Miljana Bigović, Associate

Miljana Bigović is an Associate with the Dispute Resolution group of DLA Piper Sweden. She is a graduate of Stockholm University (LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law) and University of Novi Sad (LL.M. in International Investment Protection and Banking Law, summa cum laude), passing her bar exam in Vojvodina, Serbia. Miljana represents individual and corporate clients in international arbitration proceedings seated in Sweden and abroad.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Miljana worked in the arbitration group of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in London and as a research assistant at Stockholm University. Miljana also holds lectures on the constitution of arbitral tribunals within Stockholm University's summer school - international arbitration law module, and has been coaching the award-winning Stockholm University's Vis Moot teams since 2019. During her legal education, she received many prestigious awards for her academic achievements, including the title of valedictorian of the University of Novi Sad and scholarships of the Stockholm University and the Swedish Institute.

Qualifications

Professional background

Associate, DLA Piper Sweden KB

2020

Legal Intern (International Arbitration Group), Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

2020

Research Assistant, Stockholm University

2019

Education

Certificate in Private International Law, The Hague Academy of International Law

2022

Master of Laws in International Investment Protection and Banking Law, University of Novi Sad

2020

Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration, Stockholm University

2019

Bachelor of Laws (Summa Cum Laude), University of Novi Sad

2018

Certificate in The Main Features of the European Legal Systems, University of Salzburg

2017

Memberships

Bar Association of Serbia (Vojvodina Bar Association)

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)

Young ITA (Institute for Transnational Arbitration)

Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration)

Association Suisse de l'Arbitrage (ASA) below 40

Young Arbitrators Sweden (YAS)

Experience

Associate at DLA Piper, Stockholm (Sweden)

Represented a Swiss company in a EUR 15 million SCC arbitration seated in Stockholm against a Lithuanian company working with financial derivatives;

Represented one of the largest green-energy suppliers in Europe in an SCC arbitration seated in Stockholm regarding a EUR 170 million construction project in the north of Sweden

Represented a Danish company in an SCC arbitration seated in Stockholm filing a lost profit claim under Romanian law concerning a multi-million-euro wind farm project in Tulcea, Romania;

Represented a Swedish subsidiary of an Italian company specialized in renewables in a dispute with a Swedish wind turbine manufacturer regarding an extension of time (EoT) claim under an EUR 120 million EPC contract;

Represented a Canadian company specialized in forestry in a Stockholm-seated SCC arbitration with Swedish law governing the issues of alleged defects in a packaging machine produced by a Swedish manufacturer;

Advised a funder on the issues of enforcement of an EUR 150 million arbitral award rendered in the investment arbitration case PL Holdings S.a.r.l. v Republic of Poland in Sweden;

Represented two Finnish companies in an SCC arbitration governed by Swedish law in a dispute arising out of an M&A transaction;

Represented a leading US-based cryptocurrency company in an arbitration before the SCC concerning the sale of property in Sweden with Swedish law governing the merits of the case;

Involved in a preliminary assessment of an investor's possibility to commence investment arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Georgia before ICSID.

Active in the group's international business development practice: established the DLA Piper Global Vis Pre-Moot in Stockholm, translated the SCC Arbitration Rules and SCC Rules for Expedited Arbitration to Serbian language.

Organized, attended and spoke at a number of arbitration conferences in Sweden and abroad (see section Seminars).

Seconded Associate at DLA Piper, Paris (France)

Representing a French subsidiary of an international oil and gas producer based in Canada in a EUR 12 million ICC arbitration against a French subsidiary of a Norwegian mining company;

Representing a French company in mediation proceedings administered by CIAM in Madrid;

Representing a Chinese state-owned enterprise specialized in importing new technologies in a multi-million-euro commercial arbitration initiated against a Finnish supplier of innovative technologies; Finnish law governing the merits.

Involved in the preliminary assessment of a Swiss investor's possibility to commence arbitration under the ICSID Convention against the Republic of Georgia

Speaking engagements

Seminars

Guest lecturer at the Stockholm University's Summer School on Arbitration, teaching a class on the constitution of arbitral tribunals and the powers and duties of arbitrators (2020-2024);

Expert invited by the US Department of Commerce (Commercial Law Development Program) conducting a week-long training for students of over 10 universities participating in the Willem C. Vis Moot competition in Vienna (2022-2024);

Speaker at the DIS40 and Serbian Arbitration Association Under 40 Event, moderating a panel discussion entitled "Arbitration Backstage: How to Choose, Prepare and Cross-Examine Fact and Expert Witnesses – Standards and Trends" in Belgrade, Serbia (2024);

Panelist at the 13th International Commercial Arbitration Conference in connection with the Tbilisi Pre-Moot in the Republic of Georgia (2024);

Speaker at the MAA XVIII Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference on the topic of "Is Arbitration Woefully Inadequate to Cater to Disputes of the Future" in Hong Kong (2024);

Speaker at the DLA Piper Global Vis Pre-Moot, moderating a panel discussion on "How to Win a Case (In and Out of the Vis Moot)" in Stockholm, Sweden (2023);

Panelist at the 12th International Commercial Arbitration Conference in connection with the Tbilisi Pre-Moot in the Republic of Georgia (2023);

Speaker at the MAA webinar on the topic of "How to Draft a Persuasive Memorandum for Claimant" (2022);

Panelist at the AIJA Double Seminar entitled "Arbitration in Times of Change - New Lands and Frontiers in Arbitration" in Berlin, Germany (2022);

Guest lecturer in arbitration at O.P. Jindal Global University, teaching a class on arbitral award recognition and enforcement (2022);

Moderator of an ICAL AA webinar entitled "Oiling the Wheels: Draft a Winning Vis Moot Memo" (2021);

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