Domen Turšič, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Domen Turšič is a senior associate at Jadek & Pensa and a member of its dispute resolution group. He advises and represents clients in complex commercial and investment arbitrations, as well as before domestic and international courts. He has extensive experience in the realisation of projects and the prevention and resolution of disputes arising from M&A transactions and the industrial, energy, technology and banking sectors. He is a specialist in public and private international law and is a lecturer at the University of Bonn. Prior to joining Jadek & Pensa, he was an associate and solicitor (England & Wales) at one of the global leading law firms in Frankfurt. He graduated from the University of Ljubljana and holds an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge.
Education
- Solicitors Qualifying Examination (England & Wales), 1st quintile (2025)
- State legal exam (Slovenia), with distinction (2023)
- University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law, First Class Honours (2019)
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Master’s degree, cum laude (2018)
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, Bachelor’s degree, with distinction (2017)
Foreign Languages
English, Serbian, Croatian
Experience
- Senior Associate at Jadek & Pensa (from April 2026)
- Associate at Freshfields, Frankfurt (2024–2026)
- Lecturer at the University of Bonn, Faculty of Law (2024–2026)
- Foreign qualified lawyer at Freshfields, Frankfurt (2022–2024)
- Judicial trainee at the Higher Court in Ljubljana (2021–2022)
- Teaching and research assistant at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law (2019–2021)
- Pegasus Scholar at multiple barristers’ chambers in London (2019)
Memberships and other duties
- Solicitor (England & Wales) (since 2025)
- Slovenian bar (since 2024)
- International Law Association, Slovenia (since 2019)
Bibliography
- Arbitrator immunity and institutional liability in international arbitration, Thomson Reuters, Practical Law, 2025 (co-author)
- The independence and impartiality of adjudicators in Slovenia, in Independence and impartiality of international adjudicators, Intersentia, 2023 (co-author)
- The interpretation of Article 25 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in The role of EU institutions and the State in ensuring the legal and economic protection of the elderly, 2022
- 4. Artificial Intelligence in the control of state borders, Pravna praksa no. 48/2021 (co-author)
- The protection of intellectual property rights in international investment law, Podjetje in delo no. 1/2021
- The treaty on termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties, Pravna praksa no. 22-2020
- Min(d)ing corruption in international investment arbitration, in Illegal mining: organized crime, corruption, and ecocide in a resource-scarce world, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 (co-author)
- Of aquifers, waterways and their systemic integration in international law, Časopis za kritiko znanosti no. 279/2020
- The Energy Charter Treaty and intra-EU investment disputes: joint cases C-798/18 and C-799/18, Pravna praksa, no. 44/2020
- The future of international investment arbitration in the EU, Podjetje in delo, no. 1/2020 (co-author)
- International legal requirements for the entry of world cultural and natural heritage in the UNESCO list, Pravna praksa no. 48/2017 (co-author)
Lectures and reports
- Addressing apparent asymmetry in international investment law, Rhineland Lectures in International Law, April 2025
- International investment law, arbitration and Petišovci: what is required of states, Days of Slovenian Lawyers, October 2020
- Transboundary water sources and an integrated approach to management of water, Slovenian Development Days, December 2019
- Award on the boundary between Slovenia and Croatia – challenges in its implementation, Days of Slovenian Lawyers, October 2017