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In 2025 alone, we achieved four landmark victories at the Constitutional Court of Slovenia.

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Veronika Cukrov

Veronika Cukrov, public procurement and artificial intelligence (AI) legal expert, Law Firm Cukrov
Leaders in Law Global Awards 2026 Winner – AI Expert of the Year in Slovenia & the EU, Veronika Cukrov

In 2026, Veronika Cukrov received recognition from the international legal organisation Leaders in Law, »Implementation of EU rules in the field of artificial intelligence – AI Expert of the Year in Slovenia & the EU«, which acknowledged her professional work in the field of artificial intelligence, AI governance and the implementation of European AI regulation into business practice.

In 2026, together with Vesna Cukrov, she co-authored the Slovenian chapters of the Chambers Global Practice Guides 2026: International Arbitration – Law and Practice and Trends and Developments.

In 2021 and in 2025 she likewise received recognition from the international legal organisation Leaders in Law, »Global Awards 2021 winner« and »Public Procurement Expert of the year in Slovenia«.

She sees the law in the wider context of technology, society and European regulation.

Among her central professional interests are questions of individual autonomy, data and the impact of technology on society, which she was already writing about in 2018 in the Saturday supplement of the daily Delo – today she focuses above all on artificial intelligence, its governance and the implementation of European regulation in business practice.

Her strength is breadth. She has an excellent command of European law – as part of a wider team, she was involved in an action against the European Commission before the Court of Justice of the European Union – and pursued further studies in European and competition law at Oxford and at the Academy of European Law (ERA). In 2024 she was certified by ERA on the basis of her training in European law in Trier, Strasbourg and Luxembourg. A polyglot, she moves between legal systems and languages with equal ease. Before joining the firm she worked at Deloitte, and she has also left her mark in academia and public discourse – as editor-in-chief of the faculty’s law journal, a columnist for the daily Delo and a regular speaker, including at the Komunal energy conference in Brussels (2025).

Veronika Cukrov earned her master’s degree and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana.

She is also the winner of the National Legal Negotiation Competition in 2017. She was also a member of the winning team at the diplomatic competition with over 500 delegates, WFUNA WIMUN 2015, at the UN General Assembly in New York. In 2016, she received an award for special achievements by the Rector of University of Ljubljana. Veronika Cukrov was also the Tutor of Economics at Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. She has written numerous legal articles, she cooperates with the Slovene Chamber of Commerce and the Manager Association. She follows further education in London. Before studying at the university, she graduated from Bežigrad Grammar School.

During her studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, she gained experience in business and at a law firm, and took part in domestic and international legal competitions with notable results.

She has gained significant knowledge and expertise in civil law, business law, crypto currencies, negotiation skills and corporate restructuring.

Foreign languages: English, German, Croatian, Serbian

Competitions and awards
Articles and contributions
Lectures and seminars (selection)
  • 11–12 Nov 2026 – 3rd Conference Public Procurement in Practice (3. konferenca Javno naročanje v praksi), Portorož (Tax-Fin-Lex): artificial intelligence in public procurement; cohesion funds, financial corrections and what auditors look for
  • 10 Sep 2026 – Public Procurement School (Šola javnega naročanja, Tax-Fin-Lex), module 1: »Preparing for public procurement – the foundation of a successful procedure«
  • May 2026 – Green and Innovative Public Procurement, online seminars (GOLEA and BSC Kranj, ProcuraMED project, Interreg Euro-MED): energy, technological change and artificial intelligence in public procurement
  • May 2026 – webinar »Public procurement: let technology work for you« for bidders and contracting authorities (Cukrov Law Firm)
  • April 2026 – »How to win public tenders at home and EU calls as a bidder« (Cukrov Law Firm, with Vesna Cukrov)
  • February 2026 – 7th Construction, Spatial Planning and Environment Conference (7. Gradbeno-prostorsko-okoljska konferenca), Portorož (Tax-Fin-Lex): developments in public procurement and construction law and the (im)possibilities of using artificial intelligence
  • 13 Nov 2025 – »Practical approaches and pitfalls of using artificial intelligence in public procurement – for bidders and contracting authorities« (Forum Media Slovenija)
  • 10 Jun 2025 – Conference Public Procurement in Practice – Challenges, Pitfalls and Solutions for Contracting Authorities and Bidders (Tax-Fin-Lex): »Other countries: the use of artificial intelligence in public procurement – how far has Slovenia come?«
  • 3 Apr 2025 – Legal Clinic on Public Procurement, Concessions and Public-Private Partnerships, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana: misdemeanours in public procurement law
  • 25–26 Mar 2025 – 9th Public Procurement Practice Days (9. Dnevi prakse javnih naročil), Laško (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia): »The Recovery and Resilience Plan and public procurement – (almost) mission impossible?«
  • 5–6 Feb 2025 – 6th Construction, Spatial Planning and Environment Conference, Portorož (Tax-Fin-Lex): »Exclusive – latest: this year’s landmark Constitutional Court rulings on spatial planning«
  • 18 Sep 2024 – Association of Municipalities of Slovenia: »Misdemeanours in public procurement – how to prevent them?« (with Vesna Cukrov)
  • 31 May 2024 – Slovenian Chamber of Engineers: »Cooperation of the construction manager, design manager and supervision manager as conditions for recognising references in public procurement procedures« (with Vesna Cukrov)
  • 16 May 2024 – Slovenian Chamber of Engineers: »The designer’s liability for declarations« (with Vesna Cukrov)
Media and podcasts
  • May 2024 – Delo podcast, Evropa izbira project: transposition of EU legislation into the Slovenian legal order (with Dr Matej Avbelj)
  • January 2024 – Vešči prava podcast: »Public procurement law«

About us

We know the law from every side of the table.
We understand decision-making.
We set the framework.
We do not collect cases. We choose them.

Cukrov Law Firm

Tivolska cesta 48, 1000 Ljubljana

+386 (0) 8 20 59 630
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Constitutional law

Here, more is decided than the individual case. The ruling sets the standard by which all later cases will be judged.

We represent clients in precedent-setting constitutional matters that influence the development of the standards of legal judgment.

This is a field of rare cases with the widest reach, where a decision extends beyond the client and shapes the law going forward.

In 2025, the Constitutional Court published four landmark decisions in our clients' favour, finding municipal spatial plans unconstitutional and significantly strengthening the protection of private property against arbitrary interference by municipalities and the state, in the cases of SDH (U-I-265/22), Mercator (U-I-218/22), Roltek (U-I-268/22) and Rovanova (U-I-269/22).

Four decisions in a single year – at the highest level of judicial review.

EU law

More and more of the rules that matter to Slovenian companies are made not in Ljubljana, but in Brussels and Luxembourg. And we know how to act there.

We advise and represent clients in matters with an EU-law dimension, from the interpretation of directives and regulations to proceedings before the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

For us, European law is not a distant framework but the working environment in which we actually operate.

The field is led by Veronika Cukrov, who pursued further studies in European law at the Academy of European Law (ERA) and, as part of a wider team, took part in an action before the Court of Justice of the EU.

An understanding of EU law connects all our practice areas, from public procurement and competition to artificial intelligence.

Regulation and the Competition Protection Agency (AVK)

The market has its own rules and its own guardian. Those who understand both are never caught off guard when it matters most.

We conduct regulatory proceedings across various fields and advise on competition law and on matters with an impact on the market, including allegations of cartel conduct and questions of exposure to competition.

Our track record speaks for itself.

In the matter of alleged cartel conduct in the construction of UKC Maribor, we secured the annulment of the AVK's decision before the Administrative Court, after which the Agency discontinued the proceedings.

For Slovenske železnice – Tovorni promet we successfully conducted a procedure in which the AVK found that rail freight transport in Slovenia is directly exposed to competition.

We pursued the matter all the way to the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the EU.

Healthcare

Healthcare is one of the most heavily regulated systems in the country, and one in which legal decisions have a direct impact on people.

We address systemic questions of healthcare, regulation and the organisation of health services, including relations with the sector's regulators and agencies.

We work on matters involving the sector's key regulators, including JAZMP, the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices.

We understand healthcare as a system, not as a series of separate cases.

Energy

Energy is not merely an industry. It is critical infrastructure on which the functioning of the state depends.

We advise on regulation, energy systems and critical infrastructure, where legal questions intertwine with the public interest, security of supply and long-term investment cycles.

We know the sector from the inside: Vesna Cukrov served on the supervisory board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne, one of the largest companies in the country – as a member, deputy chair and chair.

Veronika Cukrov is also a PhD candidate in energy law.

We do not advise the energy sector from the outside, but with an understanding of how such a system actually works and makes decisions.

Vesna Cukrov, public procurement lawyer and former President of the National Review Commission (DKOM)

Infrastructure and investment

Projects of national importance leave no room for improvisation. Every mistake costs years and millions.

We specialise in infrastructure, investment delivery and construction, acting for both contracting authorities and bidders.

We advise contracting authorities at every stage of investment preparation: from land acquisition, building permits and project documentation to contract drafting, with one aim: to prevent disputes before they arise.

We help bidders win contracts, prepare and review contracts, and protect their interests.

Where a dispute cannot be prevented, we represent clients in court proceedings and in claims for damages.

We have been involved in most major infrastructure investments in Slovenia, including projects of national importance on the largest scale.

These are environments where law, economics and the public interest are interwoven.

Advising supervisory and management boards

Decisions at the top cannot be undone.

We provide management and supervisory boards with dedicated strategic legal advice on decisions involving significant responsibility and long-term consequences for the company.

We understand board members' responsibility, risk assessment and the weight of a resolution from first-hand experience, not only from the law that governs them.

This field is led by Vesna Cukrov, who served a full term on the supervisory board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne – as a member, deputy chair and chair – and who holds a certificate of qualification for members of management and supervisory boards.

The advice you receive comes from someone who has sat in that chair, not from theory.

Vesna Cukrov, public procurement lawyer and former President of the National Review Commission (DKOM)

AI and European regulation

Artificial intelligence does not wait for the law to catch up. We anticipate where the law is heading.

We lay the legal foundations for the responsible and compliant adoption of artificial intelligence within the framework of European regulation, from risk assessment and AI governance to the implementation of the AI Act in everyday business practice.

The field is led by Veronika Cukrov, recognised by Leaders in Law in 2026 as AI Expert of the Year in Slovenia & the EU, for her work at exactly this intersection of artificial intelligence, its governance and European regulation.

She speaks regularly on these questions at home and across Europe, in the forums where European law is still being shaped.

We do not just help clients comply with yesterday’s rules. We show them where regulation is heading.

Veronika Cukrov, public procurement and artificial intelligence (AI) legal expert, Law Firm Cukrov
AI Expert of the Year in Slovenia & the EU

National Review Commission (DKOM), public procurement and concessions

Public procurement is a discipline in which every detail can be decisive, and successful representation in minor-offence proceedings calls for highly specialised expertise.

Vesna Cukrov chaired the National Review Commission, is the co-author of the commentary on the Public Procurement Act (ZJN-3), published in 2016 by Tax-Fin-Lex, and is a court-appointed expert in law and public procurement.

For this field, Odvetniška družba Cukrov received recognition from the international organisation Leaders in Law in 2021 and 2025: "Global Awards winner" and "Public Procurement Expert of the Year in Slovenia".

We represent both bidders and contracting authorities at every stage of public procurement and concession-award procedures: in preparing tender documentation and bids, in negotiations and the conclusion of contracts, in requests for review and legal opinions in complex cases, and in proceedings before the National Review Commission.

We are particularly successful in minor-offence proceedings in this field and in defending against allegations of criminal fraud affecting the EU's financial interests.

We do not just read the commentaries on public procurement law. We helped write them.

Vesna Cukrov, public procurement lawyer and former President of the National Review Commission (DKOM)