Team

Luka Fabiani is partner at PFP LAW where he acts as counsel to and represents both domestic and foreign clients before the Slovenian courts, administrative and other authorities, as well as in arbitration. His experience in contract law, dispute resolution mechanisms, as well as management liability stands out in particular. He also represents clients as defence counsel in criminal proceedings, particularly in the field of white collar crime, while dedicating special attention to advising in the areas of corporate compliance, personal data protection law and intellectual property law. In addition to his master’s degree in competition law from the University of Tübingen, Germany, he is also a Certified Fraud Examiner licenced by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Country: SI

Education:

• 2015, Certified Fraud Investigator Licence, ACFE
• 2008, State Bar Examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 2005, Master of Laws (LL.M.), Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany
• 2004, Bachelor of Laws (univ. dipl. pravnik), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Memberships:

• Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Member of the Bar Association of Slovenia (registered as an attorney-at-law since 2009)

Areas of work:

• Dispute Resolution
• Criminal law
• Compliance
• Data Protection and Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property and IT Law
• Fraud Investigation

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• German
• Croatian
• Serbian

Awards and client commendations:

“Great team, approachable people, friendly attitude. Luka Fabiani – good negotiation skills, ability to explain issues in understandable manner.” (client quote, Legal500)

“Large yet very diverse team, very responsive, and covering all areas where we needed legal assistance/advice. Luka Fabiani is expert in his field, highly responsive, straight to the point, very good in finding details yet at the same time providing an “executive summary” type of feedback.” (client quote, Legal500)

“Very hands-on team with a good mix of individual strengths. /…/ All of them are exceptional lawyers with a lot of know-how in their respective fields.” (client quote, Legal500)

»Luka Fabiani provides immediate responses and his advice is always in an executive-summary style. He is an expert in several different fields.« (client quote, Legal500)

Publications:

• International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime 2015
• International Comparative Legal Guide to Data Protection 2014
• International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2014

Jernej Jeraj is a partner at PFP LAW with more than 20 years of experience in the legal profession. He specialises in Corporate / M&A, Commercial Law, Insolvency Law and Restructuring, Employment Law, and Real Estate and Construction Law. During the first ten years of his career, he gained experience working in international law firms, where he was responsible for, among other things, managing complex domestic and foreign commercial transactions, and he also gained significant experience in advising on corporate restructuring, joint ventures and real estate project management.

Jernej is regularly ranked among the leading lawyers in Slovenia in the field of employment, commercial and real estate law by reputable international legal directories. Clients describe him as a sound, assured lawyer with an extensive range of legal expertise, who understands the intricacies of the economy and the needs of his clients. He is also active in the international networking of our law firm and regularly publishes articles in the fields of employment, insolvency and commercial law.

Country: SI

Education:

• 2007, State Bar Exam, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 2004, (univ. dipl. pravnik), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Memberships:

• Bar Association of Slovenia (registered as an attorney-at-law since 2008)
• Managers’ Association of Slovenia

Areas of work:

• Corporate / M&A
• Commercial Law
• Insolvency Law and Restructuring
• Employment Law
• Real Estate and Construction Law

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• German
• Croatian
• Serbian

Awards and client commendations:

“Jernej Jeraj is active in M&A transactions and the structuring of joint venture agreements. He is described as ‘focused and down to earth’ by one client, who goes on to say: ‘He understands my business very well, has very good common sense and understands what we want to do.'” (Chambers and Partners)

“Jernej Jeraj is praised for ‘his calmness and good judgement’ and offers experience acting for employers on contentious employment cases.” (Chambers and Partners)

“He is a devoted, creative and highly professional lawyer with good knowledge and consideration for his clients’ needs and expectations.” (Chambers and Partners)

“Jernej Jeraj can be highly recommended as a very responsive lawyer with deep knowledge, keeping all details always in mind.” (IFLR 1000)

“Jernej Jeraj has very good knowledge of the matters sent to him. Quick responses. Understands that providing advice from a business perspective is more important than a ‘legal answer’.” (IFLR 1000)

“Jernej Jeraj is accurate, professional, polite, on-time.” (IFLR 1000)

“‘Highly experienced’ managing partner Jernej Jeraj heads the team, which typically acts for subsidiaries of international corporations and domestic companies.” (Legal 500)

“Jernej Jeraj is ‘really experienced, providing detail-oriented advice and explaining everything in an understandable way.’ He has knowledge of cases in sectors spanning IT, finance, telecoms and retail, amongst others.” (Chambers and Partners)

“Jernej Jeraj is well reputed for his extensive experience and high activity in employment matters. Clients enthuse that he ‘truly understands the issues the company is facing and acts proactively in order to protect the interests of the client.'” (Chambers and Partners)

“Jernej Jeraj is an ‘Exceptional lawyer with great and wide knowledge, experience, calmness, reasoned thinking, problem solving, hardworking, accurate and trustworthy…. an excellent lawyer, always available to provide first class advice. Offers business-oriented solutions.'” (IFLR 1000)

“Jernej Jeraj is increasingly active on issues such as transactional due diligence, restructuring and franchise agreement matters. Clients consider him ‘energetic and motivated, with a sound understanding of business and a solid grasp of domestic and international law.'” (Chambers and Partners)

“Excellent Jernej Jeraj is very dynamic and possesses a broad legal knowledge.” (Legal 500)

Publications:

Tread with caution when paying the “Christmas bonus”! The Supreme Court has placed further restrictions on employers regarding terms and criteria for business performance bonus payments, Legal Buzz (2024)

Chambers Employment Guide 2024, chapter Slovenia (2024)

Jeraj, Jernej. 2012. Cross-Border Insolvency II: A Guide to Recognition and Enforcement V Chapter 37: The Republic of Slovenia, ur. INSOL International, 227–231. INSOL International. Available here.

Jeraj, Jernej in Maja Vagaja. 2010. Uporaba besede skupina. Pravna praksa: PP: 29 (39): 20.

Jeraj, Jernej in Katarina Koren. 2009. Skrbni pregled podjetja. Pravna praksa: PP: 28 (40/41): I–X.

Jeraj, Jernej in Marko Prušnik. 2009. Unternehmenserwerb aus dem Konkurs in Slowenien. Eastlex 5 (181).

Van Hooghten, Paul, ur. 2009. The European takeover directive and its implementation: Implementation of the European Takeover Directive in Slovenia. New York: Oxford University Press.

Wahl, Matthias in Jernej Jeraj. 2007. Unternehmenskauf in Slowenien. Eastlex 2 (84).

Kirchhof, Florian, Jernej Jeraj in Tomaž Petrovič. 2005. Die Umsetzung der Elektroschrottrichtlinie in Slowenie. Zeitschrift für das Recht der Abfallwirtschaft, AbfallR 3 (6): 119–122.

Watson Wyatt Data Services, Watson Wyatt Worldwide. 2006. Employment Terms & Conditions Report Europe.

Tomaž Petrovič is partner at PFP LAW where his main areas of practice are commercial and property law. Prior to joining the firm he worked at two international law firms, where he was in charge of developing the commercial department and headed numerous due diligence investigations and corporate mergers and acquisitions as well as other related proceedings. He has extensive experience in transactions in the telecommunications sector, while his client portfolio boasts many international and Slovenian companies from a variety of commercial sectors. Throughout his twenty years as an attorney-at-law, he has accumulated a wealth of experience that extends to areas such as public procurement, the energy industry and public infrastructure.

Country: SI

Education:

• (pending), doctoral programme in Life Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
• 1999, State Bar Examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 1997, Bachelor of Laws (univ. dipl. pravnik), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Memberships:

• Bar Association of Slovenia (registered as an attorney-at-law since 2002)

Areas of work:

• Corporate / M&A
• Commercial Law
• Real Estate and Construction Law
• PPP and Public Procurement
• Dispute Resolution
• Competition Law

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• German
• Croatian
• Serbian

Awards and client commendations:

»Tomaž Petrovič has ‘a thorough understanding of takeovers and privatisation attempts’.” (client quote, Legal 500)

»Tomaž Petrovič provides understandable legal advice on energy law and complex energy questions in a way that a broad group of people (not only lawyers) are able to understand.« (client quote, Legal 500)

Publications:

Petrovič, Tomaž. 2015. Handbuch des internationalen GmbH-Rechts V Authored chapters on Slovenia, ur. Rembert Süß in Thomas Wachter. Bonn: Zerb Verlag.

Petrovič, Tomaž in Peter Zorin. 2011. Recent developments in the Slovenian energy market. European energy review: 307–309.

Petrovič, Tomaž in Peter Zorin. 2011. Overview of the legal and regulatory framework in Slovenia. European energy review: 310–314.

Petrovič, Tomaž in Peter Zorin. 2010. Implementing the Third Energy Package and the Climate Change Package in Slovenia. European energy review 2010: special edition on the EU third energy and climate change packages: 120–123.

van Hooghten, Paul in drugi. 2009. The European takeover directive and its implementation: Implementation of the European Takeover Directive in Slovenia. New York: Oxford University Press.

Petrovič, Tomaž. 2006. Die Umsetzung der Elektroschrottrichtlinie in Slowenien. Zeitschrift für das Recht der Abfallwirtschaft, AbfallR 5 (3): 5.

Kirchhof, Florian in Jernej Jeraj, Tomaž Petrovič. 2005. Die Umsetzung der Elektroschrottrichtlinie in Slowenie. Zeitschrift für das Recht der Abfallwirtschaft, AbfallR 3 (6): 119–122.

Petrovič, Tomaž in Florian Kirchhof. Die Umsetzung der FFH-RL in Slowenien. Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht weiterempfehlen, EurUP 3 (6): 4.

Rejc, Boštjan in Tomaž Petrovič. 2003. Verižna kompenzacija je običajen način izpolnitve. Pravna praksa: PP 22 (3): 7–9.

Rejc, Boštjan in Tomaž Petrovič. 2002. Verižna kompenzacija je običajen način izpolnitve. Pravna praksa : PP 21 (20): 7–9.

Petrovič, Tomaž. 1998. Pospeševanje izvoza Slovenije v države nekdanje Jugoslavije in vloga Slovenske izvozne družbe. Bančni vestnik 47 (6): 22–30.

Marko Prušnik is a partner at PFP LAW and a dual-qualified attorney in Austria and Slovenia. While covering the entire range of business law aspects, his main emphasis is on Corporate / M&A, Banking & Finance (incl. Capital Markets) and Real Estate. Before the establishment of PFP LAW, he was running his own practice and was a partner of one of the largest international law firms in the region (and head of such law firm’s Slovenian Corporate/M&A practice). Marko was involved in numerous highlight M&A and Real Estate deals in Slovenia and Austria in recent years (both on the sell-side and on the buy-side) and is advising clients from various industries (incl. banking, telecommunication, leisure / tourism, retail, energy, and aviation). He holds a doctorate from the University of Vienna (Doctor iuris) and is fluent in English, German, and Slovenian.

Country: SI, AT

Education:

• 2011, State Bar Exam, Vienna, Austria
• 2011, Dr. iur. (doctor iuris), Vienna, Austria
• 2007, Mag. iur. (magister iuris), Vienna, Austria

Memberships:

• Bar Association of Slovenia
• Bar Association of Austria
• Supervisory Board Member of the Slovenian Business Association in Carinthia, Austria

Areas of work:

• Corporate / M&A
• Commercial Law
• Contract Law
• Capital Markets
• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Languages:

• English
• German
• Slovenian

Awards and client commendations:

“Highly responsive, good communication skills, a lot of knowledge and experience in the M&A area.” (Client quote, IFLR1000)

“Marko Prušnik demonstrates a good commercial awareness of matters with a proactive manner.” (Client quote, Chambers and Partners)

“Partner Marko Prušnik is an incredible legal expert, who has a keen eye for legally relevant details. He is very creative in his solutions, calm, and confident.” (Client quote, Legal500)

“Marko Prušnik is a real master of his work.” (Client quote, Legal500)

“Responsive and practical, and always tries to find the most suitable solution for the case at hand.” (Client quote, Chambers and Partners)

“Dual qualified in Austria and Slovenia, Marko Prušnik acts for domestic clients on their operations abroad, including disposals and acquisitions. Interviewees praise his practical attitude, further adding: ‘He always approaches difficult issues with the solution in mind.’” (Chambers and Partners)

“Marko Prušnik is smart, dedicated and to the point.” (Chambers and Partners)

“Marko is simply a very dedicated lawyer, who always delivers on time and in accordance with his promises.” (Chambers and Partners)

“He is an exceptional attorney and it is a true pleasure to work with him.” (Chambers and Partners)

Before embarking on a career in law, Boštjan Rejc worked in the business sector where he gained in-depth specialist expertise in commodities trading. Today, Boštjan is an attorney-at-law, specialising in commercial law with extensive experience in the areas of corporate and commercial contract law, intellectual property law and energy law. As part of his specialisation, he frequently advises and represents both domestic and foreign clients operating in a wide variety of commercial sectors (food industry, trade, energy industry, freight forwarding, publishing), with respect to their transactions, negotiations and harmonisations, as well as dealings with state authorities. Perseverance, experience and a broad skillset are the qualities that distinguish Boštjan as an attorney-at-law.

Country: SI

Education:

• 2009, Awarded the status of Specialist in Commercial Law by the Bar Association of Slovenia
• 2004, Attorney at Law
• 2000, State Bar Exam, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 1999, Master of Laws (LL.M. in Corporation Law), New York University, School of Law, USA
• 1997, Bachelor of Laws (univ. dipl. pravnik), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Memberships:

• Bar Association of Slovenia (registered as an attorney-at-law since 2004)

Areas of work:

• Commercial Law
• Corporate / M&A
• Energy Law
• Intellectual Property and IT Law
• Compliance

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• Croatian
• Serbian
• Bosnian

Awards and client commendations:

»Boštjan Rejc has ‘broad experience in the energy sector’ and leads the real estate and IP teams.« (Legal 500)

»Boštjan Rejc is a type of lawyer who goes to great lengths to meet client’s interests. He is goal oriented and keeps his client’s best interest at heart. The advice he provides is always practical and business oriented. What also impressed me was his unwavering integrity.« (IFLR 1000)

»Bostjan Rejc is really knowledgeable of the legal aspects connected to the energy (e.g. electricity) necessary to understand businesses.« (Legal 500)

Publications:

Rejc, Boštjan. 2014. Nedopustno rušenje zaupanja v delo odvetnikov. Odvetnik 16 (5): 36–37.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2013. Ali je bianko menica tudi menica po ustavni odločbi? Pravna praksa: PP 32 (22): 15–16.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2013. Neodvisnost sodstva je lahko zgolj relativna, nadzor pa nujen. Pravna praksa: PP 15 (4): 32–34.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2013. Nedopustnost pobotanja strankinih sredstev s strani odvetnika. Odvetnik 15 (3): 39–41.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2012. Zbornica kot branik neodvisnega odvetništva. Odvetnik 14 (2): 6–7.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2012. Ogledalo: kdo je tu nor? Pravna praksa: PP 31 (13): 9–10.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2011. Nadaljevanje postopkov zoper družbenike izbrisanih družb po ZFPPIPP je treba takoj ustaviti. Pravna praksa: PP 30 (48): 6–8.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2011. Aktivna legitimacija kolektivne organizacije po ZASP. Pravna praksa: PP 30 (24/25): 19–21.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2007. Informacijska tehnologija in/ali pravica do naravnega sodnika. Pravna praksa: PP 26 (3): 14–15.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2005. Prepoved anatocizma. Pravna praksa: PP 24 (9): X–XII.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2003. Odpravnina poslovodji po ZGD. Pravna praksa: PP 22 (13): 13–14.

Rejc, Boštjan and Tomaž Petrovič. 2003. Verižna kompenzacija je običajen način izpolnitve. Pravna praksa: PP 22 (3): 7–9.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2003. Skladiščnica, banke in agroživilska panoga. Bančni vestnik 52 (9): 17–21.

Rejc, Boštjan. 2002. Spregled pravne osebnosti kapitalske gospodarske družbe. Pravnik 57 (6/8): 437–451.

Rejc, Boštjan and Tomaž Petrovič. 2002. Verižna kompenzacija je običajen način izpolnitve. Pravna praksa: PP 21 (20): 7–9.

Rejc, Boštjan. 1999. Davek na dodano vrednost na finančne storitve. Bančni vestnik 48 (4): 7–11.

Rejc, Boštjan. 1996. Ustanovitev podružnic v skladu z Drugo bančno direktivo. Bančni vestnik 45 (6):29–33.

Klavdija Kek joined the firm in March 2021 and mainly deals with real estate and construction law, as well as corporate, commercial and civil law.

During her studies, Klavdija participated in several moot court competitions in the field of constitutional and commercial law and M&A and did student internships in several law firms. After completing her studies at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana in October 2017, she started to work as an associate in one of the largest Slovenian law firms, where she gained experience mainly in real estate, construction law and commercial law. In November 2019 she started to work as a judicial trainee at the High Court in Ljubljana, and in February 2021 she successfully passed the state bar exam.

Country: SI

Education:

• 2021, State Bar Exam, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 2017, Master of Laws, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
• 2015, Bachelor of Laws, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Areas of work:

• Real Estate and Construction Law
• Corporate / M&A
• Commercial Law
• Dispute Resolution

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• German

Matevž Klobučar interned with the firm as a final-year student of the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Upon graduating in 2014, he started working for us as an attorney trainee. He mainly deals with administrative and commercial law.

Alongside work, in 2017 he obtained his master’s degree (LL.M.) in international business law at the university VU Amsterdam in the Netherlands and in year 2018 he passed the state bar examination.

Country: SI

Education:

• 2018, State Bar Examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 2017, master’s programme (LL.M.) in International Business Law, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• 2014, Bachelor of Laws (univ. dipl. pravnik), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Areas of work:

• PPP and Public Procurement
• Corporate / M&A
• Regulatory

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• German
• Croatian
• Serbian

Tina Marciuš Ravnikar joined our office in October 2019 after completing her master’s degree in law. Prior to that, she acquired her knowledge during her studies in various law firms and as an exchange student in Germany. While working in our office, she also gained experience in court as a judicial trainee. She mainly deals with commercial and civil law.

Country: SI

Education:

• 2022, State Bar Exam, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 2019, Master of Laws, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
• 2018, Bachelor of Laws, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Areas of work:

• Commercial Law
• Civil Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Insolvency Law and Restructuring
• Intellectual Property and IT Law

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• German

Publications:

• Holiday discounts are here! Retailers, have you labelled your discounts correctly?, Legal Buzz (2024)

Dean Premec is an attorney at law at PFP LAW where he primarily works on general civil and property law, criminal law, dispute resolution cases, and he also represents domestic and foreign clients in other matters before Slovenian courts and authorities. Prior to joining the ranks of the legal profession, he worked for many years in the business sector, namely in media and mobile communications. As Dean graduated in law at a Croatian university, in addition to the Slovenian legal system, he is also well-versed in the Croatian legal system. In 2018 Dean was appointed as Court Interpreter for the Croatian language by the Ministry of Justice and in 2023 he was appointed as mediator at the Mediation Centre by the Bar Association of Slovenia. Dean speaks fluently Slovenian, English, Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian.

Country: SI

Education:

• 2019, State Bar Examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 2018, sworn interpreter for Croatian Language, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 2014, Bachelor of Laws (dipl. pravnik), Republic of Croatia, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Faculty of Law in Zagreb

Areas of work:

• Civil Law
• Property Law
• Real Estate and Construction Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Criminal Law

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• Croatian
• Serbian
• Bosnian

Katja Triller Vrtovec joined our team in September 2022 and mainly deals with administrative medical law.

After graduating from the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, Katja continued her studies in America and in 2003 obtained a master of laws degree from the University of Houston Law Center, where she specialised in medical law. She passed the state bar exam in 2004 and then became a doctor of laws in 2008. In addition to her studies, Katja has worked in various other positions, including as an advisor to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, and is now an active associate professor in the field of regulatory and public administration at the European University of Law in Nova Gorica.

Country: SI

Education:

• 2008, doctoral programme, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
• 2004, State Bar Examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
• 2003, master’s programme (LL. M.), University of Houston Law Center, Health Law and Policy Institute

Areas of work:

• Employment Law
• Commercial law
• Regulatory
• Healthcare Law

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• German
• Croatian
• Serbian

Martin Pirkovič is an attorney at law at PFP LAW where he specializes in Corporate / M&A, especially on cross-border transactions, and also deals with Real Estate and Dispute Resolution matters. In addition to the Slovenian legal system, he is also well-versed in Austrian law. Martin joined our office in September 2020. He studied in Austria and obtained the title of Magister iuris at the Faculty of Law, University of Vienna. During his studies, he was working as a student assistant at the faculty. As a student, he gained working experience also in reputable law firm in Vienna and Ljubljana. Martin is fluent in three languages: Slovenian, German and English.

Country: SI, AT

Education:

• 2020, Magister iuris, University of Vienna, Faculty of Law

Memberships:

• Bar Association of Slovenia (registered as an attorney at law since 2024)

Areas of work:

• Real Estate Law
• Corporate / M&A
• Commercial Law
• Dispute Resolution

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English
• German

Eva Bardutzky, a junior associate, joined our law firm as a student and became a full-time employee with us in 2023. Prior to joining our law firm, she gained experience in the office of insolvency practitioners. She primarily focuses on labour and commercial law. Eva speaks Slovenian and English.

Country: SI

Education:

• 2024, Master of Laws, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
• 2022, Bachelor of Law, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Areas of work:

• Commercial Law
• Employment Law

Languages:

• Slovenian
• English

Publications:

Tread with caution when paying the “Christmas bonus”! The Supreme Court has placed further restrictions on employers regarding terms and criteria for business performance bonus payments, Legal Buzz (2024)

Chambers Employment Guide 2024, chapter Slovenia, Trends and Developments (2024)

Installation of Devices for Electricity Production from Renewable Energy Sources (2023)

What are the requirements for a home charging station for an electric car in an apartment building? (2022)

How to claim financial aid for the purchase of COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests for workers? (2022)

Retention planning permission option under the new Building Act (2022)