Commercial Law11

At Križanec Law Firm we advise clients on legal issues regarding registration of trademarks, designs, patents, and also in the field of geographical indications and copyrights. Our services include composition of contracts governing copyrights, licensing and other issues (e.g. conclusion of non-disclosure agreements). In case of disputes relating infringement of intellectual property rights, we also provide representation before courts.

We regularly advise both insolvent debtors and creditors in liquidation and insolvency proceedings.

Our services in this area of law, among other things, include advising insolvent debtors on various financial restructuring measures and composition of necessary acts, representation before courts due to claims relating to the responsibility of management and supervisory authorities.

We also help creditors with preventive protection of their interests by establishing various collaterals (fiduciary transfer of property rights, title retention etc.), and creditors in insolvency proceedings (filing claims, negation of claims…).

Križanec Law Firm advises clients during the entire transaction process – from the formulation of an appropriate strategy, negotiations, due diligence of the acquired company, to the completion of the main transaction.
We provide multidisciplinary advice for handling all aspects of the business – from financing to obtaining necessary regulatory approvals.

Due diligence of the company is the basis for further integration. At Križanec Law Firm we carefully carry out due diligence of companies prior to the planned mergers or acquisitions. We cover corporate, contract, labour and intellectual property law and litigation, where we provide our clients with professional legal assistance based on years of experience and

Competition law promotes and protects competition. However it is not intended to penalize large companies solely for their size or as a substitute for consumer protection laws.

The idea is that the market functions properly and rewards everyone for their hard work, effort and perseverance. Competition law ensures us a fair and well-functioning market.

We advise our clients on cases regarding competition before domestic courts, market regulators – the Slovenian Competition Agency, the European Commission and EU Courts.

Even though the global market is still unpredictable, our clients trust us to advise them on complex financial transactions. Our firm has been advising clients on banking and finance matters, such as various status changes and financial restructurings, the obtainment of capital, financing purchases of business shares etc. for many years.

One of the main practice areas of Križanec Law firm is also insurance law. For many years we have been advising insurance companies in their day-to-day business operations and legal matters.

Our services, among other things, include drafting general terms and conditions and standard-form contracts, resolving issues relating to the restructuring of companies, as well as representating the before courts.

Status characteristics of companies are those that distinguish companies from other legal entities and are of particular importance to the judicial status of the company.

We have been advising clients for many years in the field of corporate law regarding company formation, corporate restructuring, corporate governance and helping with drafting various legal documents. We also assist the management with conducting assemblies and drafting all necessary documents.

We have been advising clients for many years on concluding and executing construction contracts and exercising all rights arising from such contracts. Our advantage is that we take into account our experience, and do not allow our clients to repeat the mistakes that have been made in the field of construction over the years. Clients are advised to contact us in the earliest stages of the preparation of construction projects, as this way our added value is the greatest.

At Križanec Law Firm we assist clients in assessing tax risks in relation to individual transactions and represent clients before competent administrative and judicial authorities. We cooperate with leading Slovenian tax experts and provide legal advice and necessary analysis.