{"id":1352,"date":"2018-04-06T09:11:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T09:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cukrov.eu\/en\/?page_id=1352"},"modified":"2025-07-26T10:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:04:32","slug":"founder-vesna-cukrov","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/founder-vesna-cukrov\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder Vesna Cukrov"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1352\" class=\"elementor elementor-1352\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6e5276 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6e5276\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef1d389 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ef1d389\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59d815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f59d815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"329\"><strong>Attorney Vesna Cukrov, the founder of the law firm, possesses extensive professional and leadership experience across various fields, which enables her to swiftly identify potential solutions and achieve the goals pursued by our clients.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"562\">In both 2021 and 2025, she received recognition from the prestigious international legal organization <em data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"449\">Leaders in Law<\/em>, both time earning the titles <strong data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"501\">\u201cGlobal Awards Winner\u201d<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"562\">\u201cPublic Procurement Expert of the Year in Slovenia.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"1585\"><strong>She is the founder of the law firm, an attorney, former President of the National Review Commission, a court-appointed expert in law and public procurement licensed by the Ministry of Justice, and former Vice President of the Supervisory Board of the Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE).<\/strong> In addition, she is one of the leading experts in public procurement law, investment law, commercial law, and construction law, as well as a seasoned lecturer. Her extensive career spans roles as an attorney, President of the National Review Commission, executive positions in business, Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, work in the prosecution service, and experience at DRI (the Slovenian infrastructure development agency). She is co-author of the commentary on the Public Procurement Act (ZJN-3) and has published numerous articles.\u00a0She also holds a certificate of competence for board and supervisory board members of commercial companies.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"2041\">The National Assembly appointed her as President of the National Review Commission in 2008, a role she held until the end of her term. Prior to this, she worked at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Ljubljana. In 2004, she was appointed by the National Assembly as a member of the National Review Commission, serving from 2004 to 2006. She was also employed at DDC, now known as DRI \u2013 Investment Management, Infrastructure Development Company.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2386\">From 1998 to 2004, she first served as State Undersecretary and then as Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, where she led the Logistics and Investment Sector for Judicial Bodies. Before that, she held executive positions in the private sector and worked at the Higher Court in Ljubljana and the Higher State Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Ljubljana.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2732\"><strong data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2404\">Vesna Cukrov<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2732\">She has participated in the drafting of several regulations and is a highly knowledgeable expert in legislative procedures. She occasionally lectures (including at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics at the University of Ljubljana) and participates in expert panels covering the specialized areas of her law firm.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2989\">She studied at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, in the international law track, where she also graduated and passed the state bar exam after completing her studies. During her time as a student, she worked for the news program at RTV Slovenia.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2991\" data-end=\"3238\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Attorney Vesna Cukrov inherited her love for law at an early age from her mother, <strong data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3090\">Marjana Lubej<\/strong>, Master of Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and former director of several major commercial companies (including Tkanina, d.d.).<\/p><p data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"195\">More about <strong data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"67\">Marjana Lubej<\/strong> is available at the following link: <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marjana_Lubej\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"194\">https:\/\/sl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marjana_Lubej<\/a>.<\/p><p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"341\">In her free time, <strong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"231\">Vesna Cukrov<\/strong> enjoys painting and engaging in charitable work, including as a member of the <em data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"340\">Lions Club Ilirija Ljubljana<\/em>.<\/p><p data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"377\"><strong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"377\">Memberships and Licenses:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"1096\"><li data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"414\"><p data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"414\"><strong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"412\">Bar Association of Slovenia<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"455\"><p data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"455\"><strong data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"453\">Slovenian Directors\u2019 Association<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"570\"><p data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"570\">Former President, Vice President, and Member of the Supervisory Board of <em data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"568\">Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o.<\/em><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"684\"><p data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"684\">Former President of the <em data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"641\">Supervisory Board Restructuring Commission<\/em> at <em data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"682\">Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o.<\/em><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"745\"><p data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"745\"><strong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"713\">Court-appointed expert<\/strong> in law and public procurement<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"866\"><p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"866\">Holder of the <strong data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"840\">Certificate of Competence for Members of Management and Supervisory Boards<\/strong> of commercial companies<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"977\"><p data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"977\">Member of the <strong data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"902\">Editorial Board<\/strong> of <em data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"920\">TFL Magazine<\/em>, a professional journal for law, taxation, and finance<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1017\"><p data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1017\"><strong data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1015\">Manager Association of Slovenia<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1054\"><p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1054\"><strong data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1052\">Lions Club Ljubljana Ilirija<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1096\"><p data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1096\"><strong data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1094\">AEA International Lawyers Network<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee0a317\" data-id=\"ee0a317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99cc8fb elementor-invisible elementor-widget 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elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff7eb77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/panorama1-768x228-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/panorama1-768x228-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/panorama1-768x228-1-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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