Dragan Prelević, Founding Partner
Dragan is the principal of Prelevic Law Firm.
The stages of Dragan’s 30 years long legal career reflect Montenegro’s development towards an independent investment location. After attending civil and criminal litigations, many of which gained public recognition, Dragan was among the first to advise on the country’s major privatization and M&A processes. Later he became a prime mover in introducing new concepts for the legal structuring of Montenegro’s first real estate and energy developments. Dragan counts among the few lawyers in the region, who meets his international clients on an equal footing, comprehends and skillfully implements their investor interests. Registered with the BAR Association in Podgorica, he is an internationally recognized award winning attorney, who focuses on major real estate transactions, M&A, corporate relations, finance and securities. Dragan corresponds in English and Montenegrin.
Aleksandar Vojinović, Senior Partner
Aleksandar is the anchor of our firm’s litigation practice.
With 25 years of professional experience, Aleksandar is a highly respected, solid as a rock litigator, who has represented his clients on all judicial levels, including the local Constitutional Court and before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. A recent highlight is the representation of several hundred former employees of the state-owned company Radoje Dakic in an enforcement and bankruptcy procedure. In what was Montenegro’s largest class action suit to date, Aleksandar’s diligent and persistent advocacy has realized a 97% collection of base claims under highly distressed circumstances, plus in addition, individual compensations for non-pecuniary damages. Aleksandar is registered with the BAR Association in Podgorica.
Dr. Wolfram Zeihe, Senior Partner (BAR Berlin)
Wolfram serves international investors as legal interface for their undertakings in Montenegro.
Wolfram has advised on the launch of various real estate and commercial businesses, including for regulated markets. His practice involves M&A, restructurings, real estate transactions, loans and securities. He has set standards in the legal design of individual sales and property maintenance of large local residential developments and has navigated the recovery of highly distressed real estate projects. Wolfram serves various countries as trusted lawyer of their Podgorica Embassies and engages in the German-Montenegrin Business Club as a board member. He oversees the firm’s membership in the worldwide operating lawyers’ network Interlegal. He has published on Montenegrin real estate law. He studied in Frankfurt, Paris, New York and Cologne and is a registered attorney with the BAR in Berlin. Wolfram regularly advises in English and German.
Dalibor Tomović, Partner
Dalibor focuses on criminal law and human rights.
An accomplished litigator with a decade-long tenure at our law firm, Dalibor has specialized in criminal law. Cautiously and thoughtfully, he has led the representation in complex criminal matters, including for capital and white-collar crimes, even amidst significant media attention. With his prowess extending to international and humanitarian law, Dalibor has been recognized as a legal consultant for the Council of Europe. He regularly advises and represents prominent NGOs in cases involving torture and maltreatment, freedom of media and safety of journalists. Dalibor’s commitment to the protection of human rights is best reflected by the cases he represents before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. For his expertise, Dalibor is regularly consulted by and featured in various media outlets. He is a member of the Montenegrin BAR Association and advises in Montenegrin and English.
Gorjana Leković, Partner
Gorjana is a key dispute resolution attorney and trusted counsel of various major real estate developers.
Gorjana is a member of Prelevic Law Firm since 2012. She has earned her reputation as an excellent conflict resolver through her diligent handling of various in-court and out-of-court proprietary and construction disputes. Her strong expertise is based on her master’s degree from Leiden University in the Netherlands, where she specialized in international dispute settlement and arbitration. With her profound understanding of international legal contexts and dispute-resolution mechanisms, she guides her clients through even the most complex cross-border matters. Gorjana consults an international luxury fashion brand for its local operations. Leading real estate developers in the country entrust her with the counseling of their projects. She regularly handles the legal side of challenging real estate transactions, including for major sites along the coast. Gorjana is admitted to the local BAR Association and regularly advises her clients in, both, Montenegrin and English.
Anja Komnenić, Partner
Anja oversees corporate, real estate and banking law and advises foreign high net worth individuals.
Anja is with Prelevic Law Firm for over 10 years and has worked her way up from the trenches of due diligence reviews to the leads of M&A transactions. A business lawyer to the core she supports mainly foreign market participants in real estate, banking, energy and commercial matters. Besides, her dedication and charisma have earned her the trust of various high net worth individuals, who engage in Montenegro. Anja oversees the firm’s participation in the Balkan-wide legal network Adriala. A former scholar of the re-known German Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Anja is, among other academic achievements, also a master graduate of the University of Bonn. She is a quick thinker, direct in her approach and persistent in her cause. Her competence and aura make her a top negotiator at the table. Anja is a member of the Montenegrin BAR Association. She advises regularly in English and Montenegrin, and occasionally in Spanish.
Savo Jasnić, Partner
Savo shares his clients’ entrepreneurial mindset.
Savo is with Prelevic Law Firm since 2012. A rock-solid legal thinker he has earned his merits through the advice for foreign market participants in real estate transactions and developments, M&A processes, restructurings, banking matters and in the energy sector. His knowledge, competence and curiosity continuously lead him into exploring legal innovations. He has beat the track for purchasing real estate in Montenegro using cryptocurrencies. Savo also represents the interests of the license holders of the country code top-level domain for Montenegro. Large international real estate developers in the north of Montenegro and along the coast appreciate his interdisciplinary approach. Savo has obtained an LL.M. with honors in international investment and trade law from the University of Amsterdam. He is a member of the BAR Association of Montenegro and, apart from the local language, also advises in English and Russian.
Nina Papović, Partner
Nina heads our Budva office.
Nina is with Prelevic Law Firm since 2015. As our steady representative on the coast, her advocacy encompasses all aspects of touristy developments and offerings. Apart from her oversight of real estate transactions, she is well versed for the public and private legal conditions of residential and hotel developments, including for any corporate, financing, planning, infrastructure, design, construction, licensing, operations, labor, property management and maintenance aspects. Various re-known institutional real estate investors rely on her expertise and advice on the complex local legal zoning, planning and infrastructure requirements. If anyone can know, she knows. Nina pairs her strong legal competence with an unwavering hands-on persistence, which is indispensable when bringing forward a local tourism project. Nina is registered with the BAR Association of Montenegro and corresponds in Montenegrin and English.