Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 2

Banking & Finance

Slovenia

5 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Corporate/Commercial

Slovenia

5 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Ožbej Merc

Europe

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Law

Banking and Finance

Insolvency Law and Restructurings

Career

Ožbej Merc is Senior Partner and Head of the Transaction Unit at Jadek & Pensa. He is specialised in mergers and acquisitions, insolvency and restructuring and financial law. Ožbej has participated in most of the restructurings of large systems in Slovenia and has been providing advice on the most demanding M&A transactions and issues related to mergers and acquisitions (Takeovers Act, Financial Instruments Market Act, Financial Collateral Act, Financial Operations, Insolvency Proceedings and Compulsory Winding-up Act, Banking Act, Insurance Act). He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana in 2003, and obtained LL.M. from the University of Columbia in New York in 2005. He has been attorney-at-law since 2009, the entire time at Jadek & Pensa.

Professional Memberships

Slovenian bar (since 2007)

Personal

Walter Gellhorn Prize (May 2005) (highest GPA in the LL.M. class of 2005)

James Kent Scholar (May 2005) (cumulative GPA above A-)

Education

Columbia University School of Law (2005)

Master of Laws

University of Ljubljana Law School (2003)

University Degree Bachelor of Law; cum laude

Languages Spoken

English

Serbian

Croatian

French

Experience

Senior Partner at Jadek & Pensa (since 2023)

Head of the Transactions Unit at Jadek & Pensa (since 2015)

Partner at Jadek & Pensa Partner (2010-2022)

Senior Associate at Jadek & Pensa (2009–2010)

Associate at Jadek & Pensa (2007–2009)

Trainee at the Appelate Court of Ljubljana (2005–2006)

Associate at Jadek & Pensa (2003–2004)

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Ožbej Merc

Global Practice Guide
Ožbej Merc
Nastja Merlak
Luka Hribernik
Authored by
Ožbej Merc, Nastja Merlak, Luka Hribernik
Article • Mar 2024
Global Practice Guide
Ožbej Merc
Janja Zaplotnik
Nastja Merlak
Ana Bokalič
Authored by
Ožbej Merc, Janja Zaplotnik, Nastja Merlak, Ana Bokalič
Article • Dec 2023

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