L AW F I RM | LJ UB LJ ANA | S LO V ENI A

LAW FIRM PROFILE

Published in June 2013. Profile updates and detailed information are available on-line at http://www.k-p.si
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INTRODUCTION
KIRM PERPAR is an innovative, flexible law
firm, focusing on delivering quick and
reliable legal advisory and representation
services to our Clients.
We tailor our services to the specific
requirements of the Client and provide a
comprehensive and to the point advice.
Solutions that the Clients can rely on.
We oer our Clients an unmatched
performance and a competitive pricing
OUR SERVICES
We have expertise in the following fields:
General Business Law
Corporate & Commercial law
Company formation
Banking and Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Insurance law
Intellectual Property law
Copyright law
Telecommunications and IT
OUR VALUES
Our work is guided by our values:
Professionalism means that we always
strive to seek the optimal solutions for our
Clients. Solutions that the Client may rely
upon. Through personal approach we strive
that working with us is a positive and
enjoyable experience. Responsiveness and
timely provision of services is of paramount
policy. Through a network of partner legal
firms in almost any European jurisdiction,
we have the capability to oer reliable legal
support in any cross-border transaction,
however complex it may be.
Our Clients range from large international
companies to emerging start-ups. They
come from various industries, such as
insurance, banking, pharmaceutical,
automotive, oil and gas, and high-
technology.
Internet law and E-business
License law
Labor and Employment law
Competition law
Company restructuring
Debt recovery
Bankruptcy and insolvency
Real Estate law
Aviation law
importance in todays demanding business
environment.
We are worthy of the trust the Clients vest in
us. We act sincerely, honestly and with
integrity. We strive to build and maintain a
spirit of mutual trust and confidence with
our Clients.
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THE TEAM

We are an experienced team of lawyers and legal experts, capable of providing our Clients
with reliable legal support in any business or legal transaction, regardless of its complexity.

The team at KIRM PERPAR law firm:

Andrej Kirm, attorney at law, partner

Matej Perpar, attorney at law, partner
Karin Seljak, LL.B., legal associate
Sana Koudila, LL.B., legal associate

Consultants:
Andrej Grah Whatmough, cooperating tax consultant

OUR FEES

Our fees are determined on the basis of hourly rates that reflect complexity and time demand
of a specific project, as well as seniority of lawyers involved. We are flexible in determining
our fees and are open to capped fee or flat fee arrangements, whenever a reliable estimate
can be made. We discuss the fee arrangement in detail after we obtain information on the
project and the clients requirements.

RECENT PROJECTS

Comprehensive legal advice and representation to an international group in the process of

acquisition of a large industrial manufacturing company in Slovenia, in the value of approx.
20 mio EUR,

Legal advisory to a US-based company regarding the terms and conditions of obtaining air
operator license in Slovenia, aircraft registration and obtaining airworthiness certificates,

Comprehensive legal advice and representation in the process of the merger of two
foreign-owned companies, in the approx. value of 2 million EUR,

Legal advisory and representation in negotiations and in litigation proceeding in the legal
dispute of shareholders of a foreign-owned company, in the approx. value of 3 million EUR,

Legal advisory to an international group regarding corporate restructuring. Consulting

involved several aspects, including loan restructuring, corporate reorganization and
collective redundancies,

Legal advisory in corporate and labour restructuring of a Slovenian branch of an

international pharmaceutical company.

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PARTNER PROFILES

Andrej Kirm, attorney at law, managing partner

Andrej has extensive experience with Corporate & Commercial law, establishment of
companies, joint ventures and other forms of domestic and foreign investments. His
expertise is also in corporate reorganizations, company restructuring and pharmaceutical
law. Before working for Kirm & Perpar, he was an attorney at law and managing partner in
one of the largest law firms in Slovenia. Prior to beginning his career as an attorney, he held a
position of legal counsel to the management board in a large corporation.

In 2011, Andrej has assumed the role of a country correspondent for the legal and regulatory
section of the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) magazine. In October 2011, Andrej
Kirm has been appointed as the president of supervisory board of the British Chamber of
Commerce in Slovenia (BCCS).

Andrej Kirm was ranked by Chambers and Partners as one of the leading individuals for
General Business Law in publications Chambers Global 2012 and 2013, and in the field of
Corporate & Commercial Law in publications Chambers Europe 2012 and 2013.

Associations:
Slovenian Bar Association
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
German Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia
Managers Association in Slovenia
British Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia

Practice Areas:
General Business law, Corporate & Commercial law, Banking and Finance, Mergers and
Acquisitions, Competition / Antitrust law, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Intellectual property,
Telecommunications and IT, License law and technology transfer, Aviation Law, Media Law,
Employment

Publications:
International Comparative Legal Guide: Pharmaceutical advertising 2013
International Comparative Legal Guide: Corporate Governance 2013
International Comparative Legal Guide: Pharmaceutical advertising 2012
International Comparative Legal Guide: Corporate Governance 2012
International Financial Law Review (IFLR): On the path to unification of the European
Investment trust market
International Financial Law Review (IFLR): Amendments of the Financial Collateral Act
International Comparative Legal Guide: Pharmaceutical advertising 2011
International Comparative Legal Guide: Corporate Governance 2010
International Comparative Legal Guide: Pharmaceutical advertising 2010

Languages:
Slovene, English, German, Croatian, Serbian.

Rankings:
Leading Individual, General Business Law,Chambers Global 2013
Leading Individual, Corporate & Commercial Law,Chambers Europe 2013
Leading Individual, General Business Law,Chambers Global 2012
Leading Individual, Corporate & Commercial Law,Chambers Europe 2012
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PARTNER PROFILES

Matej Perpar, attorney at law, partner

Matej Perpar specializes in corporate and commercial law, advertising law, intellectual
property law, commercial criminal law and law of misdemeanor. Matej has extensive
experience in oering legal advisory to international clients, and is an experienced litigator in
corporate disputes.

Before joining KIRM & PERPAR, he held the position of the head of commercial law
department in one of the Slovenias larger law firms. Before starting career as an attorney he
had worked as a higher judicial adviser at the Supreme State Prosecution Oce of the
Republic of Slovenia.

Associations:
Slovenian Bar Association
German Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia

Practice Areas:
General Business Law
Corporate & Commercial Law
Banking and Finance
Constitutional Law
Advertising & media Law
Intellectual property Law
Insurance Law
Commercial criminal Law
Law of misdemeanor
Corporate Litigation

Publications:
Injured party's disposition of motion for prosecution, Legal Practice, Nr. 33/2007.
Announcement of an appeal in misdemeanor procedure, Legal Practice, Nr. 41/2008.
Commentary of Minor Oences Act (co-authorship), GV Zaloba, 2009.
Relationship between inspection procedure and misdemeanor procedure, Collection
of scientific papers from "4th Days of Misdemeanor Law", GV Zaloba, 2009.
World Trademark Review, Anti-counterfeiting 2011 (co-authorship of chapter on
Slovenia)

Languages:
Slovene, English, German, Croatian, Serbian.

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ADVISOR PROFILES

Andrej Grah Whatmough, tax advisor, external consultant

After graduating with honours from the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, Andrej
Grah Whatmough continued his studies at the Faculty of Economics of the University of
Ljubljana as a master's student and at the Slovenian Auditing Institute as a participant in
chartered tax advisor training. He has been working on tax matters his whole career. First he
worked as a tax advisor at a Big 4 accountancy firm (Ernst & Young), first on all taxes and
later specializing in value added tax and customs & excise duties. In search of new
challenges he joined a small local advisory company where as partner and head of the
indirect tax department he was responsible for business development, client relationship
management and ensuring a high quality of work. Today he is partner and director of his own
company Grah in partnerji, which provides specialized advice to both Slovenian and foreign
companies. In addition to this advisory role he also gives lectures in the field of VAT and
regularly publishes papers in professional publications.

Practice areas:
Human capital (personal income tax & social security)
Corporate income tax
Value added tax
Customs & excise duties
Environmental taxes
Tax procedure (representing clients in tax procedures before the tax authorities)
Global tax planning
Tax optimization
Tax eective supply chain management
Tax compliance in all fields of tax.

Publications:
erne, Mitja et. al.: Tax for Managers: from the Basics to Practical Solutions. GV Zaloba,
2012 (co-author)
Grah Whatmough, Andrej et. al.: Doing Business Abroad: the Opportunities and Risks (co-
author)
Grah Whatmough, Andrej: The ecacy of hiking the VAT rate in the current economic
climate in Slovenia. GV Zaloba: Pravna praksa, 2012
Grah Whatmough, Andrej: Tax and fiscal policy: how tax amnesty can contribute to better
public finances. Revija Denar, 2012
Grah Whatmough, Andrej: Use of the higher VAT rate: the eects of hiking the general VAT
rate would significantly outweigh those of hiking the lower VAT rate. Revija Denar, 2012
Grah Whatmough, Andrej: Foreign VAT as a tax-recognized expense: accountants must
decide how to record such costs. Revija Denar, 2012
Grah Whatmough, Andrej: The supply of services and vouchers from a VAT perspective.
GV Zaloba: Pravna praksa, 2012
Grah Whatmough, Andrej: Changes to tax legislation and the new flat-rate tax system. GV
Zaloba: Pravna praksa, 2012.

Languages:
Slovene, English, French.

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