NINA TRCEK

Focus on corporate law, impact investment funds, and project finance
 

Wilson Williams LLC, New York, New York, associate (August 2022–present)

Climate Governance Commission, Global Governance Forum, New York, researcher, part-time, (January 2023–present)

Conducting research on environmental law and drafting parts of the Commission’s final report.

Transparency International Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia, consultant, part-time (September 2022–present)

Working on projects concerning whistleblower protection, SLAPPs, monitoring of local elections, and lobbying legislation.

Harvard Law School, Program on International Law and Armed Conflict, Cambridge, Massachusetts, research assistant, (October 2021–December 2021)

Explored the ways in which international investment arbitration intersects with human rights law and international humanitarian law and reviewed corporate social responsibility of multinational corporations.

OECD, Paris, France, legal and policy adviser (December 2019–June 2021)

Assisted in dispute resolution before internal informal and formal (OECD Administrative Tribunal) bodies.

Provided legal advice on ad hoc requests regarding the application of internal legal framework, as well as ethics, compliance issues, and anti-fraud, in collaboration with the Directorate for Legal Affairs and the Head of Ethics.

Drafted memoranda of understanding (MoU), intellectual service contracts, and documents related to procurement processes.

Revised and developed texts governing the OECD's legal and policy framework.

Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, lawyer linguist (July 2019–November 2019)

Translated requests for preliminary rulings, judgments, and other documents from French, English, and Spanish into Slovene.

Ensured consistency of legal terminology.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, legal intern, then junior legal adviser (January 2018–June 2019)

See pt. 1 above.

Supported benchmarking studies that consider the OECD's legal framework for staff.

Provided assistance on ad hoc requests for legal advice regarding the interpretation or application of staff framework.
Assisted in the preparation of reports, guidelines, and procurement contracts (annual Ethics Report, Mediation guidelines).

CMS Reich Rohrweig Heinz – Slovenia Office, Ljubljana, Slovenia, legal intern, (June–July 2017)

Assisted in dispute resolution; conducted legal research on public procurement, intellectual property, investment; drafted employment contracts and SPAs.

Brule, Gaberscik and Partners, Ljubljana, Slovenia, legal intern, (March 2015–June 2015)

Provided legal advice on matters of administrative law; prepared contracts, agreements, and lawsuits in the areas of property and employment law; conducted legal research and analysis.

Lawyer Emina Bajraktarevic, Ljubljana, Slovenia, legal intern (September 2014–March 2015)

Drafted legal documents in litigation matters; conducted research; performed administrative work.

New York (pending)

Harvard Law School, LL.M. candidate (August 2021–May 2022)

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law – Master's degree (October 2016–April 2019)

Specialization: International Law (Cum Laude)

University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law – Exchange program (September 2016–January 2017)

International Aviation Law, Law of the Sea, International Dispute Resolution, International Economic Law

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law – Bachelor's degree (October 2011–September 2016)

Thesis: Evidence in Civil Procedure – Comparison Between the French and Slovenian Legal System

University of Paris, Faculty of Law – Exchange program (September 2015–January 2016)

International Public Law, International Private Law, International Economic Law

Slovene (native), English (IELTS 8.5), French (DELF B2), Spanish (DELE Bl), Russian (Bl)

Advising Meridiam Infrastructure North America Inc. on fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) projects in several states.

Advising a client on its direct loan to a Kenyan agricultural lender making sub-loans to companies in different countries in Africa.

Advised a client on its loan to a Luxembourg fund investing in urban mobility, energy transition, the built environment, smart city solutions, etc.

Business Integrity and Transparency Forum, Panelist: Challenges and Best Practices in Whistleblower Protection (November 18, 2021)

Award from Transparency International Slovenia for the best master thesis: Whistleblower Protection in International Organizations (July 2021)

Award from the United Nations Association for Slovenia for the best master thesis concerning United Nations: Whistleblower Protection in International Organizations (October 2019)

Award from the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the best legal essay on the topic of the International Criminal Court: The Adequacy of Applying the Principle of Complementarity to the Crime of Aggression (June 2018)

Article: The Adequacy of Applying the Principle of Complementarity to the Crime of Aggression,

published in Pravnik, Ljubljana 2019, vol. 74 (136), n. 9-10

Article: Whistleblower Protection in International Organisations, published in TFL Glasnik, Ljubljana 2021, n. 6 (16.2.2021)

Committee on EU Cohesion Funds 2021–2027 of the Republic of Slovenia, Member (January 2023–present)

Harvard Central and Southeast Europe Law Student Association (HCSELSA), Co-President: a hub for Harvard Law School students from the region, as well as for other students interested in the cultures and traditions of Central and Southeast Europe (2021–2022)

Harvard European Law Association (HELA), External Communications Chair: association that aims to create a dynamic forum for discussing issues and organizing events related to European law and politics (2021–2022)

Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Volunteer: conducting research and drafting a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to advocate for the expansion of air pollution monitoring under the Clean Air Act through the use of advanced technology (January 2022)

Transparency International School on Integrity, Participant: an annual, state-of-the-art anti-corruption and accountability training for future leaders that exposes its participants to the latest developments in the field of anti-corruption and accountability (August 2021)

Arbitration Academy, Participant: three-week intensive program providing advanced Summer Courses in Paris to students and young practitioners interested in international arbitration (July 2021)

OECD Intern Circle, Co-Founder, and Vice-President: association of the OECD interns (500 annual members and 40 nationalities), created to facilitate networking and organize educational events (September 2017–June 2018)

Summer Economics Institute Fellowship: selected as one of the 20 fellows for the program organized by the U.S. Embassy and AmCham Slovenia to gain an overview of economics and entrepreneurship in Slovenia (July 2017)