“Ivana Panić is the construction expert. I don’t know anybody in the market who has such a strong knowledge of construction industry standards. She is able to translate those standards into easy to understand language, and even engineers love to work with her.”
Ivana Panić Partner
legal service
real estate & construction, FIDIC, dispute resolution
admitted to the bar
2012, Serbia
with schoenherr since
2009
education
King's College London, London/UK (MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, 2021)
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade/Serbia (LL.M. in Commercial Law, 2009, LL.B. 2008)
Universita per Stranieri Dante Alighieri, Reggio di Calabria (2007-2009)
memberships
CDRC (Centre for Resolution of Disputes in Construction), advisory board, 2021
ACES (FIDIC National Member Association), board member, 2020
ACES (FIDIC National Member Association), expert adjudicator, 2020
ACES (FIDIC National Member Association), local trainer, 2013
activities
2017 FIDIC-ACES-EFCA Regional Infrastructure Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 9-10 March 2017 (speaker)
2014–2017 lecturer with FIDIC Serbia on 3 year project for education of municipalities of Serbia organized by United Nations Office for Project Services
2016 Schoenherr Construction Projects in Austria and CEE Conference: Dusk Until Dawn, 2 December 2016 (speaker and organiser)
2015 Schoenherr Construction Projects in Austria and CEE Conference: Fortresses or Sand Castles? 25 November 2015 (speaker and organiser)
2015 Master Conference A Serbian And International Perspective On Critical Contractual/Legal Issues That Arise on Real Estate & Construction Projects (FIDIC and Other Forms of Contract) (speaker)
2013 – to date local trainer with FIDIC Serbia
2010–2012 lecturer in cooperation with Center for Business Diplomacy Belgrade
2011 Conference "Construction Contracts in Contemporary International Practice" (speaker), University in Belgrade, Faculty of Law
2011 XX Congress of the Business Lawyers of Serbia in Vrnjacka Banja (speaker)
languages
English, Serbian
academic and other publications
- Limitation Clauses in Construction Contracts and the Arbitration Practice, Construction Arbitration in Central and Eastern Europe: Contemporary Issues published by Wolters Kluwer, 2019
- International Comparative Legal Guide to Construction & Engineering 2015 and 2016 - Serbia
- Glossary of the economic diplomacy and international business (co-author), construction law/FIDIC in Serbia, Institute for Economic Diplomacy, June 2013
- FIDIC Conditions of Contract - Role of the Engineer, published in the journal Law and Economy (Business Lawyers Association)
schoenherr publications
- Consolidated Procedure for Issuing Permits in Serbia – On Paper and in Practice, Roadmap 17
- Serbia: “Paid When Paid” & “Paid If Paid” Clauses under Construction Contracts, Roadmap 2016 (eng | srb)
- Long-Term Lease of Land in State Ownership and Project Development – Practical Experiences in Montenegro (eng | srb), Roadmap 14
- Montenegro: Construction Licence under Montenegrin Law
- Letter of Acceptance under Montenegrin Law
newsletters
- Serbia: Will FAC-1 resolve issues in FIDIC multiparty contracts in the Eastern Balkans?
- Redefining Montenegrin Spatial and Construction Regulations
- Embracing Change: Serbia's Latest Amendments to the Planning and Construction Act
- Offshore wind parks: a glimpse into Montenegro's future
- Impact of the Coronavirus Measures on the Real Estate Sector in CEE
distinctions
- IFLR1000, Serbia; Energy and infrastructure, project development; 2023: Highly regarded
- Chambers Europe, Serbia; Projects, Infrastructure & Energy; 2024: Band 3
- Legal500, Serbia; Real estate and construction; 2024: Next Generation Partner
Ivana Panić
Partner
Bulevar vojvode Bojovića 6-8
SRB-11000 Belgrade
Serbia
T: +381 11 3202 635
i.panic@schoenherr.rs
