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Saša Sodja

Partner

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
Bleiweisova 30
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Languages Slovenian, English, Croatian
Corporate/M&A

Saša Sodja is a partner and head of the corporate / M&A practice in CMS office in Ljubljana. Through 17 years of working experience, she has developed into a well-rounded transactional lawyer who provides all-round support and advice to international and domestic clients from various industries and backgrounds, all the way from organizing and managing an M&A deal team to post-merger integration.  

One pillar of her practice is providing legal and strategic advice to bidders, targets and shareholders in private and public M&A transactions. Another focus is to prepare and steer critical shareholder meetings that implement corporate reorganizations such as conversions, mergers, spin-offs and the squeeze-out of minority shareholders. Her financial and tax background are valuable in the structuring workstreams of the engagements and in liaising with the financial and tax advisers.

Sodja also advises companies on their ongoing corporate matters with a focus on corporate governance, compliance and directors' liabilities issues.

The topic closest to her heart is start-ups and she therefore helps lead our equIP programme and is highly involved in cooperation with various accelerators. Her scope of services when it comes to start-ups evolves around corporate governance, investment rounds, M&A and compliance. The goal is to steer a high-tech company through the maze of legislation and help them navigate a legal and business landscape from the launch of the company and throughout its growth.

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"She has a good understanding of our needs and is very available."

Chambers Europe, 2024

Sasa Sodja professionally led the engagement with well-expanded advice and timely actions.” IFLR1000, 2021

IFLR1000, 2021

„Saša Sodja offers dedicated support and has a structured approach to complex topics.“

Client feedback, Chambers Global 2024

"Saša Sodja offers dedicated support and has a structured approach to complex topics."

Chambers Europe, 2024

Memberships & Roles

  • Bar Association of Slovenia
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Publications

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Lectures list

  • Exit Strategy, PODIM Conference, Maribor, 17. 05. 2022. 
  • "Office Hours" with CMS Slovenia Legal Experts, Start:up Slovenija, 10.12.2021.
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Education

  • 2017 - State Bar Examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice 
  • 2012 - Affiliate, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, UK 
  • 2004 - Bachelor of Laws (univ.dipl.pravnik), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
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Commercial

Saša Sodja is well versed in negotiating, analysing and drafting various agreements designed to prevent disputes, reduce commercial risk to businesses and present opportunities for growth. In addition she also advises on sales agreements, agency agreements, commercial leases, services agreements, licence agreements etc.

Sodja is also appreciated for her expertise in advertising law, her knowledge of distribution systems, product launches and liability as well as supply and manufacturing agreements, often acting for retailers, telecoms and automotive clients. 

Due to her strong tax and financial background, she is well positioned not just to provide legal alternatives but also to offer pragmatical solutions that work from a business perspective as well.

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"She has a good understanding of our needs and is very available."

Chambers Europe, 2024

"Saša Sodja offers dedicated support and has a structured approach to complex topics."

Chambers Europe, 2024

„Saša Sodja offers dedicated support and has a structured approach to complex topics.“

Client feedback, Chambers Global 2024

Sasa Sodja professionally led the engagement with well-expanded advice and timely actions.” IFLR1000, 2021

IFLR1000, 2021

Memberships & Roles

  • Bar Association of Slovenia
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Publications

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Lectures list

  • Exit Strategy, PODIM Conference, Maribor, 17. 05. 2022. 
  • "Office Hours" with CMS Slovenia Legal Experts, Start:up Slovenija, 10.12.2021.
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Education

  • 2017 - State Bar Examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice 
  • 2012 - Affiliate, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, UK 
  • 2004 - Bachelor of Laws (univ.dipl.pravnik), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
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TMC - Technology, Media & Communications

Saša is an experienced and highly skilled lawyer, who provides legal advice to clients within the technology, media, and communications sector. She has actively participated in both local and cross-border capital market transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions engagements, handled by the Slovenian team in this sector. Saša has provided legal advice to established businesses and fast-growing early-stage companies on various legal matters, including large-scale projects with a cross-border component. Bidders, targets, and management teams can benefit from Saša's 12 years of industry experience in M&A transactions in the TMC sector.

With her extensive knowledge and expertise gained over the years, Saša is the ideal partner when it comes to commercial arrangements underpinned by technology and data. She provides advice on licensing software and hardware, IT outsourcing arrangements, procurement of technology and complex services, digital content and technology products, and distribution of digital content. Saša also has experience in advising fast-growing companies and guiding them through their life cycle and the challenges they face, from start-up to the first investment round and beyond to sale.

Aside from her legal work, Saša is the main contact of the equIP programme in Slovenia. She has a profound understanding of the needs and challenges of fast-growing technology companies and is committed to helping them achieve their goals. Saša is dedicated to providing practical and effective legal solutions to her clients, using her extensive knowledge and expertise in the industry.

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"She has a good understanding of our needs and is very available."

Chambers Europe, 2024

"Saša Sodja offers dedicated support and has a structured approach to complex topics."

Chambers Europe, 2024

„Saša Sodja offers dedicated support and has a structured approach to complex topics.“

Client feedback, Chambers Global 2024

Sasa Sodja professionally led the engagement with well-expanded advice and timely actions.” IFLR1000, 2021

IFLR1000, 2021

Memberships & Roles

  • Bar Association of Slovenia
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Publications

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Lectures list

  • Exit Strategy, PODIM Conference, Maribor, 17. 05. 2022. 
  • "Office Hours" with CMS Slovenia Legal Experts, Start:up Slovenija, 10.12.2021.
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Education

  • 2017 - State Bar Examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice 
  • 2012 - Affiliate, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, UK 
  • 2004 - Bachelor of Laws (univ.dipl.pravnik), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
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Effective immediately, CMS Croatia and CMS Slovenia are each promoting one senior associate to partner, and CMS Slovenia is also promoting one to counsel. Mia Kalajdžić, formerly senior associate in the employment as well as the real estate and construction teams in Croatia, will now head the Croatian Employment Practice Area Group. Saša Sodja, formerly senior associate in the corporate and M&A team in Slovenia, will now head the Slovenian Corporate and M&A Practice. Irena Šik Bukovnik from Slovenia has been promoted to counsel and will continue to focus on banking and finance and restructuring matters. Mia Kalajdžić has close to a total of 10 years’ experience and six years of post-qual­i­fic­a­tion experience, mostly in employment law matters, advising international groups and companies on the full scope of employment and labour matters, whether they arise from daily work or from transactional and restructuring matters. Mia’s assistance to the management board members and HR departments is often strategic, including high level of implementational and operational support. CMS Croatia is Mia’s first law firm. Saša Sodja is a legal professional with more than 15 years of hands-on experience advising international and local clients in the legal sector. She has played an active role in most of the local and cross-border capital market transactions as well as mergers and acquisitions engagements handled by the Slovenian team. Saša provides all-round support and advice to clients from various industries all the way from organising and managing an M&A deal team to post-merger integrations. On top of regular legal engagements, Saša is also involved in activities that are shaping the future development of our firm such as sustainable business, a mentorship programme and last but not least di­git­al­isa­tion. CMS Slovenia has also promoted Irena Šik Bukovnik to the position of counsel for the firm in its Banking & Finance practice. Irena is a long-serving lawyer with CMS. She has more than 10 years of working experience in the legal branch, is a holder of an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law and is a member of the New York State Bar. Irena has expertise in banking & finance, insolvency & restructuring. Commenting on the appointments, Gregor Famira, Managing Partner of both CMS Croatia and CMS Slovenia, said: “With these promotions we are acknowledging high motivation, exemplary know-how, team spirit, innovative mindsets and a client-focused approach—the qualities CMS is looking for in their future leaders. Congratulations to all three of them.”Mia Kalajdžić commented: “I see my promotion to the position of partner as an honour and a responsibility, both towards our clients and my CMS team. I very much look forward to my future path in the firm and am excited about the challenges ahead.”Saša Sodja said: “I see my appointment as partner not just as an honour but also as recognition that I have the trust both of my team as well as my superiors and the wider CMS network. I'm ready for the future: I expect to see changes in the way law firms operate and, having become a partner, I am delighted that I will be able to play an even greater part in this.”
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