Portrait of Sonja Pavlovic

Sonja Pavlovic

Head of Legal and in-house counsel for commercial contracts, licensing, intellectual property and data protection

Belgrade, 2026
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Contents

  1. Foreword 1
  2. Index of practice 3
  3. The shelf: a career in volumes 7
  4. Sources and qualifications 16
  5. Editions in other languages 19
  6. Colophon 21
Chapter I

Foreword

Sonja Pavlovic is a qualified lawyer with more than sixteen years of in-house experience. Since 2019 she has led the legal department of JP Zavod za udžbenike, Serbia's state-owned textbook publisher, where she manages a team of legal counsels and advises on every part of the business.

Her work spans the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements, license and software license agreements, intellectual property, data protection and regulatory compliance. She has drafted and negotiated more than one hundred agreements and has represented the company before the courts in all legal proceedings.

Belgrade

Chapter II

Index of practice

C

Commercial contracts: partner, marketing, sales and procurement agreements, drafted and negotiated. See also Licensing.

Compliance, regulatory: oversight of contract performance and regulatory requirements.

Corporate law: advice to companies, early practice at Law Office Saric. See also Employment law.

D

Data protection: legal support and dedicated training.

Disputes: court representation in all proceedings; collaborative dispute resolution.

E

Employment law: advice to companies and individuals.

EU law: LL.M. in European Integration; workshops on aligning Serbian law with EU law.

I

Intellectual property: advice and contract work in IP law. See also Licensing.

L

Licensing: license agreements and software license agreements.

Litigation. See Disputes.

Chapter III

The shelf

Each volume is one role, shelved in order from 2008 to today. The longer the role, the thicker the book. Pick one to open it.

Tip: the thickest volumes are her years at Zavod za udžbenike.

Chapter IV

Sources and qualifications

Qualifications

Serbian Bar Exam. Passed 2015.

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law. Master of Laws (LL.M.), European Integration. Belgrade, 2012.

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). Belgrade, 2008.

Further training

University of Cambridge. Certificate in Advanced English (CAE).

Data Protection Training.

European Court of Human Rights and European Commission. Workshops on the harmonisation of Serbian law with EU law.

Chapter V

Editions in other languages

Serbian
Original edition, native
English
Fluent, Cambridge CAE
German
Basic