Fluent in:

English, Serbian, Croatian, French

Sergej advises on real estate matters, with a strong focus on acquisition and sale of real estate, real estate development, greenfield investments, permitting processes, construction contracts, and related regulatory and transactional work. He also provides counsel on subsidies and investment incentives. In addition to his real estate practice, Sergej regularly advises on M&A transactions, financing and corporate restructurings. He supports both international and domestic clients across a broad range of procurement and other corporate and commercial matters.

Fluent in:

English, Serbian, Croatian, French

Core practice areas Practice areas

Sergej has advised clients from a great variety of sectors including banking and finance, real estate and construction, intellectual property, pharmaceutical sector, oil and gas and telecommunications.

Sergej has been mentioned in Legal 500 as a recommended individual lawyer.

Sergej joined the firm in 2007 and became partner in 2012. As a partner, his practice focuses on Corporate and Commercial law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Banking & Finance.

Highlights include advising/representing:

  • A foreign bank with regard to its sale of NPL portfolios in the banking and leasing subsidiary in Slovenia
  • A Slovenian bank in a sales process of majority stake in a Slovenian company, which involved an international tender procedure and multiple foreign bidders
  • A UK based (US-owned) manufacturer in an acquisition of a Slovenian manufacturing company, one of largest producers in its field
  • A US-based manufacturer in a successful acquisition of a Slovenian manufacturing company, one of largest producers in its field
  • An international banking group in an over EUR 500 million cross-border financial transaction involving synthetic transfer of reference assets from a Slovenian lender to a foreign-based SPV
  • A client in an international arbitration case with value of the dispute over EUR 500 million

Education

  • State Bar Exam, 2009
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Ljubljana, 2006

Experience

  • Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners, Partner since 2011
  • Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners, Junior Associate, Associate and Senior Associate, 2007 – 2011
  • Higher Court in Ljubljana, Judicial Trainee, 2006 – 2007

Publications

  • OMLADIČ, Sergej. PREMELČ, David. ŠPORAR, Bojan. Poglavje o Sloveniji. V: FRUMKIN B.J. Chambers Global Practice Guide on Corporate M&A 2019. London, Chambers & Partners, 2019.
  • CEE the Light, The Global 100, The American Lawyer, CitiGroup Inc., October 2014.
  • Litigation - Law & Practice, Chambers Legal Practice Guides, Chambers and Partners Publishing 2014.
  • The asset tracing and recovery review, The Law Reviews, 2nd edition, Law Business Research Ltd, November 2014.