Ožbej Merc, LL.M. > Jadek & Pensa > Ljubljana, Slovenia > Lawyer Profile
Jadek & Pensa Offices
TAVCARJEVA ULICA 6
1000 LJUBLJANA
Slovenia
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Ožbej Merc, LL.M.
Work Department
Transactions
Position
Senior Partner
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.
Languages
English, Serbian, French
Memberships
Slovenian bar (since 2007)
Education
Master of Laws, Columbia University School of Law (2005)
Walter Gellhorn Prize, May 2005 (highest GPA in the LL.M. class of 2005)
James Kent Scholar, May 2005 (cumulative GPA above A-)
University Degree Bachelor of Law, University of Ljubljana Law School (2003); cum laude highest grade
Lawyer Rankings
Slovenia > Leading firms
(Leading individuals)With a broad M&A, advisory, tax and dispute resolution offering, Jadek & Pensa boasts expertise across intellectual property, real estate, litigation, and arbitration. Managing partner Srečo Jadek is particularly experienced in insolvency and restructuring matters, which is also an area of strength for Ožbej Merc; while founding partner Pavle Pensa specialises in M&A and competition law. Janja Zaplotnik has notable regulatory experience, and is proficient in competition law matters and commercial agreements, while Mitja Podpečan handles a range of dispute prevention matters and administrative disputes. Aleksandra Jemc Merc is a key name for share sales and purchases as well as joint ventures.