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About
Provided by Ožbej Merc
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)