Boris Baklaja

Boris is a highly skilled commercial and arbitration lawyer with almost 25 years of professional experience in Serbia and throughout the CEE region. For the past decades he has provided legal services to local and international clients cooperating with different international law firms.

He is a Fellow of CIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) and a member of National ICC Committee for Serbia.

Boris has represented clients in more than 20 arbitration proceedings and acted as a sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in over 15 international arbitrations in areas of construction and engineering, IT, international trade and services in Serbia and CEE region.

He acted as a party representative and arbitrator before the local and international arbitration forums under VIAC rules, ICC rules, UNCITRAL rules, Belgrade Arbitration Centre (BAC rules), Rules of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and rules of Arbitrational Court of the Serbian Football Association.

Boris is a listed arbitrator in Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre’s List of Arbitrators and on the list of recommended arbitrators of all 3 arbitration institutions in Serbia being the Permanent Arbitration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, Belgrade Arbitration Centre (BAC) and Construction Dispute Resolution Centre (CDRC). He is a founding member of the Serbian Arbitration Association and a member of the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAUT).

He advised major international oil, gas, renewable energy, construction, pharmaceutical and distribution companies in their regular business operations and acquisitions in Serbia and CEE region. He has significant experience in assisting prominent clients with comprehensive contractual law advice, drafting of commercial documents and legal opinions on highly sophisticated legal matters. Boris advised international banks and clients in the process of negotiating and drafting of different Facility Agreements and supportive set of security/guarantee documents. He assisted to international clients in different tax and customs related proceedings as well as represented them in numerous sophisticated bankruptcy and litigation proceedings.

He is a member of Serbian Bar Association and has served as Disciplinary judge in Belgrade Bar Association.

He is fluent in English and French.