office has developed a respectable practice and is able to provide to the clients an adequate legal protection.

    Besides the above mentioned, our office regularly participates as a legal advisor, in the proceedings after in advance prepared plan of reorganization (UPPR). In cooperation with some specific financial advisors, whenever possible or when the circumstances of the particular case permit, we prefer to attempt the rehabilitation of business entities, either through UPPRs, or through the reorganization plans, which have been submitted after the of submitting of the proposal for the bankruptcy proceedings. Through the successfully implemented plans of reorganization, we have in two ways a positive effect: the creditors (who have accepted the plan) are settled in a certain percentage, and the business entity, which was facing the bankruptcy, carries on business, continues with the regular operations. This is the so-called. "win-win" situation, where everyone wins and the economy continues to operate. Such an approach is positive and proactive. Such an approach we foster also in this area and in our business generally.

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    Intellectual Property

    A  good knowledge of the domestic and the foreign legal regulations, in the field of the intellectual property rights, the experience in the procedure before the Intellectual Property Institute, as well as before the other domestic and foreign regulatory bodies, which are responsible for this area of law, as well as a sufficient practice in the procedure before the courts, in disputes which involves the matters of the intellectual property rights, allow us to offer to our clients a complete and comprehensive service, relating to the acquisition, registration, transfer, using, management and protection of the intellectual property rights.

    The services, that our office provides in this area, are general legal advising, registration of trademarks, patents and industrial designs, making of the copyright contracts, the contracts on the transfer of the license, the franchise agreements, the licensing of the intellectual property rights, the representation and protection of the legal interests before the Intellectual Property Institute, the courts and arbitrations, the effective protection against the counterfeit and piracy, as well as in the other cases of copyright violations.

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    Media Law

    Every day and comprehensive dealing with the field of the media law, resulted that our office has built a respectable practice which, among other things, stands out and makes us a very specific law office. Our activities in this area are diverse and relate to the representation of broadcasters of the electronic media, the print media publishers, but also the production companies (including the large foreign production companies) and the companies that in some other way are dealing with the media (e.g. selling of the media space in electronic and print media, etc.).

    A proactive approach, a good knowledge of the law and practice, relating to the implementation of this area of law, are enabling us to provide to the clients the complete range of services, from the legal counselling, through the establishment of the printed and electronic media, to obtain the licenses for carrying out of the activities in the media field, the licensing of the content which is broadcasting, buying and selling of the broadcasting rights of specific media formats or contents, as well as the representation before the Regulatory Body for the Electronic Media, the Republic Agency for Electronic Communications, before the organizations for the collective copyright and before the other competent authorities and regulatory bodies.

    As this is a very dynamic legal matters, which often changes and complying with the international regulations, and that our work in this area, very often includes the elements of internationality, therefor our office in its work, regularly consults also the foreign rules and regulations, and in that interact has developed a specific and rich practice, which makes it ready and qualified to participate and work on a various projects in this area.

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    Taxes

    The tax aspect of each individual transaction, represents an essential segment of the serious and comprehensive legal analysis. In this sense, our services, as a rule mandatory include the tax expertise, or a review of the relevant tax implications of each legal transaction. Furthermore, the tax implications very often are defining the structure of the concrete transactions, so our services include also the development of most optimal domestic and cross-border tax structures.

    In our work, we foster a proactive approach to the clients who are in need of tax services. Whether it is the analysis of the tax regulations, the regular tax consulting, the management of tax proceedings, or the representation in the tax disputes, we always try to consider all aspects of the potential tax liabilities, and to offer to the client the most optimal option, with full respect for his commercial interests.

    Based on many years of experience, we have developed a wide and rich practice in providing of the services of the tax consulting, especially in the following fields: the corporate income tax, the personal income tax (including the taxation of non-residents), the property tax, VAT, the indirect taxes in general, the reduction of tax risks, the taxation of status changes, the taxation of the M&A transactions, share and asset deals, as well as in the field of avoidance of double taxation.

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    Settlement of Disputes

    In order to provide a full legal security and legal support to all our clients, our team of lawyers is providing the professional representation in all types of corporate disputes, whether it is a civil or enforcement procedure, whether it is the administrative proceedings or the administrative dispute. In representing of the clients before the domestic courts, before the private executors, or before an international arbitration, our team members apply the specific practical skills, which always include a thorough analysis of the dispute, the preparation of the comprehensive submissions, which combine the theoretical knowledge, the positive legislation and the applicable court practice, as well as the proactive representation at the hearings.

    This multidisciplinary approach, the systematic analysis of all relevant legal issues, and good knowledge of the practical juridical skills, which are necessary for the successful establishment, operation and termination of proceedings, implies the engagement of different knowledge and cross-cooperation of the lawyers, who are specialized in a different areas of law.

    We try to solve every disputable relationship as quickly and efficiently, with the full protection of the interests of our clients. However, our aim is to avoid, as far as possible, the judicial and other institutional processes. We are always trying, through a process of negotiation and agreement with the other party, to reach an out-of-court settlements, or the solution of the dispute. This saves all relevant client's resources: the time, the money and the engagement of human capacities.

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    Labour Law

    Our law office is dealing with daily providing of the services in the field of labour relations. This includes the legal support and assistance in the overall process: from the establishment of the employment relationship (drafting of the employment contracts, or other contracts of engagement of individuals), through the consultation on the details of the duration of the employment, up to the consultation process in the termination of the employment relationship (cancellation by the employer or the employee, gaining of the rights for pension etc.).

    As this is a quite a sensitive area of law, which also necessarily includes the other components (social, economic etc.), our office has developed a sophisticated approach, that takes into account all the relevant aspects, but which ultimately remain on the line of the protection of the interests of our clients.

    Such an approach makes it possible to that we can manage to respond to the various queries and requests in this area. Finally, if and when, the relations between the employer and the employee, cannot be resolved by peaceful means, and when the judicial process is inevitable, our office and its sector for the resolving of disputes, regularly represent the clients also in the labour disputes, with the equal success in representing of our clients, whether it comes to employers or employees.

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    Banking and Finance

    Our lawyers have gained their experience by working on major projects in Serbia and in the region. In this sense, we have advised our clients in the various business financing companies (through a taking of the credits and the loans, including the syndicated loans), in the business debt restructuring, the project financing, the transactions with the financial derivatives, the jobs of the across border financial transactions, the insurance business and in other similar jobs.

    We provide the legal protection and legal support to the investors, from the different spheres of industry, to the investment funds, banks, leasing companies, broker-dealer companies and to the companies that have a need for the expertise in the field of banking and finance.

    Our services include also the segment of negotiating with the banks and the other financial institutions, drafting all types of contracts, the monitoring, the implementation and completion of the projects, which are related to the public-private partnerships, the advising and legal assistance in the matters of collection of the receivables including also the refinancing, the restructuring and the consensual agreements between the creditors. Finally, we represent the clients before all relevant authorities, organizations and regulatory bodies in this field.

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    Pharmaceutical and Healthcare

    By representing the leading manufacturers pharmaceutical products, the wholesalers and the companies that deal with trade in drugs and medical devices, our office has developed a special practice and in this area. In the context of the need for the comprehensive and thorough representation in the area of the commercial law, as well as by the growing importance of these areas in the national economy, we strive to cover the regulatory framework, including the representation of the clients before the appropriate regulatory bodies, as well as the comprehensive legal advising and assistance in this area (providing the legal opinions on the specific topics, drafting the specific types of contracts, the issues in the field of the competition etc.).

    Frequently, the companies in this business, have developed the sectors relating to the corporate social responsibility, and part of its activities and available resources are directed to charitable, humanitarian and similar purposes. We are proud that our office also in this segment, pro bono, regularly provides the legal support through the entire assistance in the process of the establishing of the organizations that perform this activity (foundations, endowments etc.), but also through the further work of these organizations (participation in the work of managing authorities and engaging in the individual programs and projects, which are implemented by these organizations).

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    Our team

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    Bojan Stanivuk

    PARTNER

    Email adresa: bojan.stanivuk@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Bojan Stanivuk is a partner and co-founder of Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm, where he advises domestic and international clients on a wide range of business law matters. With over twenty years of professional experience, Bojan has developed strong practice in corporate and commercial law, with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and status changes including tax matters, dispute resolution, insolvency and restructuring proceedings.

    In addition to corporate and dispute-related work, Bojan has significant experience advising clients in regulated industries, including media, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. He is particularly recognised for his expertise in tax law and tax advisory, assisting both local and international clients in navigating complex tax regulations, structuring transactions, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

    Bojan regularly advises clients on large domestic and cross-border transactions, providing strategic legal support throughout the entire transaction lifecycle—from structuring and due diligence to negotiation and implementation. His practice often involves working with multinational companies, investors, and regional businesses operating in the Western Balkans.

    Alongside his legal practice, Bojan was actively involved in the academic community of Serbia. He was teaching Company law at the Faculty of Law of Union University in Belgrade for many years. Now, he is a member of the Faculty Council.

    Bojan is a member of the Belgrade Bar Association. Prior to co-founding Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Office, he gained valuable experience working for several years at the renowned regional law firm Karanović & Partners, where he advised clients on complex corporate and commercial matters.

    He is fluent English language.

    Bojan Manasijevski

    PARTNER

    Email adresa: bojan.manasijevski@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Bojan Manasijevski is a partner and co-founder of Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm. Throughout his career, he has represented and advised numerous domestic and international clients across a broad range of legal matters, with a particular focus on real estate, corporate and commercial law. With over sixteen years of professional experience, Bojan has developed strong practice in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and status changes, alongside with commercial dispute resolution and bankruptcy/restructuring proceedings.

    Bojan has extensive experience assisting foreign and domestic investors in various transactions in Serbia, providing strategic legal support throughout the entire investment process, including structuring, negotiations, and implementation.

    Prior to co-founding Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm, Bojan worked for several years in one of the leading law firms in Southeast Europe, where he gained significant experience advising clients on complex corporate and commercial matters.

    He is a member of the Bar Association of Belgrade.

    He is fluent English language.

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    Anja Stanivuk

    ATTORNEY AT LAW

    Email adresa: anja.stanivuk@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Anja Stanivuk is an Attorney at Law at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm. In her practice, Anja advises clients on a broad range of legal matters, with experience in commercial dispute resolution, enforcement proceedings, bankruptcy, and restructuring.

    She works closely with the firm’s legal team in assisting both domestic and international clients in commercial transactions, day-to-day corporate matters, and the resolution of complex commercial disputes.

    In addition to her commercial practice, Anja is actively engaged in family law and personal status matters, with a particular focus on matrimonial property relations and asset division within marital and family relationships. She advises clients on the legal aspects of property arrangements between spouses and partners, as well as related civil law issues.

    Anja holds a master’s degree in European law, with a master’s thesis focusing on Public-Private Partnerships. During her studies, she completed an internship at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, within the Committee on Labour, Social and Veterans’ Affairs, through a program organised by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).

    She has also participated in several international conferences and professional programmes focusing on human rights, constitutional law, and local self-government.

    Anja is a member of the Bar Association of Kragujevac and is fluent in English.

    Marko Perović

    ATTORNEY AT LAW

    Email adresa: marko.perovic@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Marko Perović is an Attorney at Law at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm, specializing in corporate law, litigation, and various civil proceedings. He actively represents and advises both domestic and international clients in commercial disputes and corporate matters.

    Marko has gained experience and expertise in real estate law, including property legalization procedures, and has represented clients in misdemeanour and criminal proceedings, holding a certificate for representing minors in criminal cases. He has also acted as a temporary representative in civil litigation proceedings. He has participated in various due diligence analyses of legal entities in Serbia and abroad, handling issues related to real estate and construction.

    Prior to joining Stanivuk & Manasijevski, Marko worked at several law firms in Belgrade and also practiced at the Basic Court in Smederevo.

    He earned his law degree from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, where he is currently pursuing a master's degree in intellectual property law. During his studies, he was awarded the prestigious “100 Scholarships of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade.”

    Marko has a strong interest in further developing his knowledge in intellectual property law and legal aspects of artificial intelligence.

    He is fluent in English language.

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    Milena Mitić

    ATTORNEY AT LAW

    Email adresa: milena.mitic@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Milena Mitić is an Attorney at Law at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm. In her practice, Milena focuses primarily on labour and employment law, while also advising clients in litigation and other civil proceedings.

    She regularly advises domestic and international clients on a wide range of employment law matters, including employment contracts, termination of employment, redundancy procedures, workplace harassment (mobbing), whistleblowing procedures, and compliance with data protection regulations in the employment context. Also, Milena provides daily legal support to employers in managing employment relationships, preparing employment-related documentation and ensuring compliance with applicable labour regulations.

    Milena also represents clients in employment disputes before courts and other competent authorities, including disputes relating to the legality of termination decisions and other employment-related claims. In addition, she assists clients in negotiations with employees and provides support in mediation processes, with the aim of resolving disputes efficiently and minimising litigation risks.

    Her practice also includes advising companies on the employment of foreign nationals in Serbia and immigration policies. Milena also conducts training sessions and workshops for HR teams, helping clients improve their internal employment practices and regulatory compliance.

    Milena is a member of the Belgrade Bar Association and is proficient in English.

    Kristina Zejak

    ATTORNEY AT LAW

    Email adresa: kristina.zejak@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Kristina Zejak is an Attorney at Law at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm, where she advises domestic and international clients on a wide range of matters in the fields of corporate and commercial law, competition law, and dispute resolution.

    Her practice focuses primarily on corporate law and corporate governance, including advising companies on regulatory compliance, corporate structuring, shareholders’ relations, and various day-to-day corporate matters. She regularly assists clients with corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, providing legal support throughout the entire process, from structuring transactions and conducting legal analysis to preparing transactional documentation.

    Kristina also has notable experience in competition law, where she advises clients on merger control procedures, and regulatory matters related to market competition. Her work in this area includes assisting companies in assessing potential competition law risks and ensuring compliance with applicable Serbian and EU competition regulations. In addition, she is actively involved in litigation and dispute resolution, representing and assisting clients in civil and commercial proceedings before Serbian courts.

    Before joining Stanivuk & Manasijevski, Kristina gained valuable experience working in several mid-sized law firms in Belgrade.

    Alongside her legal practice, she is actively engaged in international service organizations. She is a member of Rotary and Rotaract Club Belgrade Čukarica, as well as the Rotary Action Group for Peace within Rotary International. She currently serves as the District Rotaract Representative for Rotary District 2483 (Serbia and Montenegro).

    Kristina speaks English, Italian, German, and Japanese.

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    Marija Stojanović Šušulić

    ATTORNEY AT LAW

    Email adresa: marija.susulic@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Marija Stojanović is an Attorney at Law at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm, advising domestic and international clients on competition, commercial and data protection law matters.

    Marija has significant experience in merger control, antitrust compliance, commercial contracts and corporate advisory, as well as regulatory matters affecting cross-border transactions. She regularly assists clients with merger filings across the Western Balkans, competition law compliance programs, and complex commercial agreements in sectors including energy, construction, fintech and manufacturing. Her practice also includes advising on data protection and regulatory compliance, as well as supporting private equity and foreign investors in transactions in Serbia and the wider region.

    Prior to joining Stanivuk & Manasijevski, Marija gained experience at several leading international law firms, including Schoenherr, Hausfeld LLP in London, and Karanović & Partners, where she worked on complex cross-border competition matters, cartel damages litigation, and regulatory advisory projects.

    Marija is dual-qualified in Serbia and Montenegro and admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales. She holds an LL.M. in International Commercial Law (Distinction) from the University of Reading and has authored several publications in the fields of competition and data protection law.

    She is fluent English but also speaks Italian and Spanish.

    Stefan Vuković

    ATTORNEY AT LAW

    Email adresa: stefan.vukovic@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Stefan Vuković is an Attorney at Law at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm, where regularly advises clients in corporate law, contractual relations, real estate, labour and immigration law. Also, Stefan represents domestic and foreign companies, as well as natural persons in judicial procedures, with special focus to disputes in the field of corporate (commercial) law, real estate and labour law.

    Before becoming an Attorney at Law, Stefan worked as a legal trainee for 2 (two) years at the Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm, whereby he previously worked for 7 (seven) months as a Legal Trainee at another renowned law firm, dealing with corporate and commercial law.

    He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, where he also completed his master studies in the department of international business law, defending his master's thesis on the topic "Concrete calculation of damages according to the provisions of the Vienna Convention".

    During his bachelor and master studies, he has attended a few specialized courses in commercial and arbitration law, whereby he also attended the legal clinic for family law for 3 (three) semesters.

    Stefan is a member of the Belgrade Bar Association. He speaks English.

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    Luka Kukurić

    LEGAL TRAINEE

    Email adresa: luka.kukuric@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Since October, he has been engaged at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Office, where he works on matters in the fields of labor and commercial law, and provides legal support to clients in dispute resolution proceedings.

    Prior to joining the firm, he worked at another law firm where, over a period of six months, he represented clients in civil litigation and minor offence proceedings, with a particular focus on labor disputes.

    Following his graduation, he attended several international courses in the field of anti-money laundering (AML).

    He speaks English.

    Marija Manojlović

    ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

    Email adresa: marija.manojlovic@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Marija Manojlović is the Administrative Manager and Secretary at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm. She is responsible for overseeing the firm’s administrative operations and supporting the legal team in the organisation and coordination of daily office activities.

    Marija manages client communications, scheduling, document administration, and internal office procedures, ensuring the efficient functioning of the firm. She also provides organisational support to the lawyers in the preparation of documentation, coordination with courts and public authorities, and the overall management of the firm’s administrative and logistical processes.

    Her role is essential in maintaining the smooth and professional operation of the firm’s day-to-day activities.

    She speaks English language.

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    Miro Dragić

    PARALEGAL

    Email adresa: miro.dragic@stanivuk-manasijevski.com

    Miro Dragić performs various ancillary activities in the provision of legal services as a Paralegal at Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm. In this role, he supports the firm’s lawyers in the preparation and organisation of legal documentation, case files and client materials, and assists in the coordination of administrative and procedural tasks necessary for the efficient delivery of legal services.

    Miro is also responsible for providing support to the administrative manager in overseeing the firm’s organisational and technical operations, contributing to the smooth day-to-day functioning of the office.

    Prior to joining Stanivuk & Manasijevski Law Firm, Miro gained professional experience working in several companies which enabled him to develop strong organisational, technical and administrative skills.

    He speaks English language.