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Attorney-at-Law and mediator with 20 years of experience

Ivana Panić Šušteršić

Ivana has been independently running her law firm since 2014.
From 2005 to the end of 2013, as a lawyer in a law firm in Zagreb, she was in charge of real estate projects, participated in bank due diligence procedures, acquisitions and mergers of companies, provided representation in litigations from the areas of commercial and labour law, as well as bankruptcy and enforcement.

Ivana is a member of the Working Group for Energy Legislation at the Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK), Sector for Industry and Sustainable Development. She actively participates in domestic and international conferences as well as advancing her expertise in the MBA Energy and Sustainability postgraduate study programme in England.

For the past 4 years, Ivana has gained experience by providing counselling and representation services in the implementation of complex legal regulations in all phases of projects in the field of renewable energy sources, with an emphasis on geothermal energy.

Alternative dispute resolution saves time, encourages the maintenance of business relationships and, consequently, increases market reputation. Ivana is a registered mediator with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia, a member of the Croatian Mediation Association (HUM) and an advocate of mandatory conciliation clauses in all types of contracts and agreements.

Professional experience

2019 - Lecturer, Croatian Institute of Finance - HIF
2014 – Attorney-at-Law, Independent Law Office
2009 – Conciliator/mediator at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia
2005 – 2013 – Attorney-at-Law, Škarica i partneri Law Firm, Zagreb
2002 – 2005 – Legal trainee, Law firm Škarica i partners, Zagreb

Education

MBA Energy and Sustainability, UK – ongoing
2018 Mini MBA in Finance - Croatian Institute of Finance Zagreb
2005 Bar exam - Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia
2002 Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb

Other educations/trainings

"Protection of dignity, privacy and personal data in working relationships"
"Advocacy of mediation and representation in mediation"
"Public representation and business presentation"
"Excellence training for managers"
"Surveillance and privacy in the workplace"
"Transfer prices"
"Bankruptcy Law"
"Current affairs in the application of the Law on Companies and the Law on the Court Register"
"Purpose systematization of workplaces"

Memberships

HOK - Croatian Bar Association
HGK – Croatian Chamber of Commerce
HUM – Croatian Association for Reconciliation
XEnergy – network for the promotion of women in the energy transition
IGA – International Geothermal Association

Languages

English
German

Address

MATRIX Office Park
Slavonska avenija 1C
10000 Zagreb

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