Competition/Antitrust
Europe Guide 2024 : Slovenia
Band 1
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Provided by Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partnerji, o.p., d.o.o.
Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partners has been widely recognized as the leading competition law practice in Slovenia. The firm’s competition department comprises 7 lawyers specialising in competition law, which makes it one of the few teams with the resources to handle the most complex mandates. The department has an undisputed track record of successfully steering clients through the largest M&A transactions, closely watched investigations and complex antitrust litigation in Slovenia.
The firm is known for breaking new grounds in the Slovenian competition law. The department is one of the few in Slovenia with experience of representing clients before the European Commission as well as before the European Court of Justice with respect to alleged infringement of Article 101 TFEU. The department is further known for advising on the very first successful leniency procedure in Slovenia.
Members of the competition team bring on board years of experience in all areas of competition law. The team has regularly advised clients before the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency with regard to alleged cartel agreements, dawn raids and possible leniency applications. The firm has also advised clients on the organisation and contractual framework for their distribution and franchising networks and on other sensitive agreements.
Team members often provide in-house training for clients and are regularly engaged as lecturers at international and national competition law events.
Chambers Review
Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partnerji maintains its position in the top tier of the rankings on account of its broad competition law practice. The firm often represents clients in investigations into possible breaches of Article 101, as well as in market inquiries and collective actions damages claims. The team is also well regarded for handling merger clearance mandates. It further assists with competition compliance matters.
Work Highlights
- Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partnerji represented ŽITO in an investigation into an alleged price-fixing cartel.
Strengths
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"The team has very vast experience and knowledge."
"The team is excellent in antitrust matters."
"The lawyers really understand the commercial aspect of each case and advise accordingly."
"The team has very vast experience and knowledge."
"The team is excellent in antitrust matters."
"The lawyers really understand the commercial aspect of each case and advise accordingly."
Notable Practitioners
Tomaž Ilešič is highly esteemed for his work on both merger clearance notifications and cartel investigations. He further assists clients with competition law compliance issues.
"He is very experienced in his field and can provide in-depth advice."
"He knows how to respond in certain situations and what to expect from counterparts."
Aljoša Krdžić moves up in the rankings this year on the back of his strong behavioural work and impressive praise from commentators. He offers notable expertise in market inquiries and in investigations into alleged cartels, as well as representing clients in damages actions. He also acts on merger control filings and competition law compliance mandates.
"He is very responsive and reliable."
"He provides advice that has several next steps in mind."
"He is really good at 'reading the room', in terms of assessing the status and next steps required."
"He has an impeccable knowledge of legal issues, but he also understands non-legal aspects of our cases and provides very useful advice also with respect to those."
"Aljoša is very responsive and has exceptional organisational skills."
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