LAWYER PROFILE

Pavle Pensa

Europe 2026

Jadek & Pensa Law Firm

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Competition/Antitrust

Slovenia

20 years ranked

Corporate/Commercial

Slovenia

19 years ranked

About

Provided by Jadek & Pensa Law Firm

Europe

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Law

Competition Law

Banking and Finance

Prevention and Resolution of Disputes

Career

After being a research fellow at Centre of International Cooperation and Development from 1985 to 1990, started his private practice in 1990 and joined Jadek & Pensa as one of the founders in 1993.

Pavle Pensa is Senior and Founding Partner whose main areas of practice include counselling and management of negotiations on demanding M&A transactions, restructurings and joint ventures, and counselling and representation of clients in competition law and state aid cases. In his long-standing legal career, he has represented several domestic and foreign clients in complex disputes in front of national and international arbitrations. International legal directories rank him amongst the leading Slovenian attorneys.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association (since 1993)

Slovenian bar (since 1990)

Listed as arbitrator on the list of arbitrators of the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna

Country correspondent of the Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, Thomson, Sweet & Maxwell, London

Publications

Competition Law in Central and Eastern Europe, Wolters Kluwer 2014 (chapter on Slovenia)

Joint Ventures,Thomson Reuters 2012 (chapter on Slovenia)

European Competition Laws, LexisNexis 2012 (chapter on Slovenia)

Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2010, Global Competition Review (Chapter on Slovenia)

Competition Cases from the European Union, Sweet & Maxwell, London 2008 (Chapter on Slovenia)

Getting the Deal Through: Vertical Agreements, 2007, Law Business Research Ltd., London 2007 (Co-author of the Chapter on Slovenia)

Global Merger Control Manual, 6th edition, Cameron May, London, 2006 (Chapter on Slovenia)

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control 2005, Global Legal Group Ltd. (Chapter on Slovenia)

Global Financial Services Regulators, Europe, Issue 1: 2004, Richmond Law & Tax, Surrey, 2004 (Chapter on Slovenia)

International Mergers, The Antitrust Process, Sweet & Maxwell, London 2001 (Chapter on Slovenia)

The Global System of Trade Preferences – tariff and non-tariff barriers in developing countries, Research Centre for Cooperation with Developing Countries, Ljubljana 1985 (co-author)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Corporate/Commercial - Slovenia

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Pavle Pensa attracts praise for his longstanding expertise in transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures and investments.

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Competition/Antitrust - Slovenia

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Pavle Pensa offers notable experience advising clients from the transport sector on state aid questions. He also assists clients with investigations into alleged bid rigging.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Pavle Pensa consistently demonstrates exceptional legal insight, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of both our business and the broader regulatory environment.
Competition/AntitrustChambers European Guide
His ability to combine legal sophistication with practical, solution-oriented guidance makes him a highly trusted adviser in complex and sensitive matters.
Competition/AntitrustChambers European Guide
His advice is always precise, timely and commercially attuned, reflecting not only technical excellence but also a strong awareness of our group’s long-term priorities.
Competition/AntitrustChambers European Guide