EDUCATION
2007-2008 LLM, Specialist Masters in Commercial and Financial Law, King’s College London-merit, 2007 Law Graduate, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana-1st honours equivalent, dissertation with distiction, 2004-2005 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculty of Law, Socrates-Erasmus exchange programme, 2000 High school diploma, Gimnazija Nova Gorica Special National Award for an outstanding final exam result
WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2010-present: Essex Court Chambers, London, UK– Research Assistant to Professor J. Martin Hunter - Draft legal analysis in the field of International Commercial Arbitration, serve as administrative secretary in international arbitrations, prepare the syllabus for courses and other lectures, teach tutorials at King’s College London; October -December 2008; September 2009-January 2010 Schoenherr Rechtsanwälte Attorneys at Law, Vienna, Austria– Associate - Drafted legal documentation in the context of project finance, syndicated loans and international bond issues. Written legal opinions on regulatory, conflict of laws and other aspects of financing structures. Conducted due diligence in the context of preparation of a prospectus for the listing of securities. Conducted legal research on capital market rules and legal issues arising in international bond issues, project finance and other international financing transactions; December 2008 – August 2009 Bank of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia – Legal Counsel in Banking Supervision - Drafted different measures adopted by the Bank of Slovenia directed to banks in the context of banking supervision, including licensing decisions. Answered to complaints from clients of credit institutions. Issued opinions on Slovenian banking regulation to credit institutions, companies and central banks. Participated in the preparation of regulation and the systemic framework for banking supervision, including cooperation with the European Central Bank; May - September 2007 Gorica Leasing d.o.o, Nova Gorica, Slovenia – Assistant Legal Counsel - Drafted finance and operating lease contracts and project finance agreements for different jurisdictions in Italian, Serbian, Croatian, and English language. Prepared civil, administrative and criminal lawsuits, court filings for execution of judgements and land registry applications. Conducted legal research on corporate, land, criminal, financial, and commercial law issues, including comprehensive research of UNIDROIT Convention on International Financial Leasing. Participated in negotiations with clients; November 2004 Court of Justice of the European Communities, Luxembourg – Intern - Participated in hearings and in drafting of opinions within the cabinet of Advocate General; January 2006- May 2007 Slovenian Tourist Board, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Promotion Officer in the Sales and Marketing Department, section Fairs - Promoted Slovenian tourist products and programmes in international fairs, workshops and press conferences domestically and across Europe (Spain, Italy, Belgium and Serbia). Facilitated contacts between foreign and Slovenian tourist companies and public organisations.
LANGUAGES Slovene-native, English-fluent, Spanish--fluent, Italian-fluent, Serbo-Croatian-proficient, German-proficient, French-proficient, Russian-basic
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
October 2009- April 2010: 17th Willem C. Vis International Moot Competition in International Commercial Arbitration, Vienna, Austria ¬– Head coach of King’s College London team -First place in the oral competition out of 253 participating, Honourable mention Respondent Memorandum, Honourable mention Oralist, Arbitrator; September-October 2009 Foreign Direct Investment International Moot Competition, Frankfurt, Germany ¬– Memorial judge and Arbitrator; December 2008-April 2009 16th Willem C. Vis International Moot Competition in International Commercial Arbitration, Vienna, Austria – Arbitrator for written memoranda and in oral hearings; October 2007-March 2008 15th Willem C. Vis International Moot Competition in International Commercial Arbitration, Vienna, Austria ¬– Team member - Team ranked between 16 and 32 out of 203 teams; 2004 Central and Eastern European Moot, Riga, Latvia–Team member - Best Speaker Award, 2nd team place in the pleadings,2nd place written submissions; Special Award, Faculty of law, Ljubljana; 2003-2004 European Law Moot Court Competition, Luxembourg ¬– Team member - Special Award awarded by the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana.
