Kujtesa Nezaj, LL.M

Work Experience

• Kujtesa Nezaj is the founder and the managing director of IPLegals. She has extensive experience in handling complex IPR litigation and enforcement matters, including representation before courts, negotiating with infringers and working closely with the customs and other enforcement authorities. Kujtesa also has a broad experience and assists clients with drafting and structuring commercial agreements in general and IP-related transactions in particular including licenses, assignments, franchising, entertainment, and other agreements involving intellectual property and technology.
  
  She chaired the Legal Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo and is listed as an arbitrator with the Arbitration Center within the AmCham, having an unparalleled expertise in commercial and investment arbitration procedure.
  
  For 15 years she headed the Kosovo office of another regional IP firm where she worked closely with numerous international experts, providing consultancy on numerous intellectual property issues and other related matters for multinational companies across various industries.
  
  Apart from that, she is also engaged as a consultant and expert in several projects funded by the USAID, EU and other donors, all aimed at legal reform, capacity building in the justice sector as well as awareness raising. She is a certified trainer by the Justice Academy of Kosovo and regularly provides training to judges, attorneys, and other relevant stakeholders.