Andrej Fatur

Practice Areas

Competition Law

M&A

Corporate Law

Commercial Law

Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Law

Banking and Finance

Capital Markets

Investment Funds

EU Law

Career

Andrej is a managing partner at Fatur Menard. During his lengthy career Andrej has advised numerous leading domestic and foreign corporations on various complex legal issues. Combining his extensive knowledge and years of international and local experience, he is an established expert in competition law, M&A, corporate and commercial law, restructuring, financing, investment funds and regulatory issues. Andrej has extensive experience with representing clients before the European Commission, the Slovene Competition Protection Agency, national courts, and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Andrej started his career in a local law firm until he left Slovenia to pursue graduate and post-graduate studies in competition law. In-between his studies he served as a stagier at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Following the completion of his LL.M. and PhD degrees Andrej returned to Slovenia and started his own law firm which merged with Law Firm Menard in 2018.

Professional Memberships

Slovenian State Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Vice President of the supervisory board of Nova KBM d.d.

Member of the Board of Slovenian Directors' Association

Member of the Policy Committee of Slovenian Directors' Association

Languages Spoken

Slovene

English

Croatian

Experience

Partner at Law Firm Fatur Menard (since 2019)

Partner at Law Firm Fatur (2010 - 2018)

Legal Advisor at the Bank of Slovenia (2009 - 2010)

Legal Advisor at Neos Business Consulting Ltd., London (2005 - 2009)

Lecturer at University College London, School of Law, London (2007 - 2009)

Stagier in the Cabinet of Judge Antony Borg Barthet, European Court of Justice, Luxembourg (2005)

Associate at Mojca Lukančič - Attorney (1998 - 2005)

Legal Advisor at Hidria d.d. (1998)

Judicial Trainee at the Ljubljana High Court (1997 - 1998)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Slovenia

European Union

Publications

Books:

Fatur, A., Podobnik, K. and Vlahek, A., 2016. Competition Law in Slovenia. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International BV

Fatur, A., 2012. EU competition law and the information and communication technology network industries: economic versus legal concepts in pursuit of (consumer) welfare. Oxford; Portland (Oregon): Hart

Individual Chapters in Books:

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2019. Slovenia. In: Dolmans, M. and Mostyn, H. ed. The Dominance and Monopolies Review, Seventh Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Makarovič, B., 2018. Chapter 19 Telecommunications. In: Korah, V. ed. Competition Law of the European Union, Second Edition. USA: LexisNexis / Matthew Bender Elite Products

Fatur, A. and Podobnik, K., 2018. Slovenia/Commentary: SI/C. In: Competition law in Western Europe and the USA (suppl. 407), Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International

Fatur, A. in Belina Djalil, H., 2018. Slovenia. V: Buretta, J. in Terzaken, J. ur. The Cartels & Leniency Review, Sixth Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2018. Slovenia. In: Dolmans, M. and Mostyn, H. ed. The Dominance and Monopolies Review, Sixth Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2017. Slovenia. In: Varney, C. and Terzaken, J. ed. The Cartels & Leniency Review, Fifth Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2017. Slovenia. In: Dolmans, M. and Mostyn, H. ed. The Dominance and Monopolies Review, Fifth Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2016. Slovenia. In: Varney, C. ed. The Cartels & Leniency Review, Fourth Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2016. Slovenia. In: Dolmans, M. and Mostyn, H. ed. The Dominance and Monopolies Review, Fourth Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2015. Slovenia. In: Varney, C. ed. The Cartels & Leniency Review, Third Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2015. Slovenia. In: Dolmans, M. ed. The Dominance and Monopolies Review, Third Edition. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2014. Slovenia. In: Varney, C. ed. The Cartels & Leniency Review, Second Edition. London, Law Business Research

Articles in foreign law publications:

Fatur, A., 2018. The Slovenian Administrative Court confirms a substantial part of a decision in a case related to abuse of dominant position (Telekom Slovenije). e-Competitions Bulletin, August 2018, Art. N° 87148

Fatur, A., 2017. The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency accepts commitments by the incumbent gas importer and supplier addressing concerns relating to long-term contracts on natural gas supply with industrial customers (Geoplin). e-Competitions Bulletin, November 2017, Art. N° 87146

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2017. Slovenia, Law and Practice. V: Cartels, Chambers Global Practise Guides 2018. London, Chambers & Partners Publishing

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2017. Slovenia. V: Getting the Deal Through, Dominance 2017. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2017. Slovenia: Overview. V: Global Competition Review, The European, Middle Eastern and African Antitrust Review 2018. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2016. Slovenia: Overview. V: Global Competition Review, The European, Middle Eastern and African Antitrust Review 2017. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A., 2016. The Appeal Court of Ljubljana annuls a decision in relation to minor offence proceedings against a collecting society (SAZAS). e-Competitions Bulletin, December 2016, Art. N° 84268

Fatur, A., 2016. The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency accepts commitments from a distributor and 20 authorised service shops of motor vehicles over misleading information for consumers regarding the warranty of the vehicles (Hyundai). e-Competitions Bulletin Selective distribution, Art. N° 86442

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2015. Slovenia. V: Getting the Deal Through, Dominance 2016. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. andBelina Djalil, H., 2015. Slovenia: Overview. V: Global Competition Review, The European Antitrust Review 2016. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A. and Belina Djalil, H., 2014. Slovenia. V: Getting the Deal Through, Dominance 2015. London, Law Business Research

Fatur, A., 2014. The Slovenian Supreme Court uphold the decision of the Competition Authority finding that a company abused its dominance on the market for collective management of copyrights (SAZAS). e-Competitions Bulletin January 2014, Art. N° 83573

Fatur, A., 2013. The Slovenian Supreme Court upholds the Competition Authority’s prohibition decision finding an abuse of dominant position (Pro Plus). e-Competitions Bulletin December 2013, Art. N° 71303

Fatur, A., 2013. The Slovenian Supreme Court annuls the Competition Authority’s infringement decision against telecom company for abuse of dominance in the market for the provision of mobile telecommunications services to end customers (Itak Džabest). e-Competitions Bulletin November 2013, Art. N° 63570

Fatur, A., 2008. The new Slovenian Competition Act: Wider competences of the Competition Authority combined with higher fines on the road to better effectiveness (11 April 2008 Act). e-Competitions Bulletin April 2008, Art. N° 17677

Fatur, A., 2008. The Slovenian Competition Authority finds incumbent telecommunications operator was abusing its dominant position in the inter-operators market for provision of ADSL broadband access in Slovenia (Slovenije Telekom / ISDN, ADSL). e-Competitions Bulletin March 2008, Art. N° 22381

Fatur, A., 2007. The Slovenian Competition Authority finds, after full judicial review overturning its original decision, local public utility company did not abuse its dominant position in the local market for cemetery and funeral services (JKP Log). e-Competitions Bulletin July 2007, Art. N° 23836

Fatur, A., 2007. The Slovenian Competition Authority declares null and void decisions of four major banks introducing a new ATM fee (Nova Ljubljanska banka / Banka Celje / Nova KBM / Abaka Vipa). e-Competitions Bulletin February 2007, Art. N° 14069

Fatur, A., 2006. The Slovenian Competition Authority, acting for the first time under art. 82 EC, fines 130 000 EUR an abuse of dominant position in the packaging waste processing market (Slopak). e-Competitions Bulletin December 2006, Art. N° 13627

Fatur, A., 2006. The Slovenian Competition Authority declares null and void a decision of a bank association since it restricts competition on market for purchases payable by credit installments at the point of sale (Bank Association of Slovenia). e-Competitions Bulletin November 2006, Art. N° 13975

Fatur, A., 2006. The Slovenian Competition Authority clears a controversial merger between outdoor billboard space service providers (Europlakat/Metropolis Media). e-Competitions Bulletin October 2006, Art. N° 12626

Fatur, A., 2006. The Slovenian Competition Authority acts for the first time in its capacity of sanctioning body while holding that provisions of a professional association restrict competition on the regulated book market (Piano). e-Competitions Bulletin February 2006, Art. N° 12137

Fatur, A., 2006. The Slovenian Competition Authority declares null and void certain decisions of association of natural health spas decided together with the State having found them anticompetitive (ASNHS). e-Competitions Bulletin January 2006, Art. N° 12393

Fatur, A., 2005. The Slovenian Competition Authority rejects an abuse of dominant position claim by a mobile phone operator against the incumbent after a full-blown economic analysis (Mobitel / Western Wireless). e-Competitions Bulletin December 2005, Art. N° 403

Fatur, A, 2004. What challenges do the Central European and Mediterranean States face in trying to join the Third Stage of EMU?. Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 28, Issue 1, Article 3

Korah, V. and Fatur, A., 2004. Annotated version of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation. European intellectual property review, 2004(26):9, pp. 421 – 429

Education