Biography
Jelena advises banks, fintech companies, enterprises and international companies on complex regulatory matters, data protection, IT, artificial intelligence and employment. She became a Partner at Joint Zunic Law Firm Novi Sad in 2025.
In data protection, she has led numerous projects covering documentation, implementation of procedures, staff training and GDPR compliance for clients in information technology, finance, fitness, public safety, cybersecurity and e-commerce. In labour law she advises and represents companies on complex employment documentation, internal procedures and labour disputes, and in IT law she has managed projects spanning legal advice and the drafting of IT contracts of every kind.
Jelena holds an impressive list of awards and recognitions from international directories.
Before joining the firm she was a judicial intern at the High Court in Novi Sad and at the Basic Court in Novi Sad. She completed her undergraduate and master’s studies at the University of Novi Sad and is fluent in English.
Awards
- Lexology Index: Thought Leader in Employment & Labor
- Lexology Index: Recommended in Data — Data Privacy & Protection
- Lexology Index: Recommended in Data — Information Technology
- Lexology Index: Highly Recommended in Artificial Intelligence — Transactional and Advisory
- Lexology Index: Highly Recommended in Client Choice — Data
- Lexology Index: Recommended Leader in the field of Employment and Labor Law
- Lexology Index: Recommended in Data — Data Privacy & Protection
- Lexology Index: Recommended in Data — Information Technology
- Lexology Index: Highly Recommended in Artificial Intelligence — Transactional and Advisory
- Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Employment Law
- Legal500: Recognized in two guides for Serbia, Employment Law and Intellectual Property Law
- Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Data Privacy & Protection, “Data:2024” Guide
- Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leader in the field of Data Privacy & Protection, “Data:2023” Guide
- Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Employment Law, “Labour, Employment and Benefits:2023” Guide
- Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Data Privacy & Protection, “Data:2023” Guide
- Legal500: Recognized in two guides for Serbia, Employment Law and Intellectual Property Law
- Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader in the field of Data Privacy & Protection, “Data:2022” Guide
- Scholarship of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development
Work experience
Partner at Joint Zunic Law Firm Novi Sad
Attorney at Law at Joint Zunic Law Firm Novi Sad
Admitted to the Bar Association of Vojvodina
Judicial intern at the High Court in Novi Sad
Judicial intern at the Basic Court in Novi Sad