Aljaž Jadek
Head of Legal Technology & Innovation, Managing Associate
Aljaž Jadek has spent fifteen years in legal practice, specializing in advising technology companies and supporting the adoption of new technologies. He has since shifted his focus to the strategic development of legal technology. Drawing on his extensive experience in IT and emerging technology law, he now leads the firm’s digital transformation. As Head of Legal Technology and Innovation, he is responsible for improving the firm’s operational efficiency and for designing technology-enabled solutions for clients, including the integration of advanced tools into the firm’s workflows.Aljaž has particular expertise in issues related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and blockchain. He also ensures that the firm maintains the highest standards of security, quality, and technological advancement. With a strong understanding of emerging technologies, he enables the firm to deliver legal solutions that keep pace with rapid technological change.
Education
- University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law, Slovenia (2010)
Foreign Languages
English, German, Serbian, Croatian
Experience
- Head of Legal Technology & Innovation (since 2026)
- Managing Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (2022 - 2025)
- Senior Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (2015–2022)
- Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (2014–2015)
- Junior Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (2010–2014)
Memberships and other duties
- Slovenian Technology Forum, member of the Supervisory Board (since 2023)
- Blockchain Think Tank, member of the Management Board and Head of the Working Group on Regulation
- Slovenian Directors’ Association, member of Working Group for the Impact of New Technologies (Blockchain) on Corporate Governance (2018)
Bibliography
- Law in a time of blockchain technology, Odvetnik Journal – Odvetniška šola, Year XX, No. 2 (85) / ISSN 1408-9440, April 2018
- Digitalisation of law: smart contracts in blockchain, Legal Practice (Pravna praksa) 2017/36-37, 27 September 2017 (co-author)
- Doing Business 2016: Protecting Minority Investors in Slovenia, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (co-author in Chapter on Slovenia, 2015)
Lectures and reports
- Blockchain technology as safe and efficient digital mechanism for record keeping, Corporate Governance Conference 2018, SDA, Ljubljana, 9 November 2018
- Law and Blockchain & Smart Contracts, Blockchain and GDPR – legal aspects, European Law Faculty, Ljubljana, 20 September 2018
- Law and blockchain, Izvršilna šola 2018, Ministry of Justice (MP), Judicial Training Centre (CIP), Kranjska Gora, 8 and 22 May 2018
- Law and blockchain, Odvetniška šola 2018, Bar Association of Slovenia (OZS), Portorož, 13 April 2018
- Speaker at the round table, Digital Legal Day, German-Slovenian Chamber, 7 March 2018
- Smart contracts – pros and cons, Blockchain in energy 18, Prosperia, 28 February 2018
- Legal classification of smart contracts, Blockchain conference, GV založba, 14 February 2018
- Legal aspects of blockchain in energy, 8th Forum ENERGY AND LAW 2017, Prosperia, 29 November 2017
- Smart contracts as disruption of processes in the economy and state governance, Blockchain – from A to Z, TFL, 21 November 2017
