Law Firm Senica & Partners, Ltd.

Managing Partners: Miro Senica, Katarina Kresal, Uroš Čop

Number of partners: 12

Number of other fee-earners: 30

International Offices: Law Firm Senica & Partners, Ltd., Brussels

Firm Overview:

Law Firm Senica & Partners, Ltd. (SENICA) is one of the leading and most prominent law firms in Slovenia. After more than 35 years of its existence, SENICA is a brand that needs no introduction. It guarantees excellence, quality and individual treatment and is recognised both in Slovenia and worldwide.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking & Finance:

3 partners, 5 fee earners

The firm's recent highlights include:

Advising the last chairman of the board of a Slovenian private bank Factor banka in a dispute against Bank of Slovenia regarding legality of exceptional measures of Bank of Slovenia, which led to termination of the two Slovenian private banks, including Factor banka. Advising VZMD (PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association) regarding unlawful deletion of subordinated bonds by commercial banks and exercising the rights of expropriated holders. Advising Ferratum Bank p.l.c., on cross-border consumer loans.

Contact: Miro Senica, Katarina Kresal, Aleš Lunder

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Competition & Antitrust:

2 partners, 6 fee earners

The firm's recent highlights include:

Representing T-2 in EUR 260 million litigation (abuse of dominant position) and administrative proceedings initiated by Slovenian Competition Protection Agency against Telekom Slovenije. Representing SUROVINA in the EUR 8 million administrative antitrust procedure (anti-competitive agreements) and litigation against Slovenian Competition Protection Agency. Representing KOMPAS NOVO MESTO d.o.o. in a dispute resolution procedure against Kompas d.d. based on unfair competition, which ended with the court settlement, value confidential.

Contact: Miro Senica, Maja Šubic

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Corporate & M&A:

5 partners, 9 fee earners

The firm's recent highlights include:

Advising BINDER BETEILIGUNGS AG in an M&A transaction, which included performing Legal Due Diligence and reviewing of the Sales Purchase Agreement, value of the deal confidential. Acting as a local legal advisor for GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL LLC (GPI) to perform legal due diligence in a M&A Advising and representing DM DROGERIE MARKT as general legal counsel and its sole representative in all legal matters.

Contact: Miro Senica, Katarina Kresal, Maja Šubic, Aleš Lunder, Janja Ovsenik

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Dispute Resolution, Arbitration & Mediation:

5 partners, 16 fee earnersThe firm's recent highlights include :

Representing and advising ASCENT Slovenia Ltd. in negotiations with the Republic of Slovenia for the payment of damages that have occurred to the client due to an unlawful decision mandating an environmental impact assessment related to natural gas extraction project. Representing SCPI CORUM in a EUR 1,3 million litigation against KUEHNE+NAGEL d.o.o, Representing CITY MUNICIPALITY OF KOPER in a EUR 3,2 million litigation against SERMIN’G d.o.o. Representing TAB d.d. in a EUR 1,6 million arbitration procedure against JFB-VB s.a.s. DI BENNE JEAN FRANCOIC & C.

Contact: Uroš Čop, Petra Plevnik, Maja Šubic, Katarina Mervič, Maša Kramar, Eva Rop, Matija Urankar

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Employment (Labour):

1 partner, 4 fee earners

The firm's recent highlights include:

Representing KOMPAS NOVO MESTO d.o.o. in A complex labour dispute encompassing multiple procedures before the competent courts. Representing TEKSTIL d.o.o. in a challenging labour dispute, in which it has managed to change the rigid existing jurisprudence of Slovenian courts in relation to release of debt by an employee from the statutory severance pay. Advising and representing MERCATOR d.d., one of the biggest employers in Slovenia, as general legal counsel and its sole representative for labour matters.

Contact: Katarina Kresal, Žiga Sternad

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Real Estate:

2 partners, 8 fee earnersThe firm's recent highlights include:

Representing CORUM ORIGIN in the EUR 56 million and EUR 6 million construction and acquisition of the logistics real estate properties, Representing GO ASSET DEVELOPMENT GMBH in all phases of construction of a logistics center in Sežana, the largest logistics center in Slovenia, value confidential, Representing LOG CENTER A d.o.o. in negotiation with the general constructor and drafted the construction contract in order to construct a logistic center for TEDi, one of the leading European companies in the non-food sector, value confidential.

Contact: Maja Šubic, Petra Plevnik, Maša Kramar

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Restructuring & Insolvency:

2 partners, 6 fee earnersThe firm's recent highlights include:

Advising MERCATOR in EUR 3 billion restructuring of Fortenova grupa. Preventing the bankruptcy procedure of T-2, in the value of EUR 120 million. Advising Litostroj Jeklo d.o.o. in negotiating a MRA regarding the restructuring of the secured claims of the creditors in the course of the compulsory settlement against Litostroj Jeklo d.o.o., value confidential.

Contact: Miro Senica, Aleš Lunder

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]