Vlada is a Senior Associate in Clifford Chance’s International Arbitration Group, based in Sydney.
Vlada's practice focuses on investor-State and commercial/construction arbitration. He has extensive experience in the mining and oil and gas sectors, including having acted on disputes concerning major gold, iron ore, critical minerals and natural gas projects across Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. Recent cases include complex arbitrations under the ICC, ICSID, ICSID Additional Facility, LCIA, LMAA, SIAC and UNCITRAL Rules.
Vlada has worked in Clifford Chance's Perth and London offices. He speaks English and Serbian.
- Ukraine in 2 related arbitrations (ICSID Case No ARB/25/38 and ICSID Case No ARB/25/41) brought by Smart Energy BV/PJSC Ukrgazvydobutok and Enwell Energy plc (respectively) concerning international investment claims relating to an onshore gas business in Ukraine
- China Machinery Engineering Corporation in ICSID Case No ARB/23/8 against the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago concerning claims arising under the China-Trinidad & Tobago bilateral investment treaty relating to a cancelled aluminium smelter construction project
- Republic of Slovenia in ICSID Case No ARB/22/33 against Towra SA-SPF, a company registered in Luxembourg, concerning claims arising under the Energy Charter Treaty relating to the Velenje coal mine in northeastern Slovenia
- Bright Mountain, an Australian mining company, in ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/25/1 against the Republic of the Union of Myanmar concerning claims arising under the AANZFTA relating to the Bawdwin lead/silver mine in northern Myanmar
- Republic of Slovenia in ICSID Case No ARB/22/21 against Ascent Resources plc, a UK company, concerning claims arising under the Energy Charter Treaty relating to the Petišovci gas project in northeastern Slovenia
- Sundance Resources and its Congolese and Cameroonian subsidiaries, Congo Iron SA and Cam Iron SA, respectively, in parallel ICC Rules arbitrations (London- and Paris-seated) against the Republics of Congo and Cameroon concerning the expropriation of the Mbalam-Nabeba Iron Ore Project in Africa
- Saipem in multi-billion-dollar UNCITRAL and ICC rules arbitrations (seated in Perth and Singapore, respectively) concerning claims under a contract for the construction of a jetty for a major offshore LNG project in Australia
- Kingsgate in a bet-the-company UNCITRAL Rules arbitration PCA Case No 2017-36 (Singapore-seated) against the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement concerning claims over the expropriation of a gold mine in northern Thailand
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Sydney
- +61299478366
- Email me
- Speaks English and Serbian
- Sector Energy & resources, Mining & metals, Oil & gas
Career & qualifications
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Murdoch University (LLB and BA) 2013
- Admitted as a lawyer in Western Australia 2014
- Herbert Smith Freehills, Solicitor 2014
- Joined Clifford Chance 2017
Professional bodies
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Law Society of Western Australia
- Law Society of New South Wales