Uroš Popović

“Uroš Popović is pragmatic and quite outstanding while being reliable, which clients find important.”

– Chambers Europe 2021

Uroš Popović has extensive experience in corporate and commercial law in Serbia and in Montenegro. He has developed his expertise in competition law, data protection, intellectual property, telecommunications, media and technology, dispute resolution, energy and infrastructure, M&A, food and beverage and retail matters. Prior to joining the founding team of Bojović Drašković Popović & Partners (Bojović & Partners at that time), Uroš worked as a senior associate at a major commercial law firm in Belgrade where he primarily covered corporate and competition matters. He also worked as a senior associate at the associated law firm of PwC led by Marija Bojović. Uroš is ranked as a “Leading Individual” in Competition and as a “Recommended Lawyer” in Banking and finance, Commercial, corporate and M&A, Competition, Dispute resolution and Projects and energy within The Legal 500 EMEA report. The “Leading Individual” list highlights those lawyers who are pre-eminent in their given field. Chambers & Partners Global and Europe has been ranking Uroš in Competition and in Corporate/Commercial for several years consecutively. IFLR1000 ranks Uroš as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer in M&A. Uroš is also listed as a recommended lawyer in Telecoms & Media within Who’s Who Legal.

Education

Uroš earned a B.A in Political Science and Economics from Rutgers University in New Jersey and he went on to earn his Masters in International Relations from Boston University, where he also received his Juris Doctor degree. Uroš was admitted to the New York bar in 2006. Upon returning to Belgrade in 2007, Uroš earned his MA in Law from the University of Belgrade, from the Faculty of Law, and subsequently passed the Serbian bar exam. In 2016, Uroš was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Competition Law from King’s College, London.

Affiliations

Uroš is a member of the Serbian Bar Association, International Bar Association, and the New York Bar Association. Uroš is an active member of the Telecommunications and IT Committee of the Foreign Investors Council and he continuously participates in drafting the relevant sections of the White Book. Uroš is one of the leaders of the regional legal network SELA (South East Legal Alliance), and he actively participated in forming this network back in 2016.

Languages

Uroš is fluent in English and has an intermediate knowledge of French.