Luka Pregelj

LUKA PREGELJ Legal Advisor & Business Consultant WHO, WHAT & WHY: GENERAL INFORMATION I am ENTJ-A MB personality - a problem solver and strategist, with a legal degree. I manage projects; consult corporate clients on issues of corporate law, commerce and M&A, and help crypto ventures achieve regulatory compliance. I most enjoy working with agile teams & start-ups. I do it for fun and profit, and I am good at it. Born: 27 November 1990 Residing at: Trnovska 4, City & State: Ljubljana, Slovenia Email:-Telephone :- Need more? www.linkedin.com/in/lukapregelj PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LEX LUCAS CONSULTING Founder & Project Manager ▪ ▪ ▪ Ljubljana, Slovenia 2015 – 2017 Set up an independent consulting business that became Lex Lucas Consulting in 2017; Managing cross-border acquisitions, set up of companies, and day to day legal operations of clients; Consulted on dozen blockchain projects as legal advisor / project manager, providing various services. CMS REICH-ROHRWIG HEINZ – SLOVENIAN BRANCH Associate ▪ ▪ ▪ Proposed, set up, and managed the Start-up Initiative, ad-hoc department, advising start-ups; Worked on multi-million dollar projects with large corporate clients, often managing the project internally; Specialised in the fields of Competition law, Corporate Law and M&A; REGULATORY PROJECTS Legal Consultant ▪ ▪ ▪ Ljubljana, Slovenia 2015 – 2017 Ljubljana, Slovenia 2016 – 2017 Co-drafted a bill, proposing regulation of alternative financial instruments and services (including cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding) in 2016; Drafted a legal opinion, which had a severe impact on practice of allocating state scholarship to the students in 2012; Drafted several reports and proposals for regulators and administrative bodies as a member of various commissions of American Chamber of Commerce (e.g.: Blockchain Task Force). EDUCATION FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA Master’s & Bachelor’s Degree ▪ ▪ ▪ Won first place in National competition in business negotiations in 2012; Ranked third on IV. Pitamic National Moot Court Competition in 2012; Presided the Geneva Club and member of debating team. UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN LLM Programme ▪ ▪ Ljubljana, Slovenia 2009 - Present Ljubljana, Slovenia 2015 - 2016 Spent half a year on The University of Groningen as part of my Masters; Selected subjects included LLM programme subjects: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, Private International Law, International Commercial Dispute Settlement and International Contract Law. SKILLS, ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS Languages Leadership Public Speaking Volunteering Sports Music Slovene (native), English (C2), Italian (B1), French (A1) I have been managing various projects and leading teams since primary school. I have been a panellist, speaker and moderator on numerous events. Cofounder of Iustart society, president of Geneva club and member of Rotaract. Competed in handball, shot put, and kickboxing. Lead singer, songwriter and guitar player at Climax - released CD in 2012. Signed on 24 April 2018: ______________________