Aleksandra Jemc Merc, Jure Levovnik, and Ozbej Merc have been promoted to Senior Partners with Jadek & Pensa, while former Managing Associate Nastja Merlak has been promoted to Partner. Levovnik was also appointed to the firm's Managing Partner team, joining Jemc Merc and Sreco Jadek. Levovnik takes over from former Managing Partner Pavle Pensa who will stay on as Founding Partner.
According to the firm, Jemc Merc’s role as Head of the Advisory unit has been taken over by Partner Janja Zaplotnik, while Levovnik’s position as Head of the Dispute Resolution unit falls to Partner Mitja Podpecan.
Jemc Merc’s main areas of practice include corporate law, commercial contracts, intellectual property law, and regulations in the field of the pharmaceutical industry. She has been with the firm since 2003.
Levovnik, according to the firm, has “vast experience in representing domestic and foreign clients in complex commercial disputes and arbitrations.” He has been with the firm since 2004.
Merc, the Head of the firm’s Transaction unit, specializes in mergers and acquisitions, insolvency and restructuring, and financial law. He’s been with Jadek & Pensa since 2003.
Zaplotnik, the new Head of the Advisory unit, specializes in “the field of competition law and state aid” as well as “commercial contracts and consumer law.” She has been a part of the firm since 2012.
Podpecan, the new Head of the Dispute Resolution unit, has “extensive experience particularly in court and administrative proceedings,” according to Jadek & Pensa. He has been with the firm since 2009.
Finally, Merlak specializes in “corporate law, insolvency law, and banking and finances.” She has been with the firm since 2012.