The ‘skilled and reliable’ practice Zdolsek Attorneys at law often handles high-profile corporate and commercial matters, with notable strength in crisis management in high-risk situations. The practice’s broad client roster include financial institutions, telecoms providers, energy and pharmaceutical companies, retailers, and media companies. Managing partner Stojan Zdolšek ‘has a great sense of legal and strategic needs’, focusing his practice on commercial litigation and white-collar defence. Katja Zdolšek specialises in M&A, antitrust and state aid matters, while Barbara Kozlevčar Kuhar is also recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Stojan Zdolšek handles the pressure well, and recognises different opinions. Barbara Kozlevčar Kuhar is very responsive, proactive, and has good attention to detail.’

  • ‘The team is compact but very skilled and reliable. They have excellent lawyers in different practice areas who complement each other’s expertise very well. Their strength is comparable to the largest of firms due to their great internal cooperation and complementary expertise.'

  • ‘Stojan Zdolšek is an experienced lawyer who has the skills and knowledge to offer great solutions for many significant concerns we experienced. It is always a pleasure collaborating with him and he has a great sense for legal and strategic needs.'

  • ‘The team at Zdolsek is highly qualified and provides succinct and relevant advice. In comparison to other firms they are not afraid to tackle the most difficult cases and take a stance on them.’

  • ‘We've worked extensively with Katja Zdolšek and were extremely satisfied with her work. Katja's expertise in the legal aspects of M&A proved invaluable on a number of transactions, especially since she does not look at issues only through legal lenses but understands also the financial and strategic ramifications, which is a rare and highly appreciated quality.’

  • ‘Katja Zdolsek made the seemingly impossible happen.'

  • ‘Both Stojan Zdolšek and Katja Zdolšek are excellent lawyers: in addition to their legal expertise they are both highly efficient problem solvers: they understand business framework very well and are therefore able to find the best and most innovative legal solutions for their clients.’

  • ‘Strong knowledge and vast experience, they are resourceful team of lawyers with different backgrounds. The law firm has an excellent reputation and established local network, they are very reliable and always available for their clients.’

Work highlights

  • Represented a private pharmacy operator before the European Court of Justice against the Republic of Slovenia and the European Commission.
  • Represented Gen-I and GEN EL in a high-profile corporate dispute between two shareholders, the Republic of Slovenia and an investment firm, who have failed to agree on appointment of a new management board in the company.
  • Represented Telekom Slovenije d.d. against the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency before the Administrative Court in a dispute concerning the Agency’s decision on alleged abuse of dominance on several telecoms markets.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stojan Zdolšek

Other key lawyers

Katja Zdolšek, Barbara Kozlevčar Kuhar