Awards:

• 2024 Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Employment Law
• 2024 Legal500: Recognized in two guides for Serbia, Employment Law and Intellectual Property Law
• 2024 Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Data Privacy & Protection, “Data:2024” Guide
• 2023 Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leader in the field of Data Privacy & Protection, “Data:2023” Guide
• 2023 Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Employment Law, “Labour, Employment and Benefits :2023” Guide
• 2023 Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Data Privacy & Protection, “Data:2023” Guide
• 2023 Legal500: Recognized in two guides for Serbia, Employment Law and Intellectual Property Law
• 2022 Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Data Privacy & Protection, “Data:2022” Guide
• 2011 – 2016 Scholarship of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development

Work experience:

• 2025 Partner at Joint Zunic Law Firm Novi Sad
• 2019 Attorney at Law at Joint Zunic Law Firm Novi Sad
• 2019 Admitted to the Bar Association of Vojvodina
• 2016 – 2017 Judicial intern at High court in Novi Sad
• 2015 – 2016 Judicial intern at Basic court in Novi Sad

Jelena Đukanović is Partner at Joint Zunic Law Firm Novi Sad. Jelena is a member of the Bar Association of Vojvodina and joined the team in 2019.

Her areas of expertise include Labor & Employment Law, Data Protection Law, Commercial Law, Litigation, Artificial Intelligence Law and Intellectual Property Law.

In the field of data protection, she has worked on numerous projects involving the drafting of documents and implementation of data protection procedures, training in data protection, compliance with GDPR regulations for both domestic and international clients from various sectors—including information technology, finance, fitness, as well as public safety, cybersecurity, and e-commerce. For her work in data protection, the international organization Who’s Who Legal awarded Jelena with a prestigious recognition and included her in the list of global leaders in the “Data: 2022,” “Data: 2023,” and “Data: 2024” global guides. Additionally, Jelena received the esteemed Thought Leader recognition for privacy and data protection in the Who’s Who Legal guide for 2023, as well as Global Leader for privacy and data protection in the Who’s Who guide for 2024.

In the field of labor law, Jelena advises and represents many domestic and international companies, particularly in the IT sector, providing legal assistance in drafting complex labor law documents, implementing labor law procedures, and representing clients in labor disputes. She has been awarded the Global Leader recognition for labor law by Who’s Who Legal in the “Labour, Employment and Benefits: 2023” guide.

In the domain of IT law, Jelena has successfully managed numerous projects for both domestic and international clients, including comprehensive legal advice and the drafting of various types of IT contracts.

Jelena is fluent in English.