Experts

TOMAŽ ČAD, Managing Partner

EDUCATION:
LL.B. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (1987)
Slovenian Bar Exam (1989)

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English, German, Croatian, Serbian

PRACTICE AREAS:
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Tax Law, Employment Law, Energy, Commercial Law, Insolvency and Restructuring, Public Procurement, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Construction, Luxury Yachts, Dispute Prevention and Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sports Law, Insurance and Tort Law.

MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITMENTS:
Bankruptcy trustee in insolvency and compolsury liqutidation proceedings
General Secretary at IUSFUL European Legal Network (from 2017 to today)
Member of the Supervisory Board at AHK/DESLO (from 2020 to today)
Member of the Management Board at AHK/DESLO (2017 – 2020)

BARBARA KÜRNER ČAD, Partner

EDUCATION:
LL.B. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (1988)
Slovenian Bar Exam (1990)
Certificate of Competence (NEBRA) for members of Supervisory Boards or Boards of directors of companies (2006)

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English, Croatian, Serbian

PRACTICE AREAS:
Banking and Finance, Employment Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Construction, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sports Law, Telecommunications, Media and IT, Insurance and Tort Law.

MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITMENTS:
Member of the Supervisory Board at Telekom Slovenije d.d. (2017 – 2021)
President of the Supervisory Board at Telekom Slovenije d.d. (2019 – 2020)
Member of the Supervisory Board at Loterija Slovenije d.d. (2018-2023)
Member of the Councial at the Foundation for Financing of Sports in Slovenia (from 2018 to today)
Member of the Supervisory Board at ABANKA VIPA d.d. (2014 – 2015)
Member and President of the Supervisory Board at GOSPDODARSKO RAZSTAVIŠČE d.o.o. (2005 – 2013)
Member of the Board of Directors at Slovenska razvojna družba d.d. – SRD (1998 – 2001)
Vice president at District Court in Ljubljana (1995-1998)
District Judge at District Court in Ljubljana (1995-1998)
Judge at the District Court in Ljubljana (1991-1994)
Judicial Trainee at the District Court in Ljubljana (1988-1991)

MATIC ČAD, Partner

EDUCATION:
Slovenian Bar Exam (2022)
LL.M. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2018)
LL.B. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2017)
Study exchange at the Faculty of Law, University of Vienna - Universität Wien (2017)
Summer School “European Company Law”, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2017)
Administrative Procedural Law Examination, Ministry of Public Administration, Slovenia (2020)
Certificate of Competence (NEBRA) for members of Supervisory Boards or Boards of directors of companies (2019)
Certificate of completed training for Mediators, Bar Association of Slovenia (2019)
Diploma Austrian Arbitration Academy in Vienna International Arbitration Centre (2017)

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English, German, Croatian, Serbian

PRACTICE AREAS:
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Energy, Commercial Law, Insolvency and Restructuring, Debt Enforcement and Recovery, Public Procurement, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Construction, Luxury Yachts, Dispute Prevention and Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sports Law, Insurance and Tort Law.

MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITMENTS:
Chair, People and Culture Council, British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce (2024)
President of Attorney Trainee’s Assembly, Bar Association of Slovenia (from 2019 to today)
Judicial Trainee, Higher Court in Ljubljana (from 2020 to 2021)

GALA ČAD, Attorney Trainee

EDUCATION:
LL.M. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2022)
LL.B. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2020)
Public Procurement Expert in the Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (2021)

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English, German, Croatian, Serbian

PRACTICE AREAS:
Administrative Law, Tax Law, Employment Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Debt Enforcement and Recovery, Public Procurement, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Construction, Mergers and Acquisitions, Data Protection.

MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITMENTS:
Organization Manager, IUSFUL – European Legal Netwrok

KRISTIAN SCHULZ, Attorney Candidate

EDUCATION:
Slovenian Bar Exam (2023)
LL.M. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2019)
LL.B. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2017)
Administrative Procedural Law Examination, Ministry of Public Administration, Slovenia (2020)

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English, German, Croatian, Serbian

PRACTICE AREAS:
Banking and Finance, Tax Law, Employment Law, Commercial Law, Insolvency and Restructuring, Debt Enforcement and Recovery, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Construction, Luxury Yachts, Dispute Prevention and Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sports Law, Insurance and Tort Law.

MAŠA ŽEHELJ, Attorney Candidate

EDUCATION:
Doctoral Study, European Faculty of Law (2018 – on-going)
Slovenian Bar Exam (2022)
LL.M. University of Maribor, Faculty of Law, Maribor, Slovenia (2017)
LL.B. University of Maribor, Faculty of Law, Maribor, Slovenia (2014)
Administrative Procedural Law Examination, Ministry of Public Administration, Slovenia (2021)
HarvardX Online Lectures Attendance
Yale University Online Lectures Attendance

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English, Croatian, Serbian, Spanish

PRACTICE AREAS:
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Energy, Commercial Law, Insolvency and Restructuring, Debt Enforcement and Recovery, Public Procurement, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Construction, Luxury Yachts, Dispute Prevention and Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sports Law, Insurance and Tort Law.

MAJA ČAS, Attorney Trainee

EDUCATION:
LL.B. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2008)
Administrative Procedural Law Examination (2011)
Certificate of completed training for Mediators, Bar Association of Slovenia (2021)
Trademark and design Agent, Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (2022)

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English, German, French, Croatian, Serbian

PRACTICE AREAS:
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Employment Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Debt Enforcement and Recovery, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Construction, Dispute Prevention and Resolution, Data Protection, Insurance and Tort Law.

MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITMENTS:
Slovenian Association of Mediators.

LAN LUZNAR, Attorney Trainee

EDUCATION:
LL.M. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2023)
LL.B. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2021)
Administrative Procedural Law Examination, Ministry of Public Administration, Slovenia (2023)

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English, German, Croatian, Serbian

PRACTICE AREAS:
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Energy, Commercial Law, Insolvency and Restructuring, Debt Enforcement and Recovery, Public Procurement, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Construction, Luxury Yachts, Dispute Prevention and Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sports Law, Insurance and Tort Law.

KATJA GRIL, Finance Expert

EDUCATION:
Diploma at Economics, University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business (1997)

LANGUAGES:
Slovenian, English

PRACTICE AREAS:
Banking and Finance, Tax Law, Insolvency and Restructuring, Audit and Assurance, Accounting.

LIDIJA BERTONCELJ, Head of Administration

LANGUANGES:
Slovenian, English, Croatian, Serbian

PRACTICE AREAS:
Head of Administration