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Irena Šik Bukovnik

Counsel

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
Bleiweisova 30
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Languages Slovenian, English

Irena Šik Bukovnik is an attorney-at-law well-versed in banking & finance and with more than 17 years of professional experience. She is active across a wide range of banking and finance mandates, with a focus on financing transactions, distressed debt transactions, corporate restructurings, insolvency proceedings and regulatory matters. Having extensive experience in cross-border matters, she advises domestic as well as international clients, including banks, payment service providers, investment funds and other financial institutions.

Irena also helps clients navigate the regulatory landscape for digital platforms in financial services and other fintech related matters.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Bar Association of Slovenia
  • New York State Bar Association
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Education

  • 2012 – New York state bar examination
  • 2012 – LL.M., Law, University of Virginia School of Law
  • 2008 – State bar examination, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Justice
  • 2005 – LL.B., Law, University of Ljubljana
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02/04/2024
Amendment to Slovenian Insolvency Act impacts duties of company management...
The latest amendment to the Slovenian Insolvency Act (Zakon o finančnem poslovanju, postopkih zaradi insolventnosti in prisilnem prenehanju or ZFPPIPP-H), which entered into force in late 2023, introduced...
04/03/2024
Slovenian amendment to Insolvency Act creates new judicial restructuring...
On 1 November 2023, the long-awaited amendment to the Slovenian Insolvency Act (Zakon o finančnem poslovanju, postopkih zaradi insolventnosti in prisilnem prenehanju or ZFPPIPP-H) has entered into force.In...
04/03/2024
Aircraft finance and leasing in Slovenia
Information current as of March 2020 1. PROPOSED TRANSACTION STRUCTURE Relevant Jurisdiction: SloveniaThe Aircraft will be purchased by the Owner and leased on an operating lease basis to the Airline...
20/11/2023
Data protection and cybersecurity laws in Slovenia
Data protection 1. Local data protection laws and scope The Personal Data Protection Act (“ZVOP-1”) is an act that became applicable prior to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”)...
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23/08/2022
Restructuring and insolvency law in Slovenia
1. What is the primary legislation governing insolvency and restructuring proceedings in your jurisdiction? The primary legislation governing insolvency and court-sponsored financial restructuring proceedings...
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01/02/2022
Mia Kalajdžić and Saša Sodja promoted to partner; Irena Šik Bukovnik promoted...
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.”
26/05/2021
CMS Slovenia and CMS Serbia joined forces to support Sportina Group
CMS Slovenia and CMS Serbia joined forces to support Sportina Group, the largest fashion retailer in Central and Southeast Europe, in the process of implementing a new online sales channel by entering...
04/01/2021
Law and regulation of Covid-19 loan moratoriums in Slovenia
1. Description of the legislation 1.1 Is there a moratorium on loans legislation implemented in your jurisdiction? Yes. 1.2 If no: Are there any ongoing discussions regarding a potential introduction...
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02/10/2020
AML and CTF law and regulation in Slovenia
1. What national legal act(s) provide for Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF) measures in your country? The Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, adopted...
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21/05/2020
Company reporting and disclosure obligations amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Companies will need to consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their operations when reporting on their financial status in their annual financial statements for the business year 2019 and in...
30/04/2020
Enforcement and Insolvency poceedings regulation amended again
Less than three weeks after the Intervention Measures to Mitigate the Effects of the COVID-19 Infectious Disease Epidemic on Citizens and the Economy Act (Zakon o interventnih ukrepih za zajezitev epidemije...
23/04/2020
Winding down business operations in Slovenia
Slimming down a company, corporate and financial restructuring will be on minds of many managers and company owners in the coming months. In practice, when deciding to wind down a company, often a decision...