Zoran Sretić

About Zoran

Zoran Sretić is a senior legal expert at AK Stojković Attorneys, where he focuses on competition law, computer law, energy, infrastructure, environmental law, intellectual property rights (IPR), and state aid. His extensive experience enables him to provide strategic legal advice to both local and international clients. Zoran passed the bar exam in April 2016. He is fluent in English and Serbian.

Professional Background

Before joining AK Stojković Attorneys, Zoran was Of Counsel at a prominent local law firm. There, he advised on competition, state aid, and SAA-related aspects of major privatization projects, including Železara Smederevo. He also conducted antitrust, state aid, and IPR due diligence for corporate transactions involving companies like Air Serbia, Alitalia, Etihad, Profimedia, and Samsung.

Earlier, Zoran served as senior legal counsel at the Serbian European Integration Office (SEIO). In that role, he advised Serbia’s chief EU negotiator. He worked with ministries and agencies on aligning national legislation with EU competition law, state aid rules, procurement law, environmental law, food safety, and IPR regulations. Furthermore, Zoran was part of Serbia’s negotiating team for the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU and its Member States.

Areas of Expertise

Zoran Sretić focuses on EU internal market rules, particularly in trade, state aid, competition, and IPR within the SAA framework. His work also covers legal aspects of EU accession processes, public procurement, and environmental compliance. Additionally, Zoran advises on state aid control, competition compliance, and IPR protection for large transactions.

Academic and Professional Contributions

Zoran Sretić holds two LL.M. degrees: one in Competition Law from the University of London, Queen Mary School of Law, and another in EU and International Business Law from the European Centre for Peace and Development (ECPD). He earned his LL.B. at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law.

He is an associate of the Centre for European Policies (CEP) and a member of the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights. Zoran has been a guest lecturer at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, teaching on the European Integration master’s program. His co-authored works include:

• The Business Guide to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (ISAC Fund, 2008)

• Challenges of the European Integration Process in the Field of Environment and Sustainable Development (PALGO Centre, 2011)

• Guide to EU Policies – Trade (European Movement in Serbia, 2011)