Matija Šuklje
Legal Director And Associate General Counsel (FOSS Licensing & Community Legal Affairs)
Slovenia
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Top SchoolMatija Šuklje is a Legal Director and Associate General Counsel specializing in Free and Open Source Software licensing, compliance, governance and community legal affairs, with 12 years of professional experience rooted in both legal practice and geek culture. Based in Slovenia, he has progressed through roles at Liferay from Licensing Counsel to Senior Counsel and now leads FOSS legal strategy and community engagement across the company. He brings hands‑on experience advising SMEs, negotiating licenses, and shaping governance for not‑for‑profit and corporate projects, drawing on a decade at FSFE coordinating legal support for the global Free Software community. Matija pairs top academic credentials (Master’s in Law, 10/10 Cum Laude) with practical technical fluency—evident in front‑end contributions to the Pelican-Elegant static site theme that show attention to usability and standards. Known for bridging technical and legal teams, he focuses on pragmatic, community‑aware solutions that reduce risk while enabling open collaboration. His background uniquely blends policy, litigation‑aware counsel and developer‑friendly thinking to steward sustainable open source ecosystems.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Law, 10/10 Cum Laude, Master’s Degree, Law, 10/10 Cum Laude at University of LjubljanaGrammar School / High School, Classical Gymnasium, Grammar School / High School, Classical Gymnasium at Gimnazija Poljane
Slovenian, English, German, French, Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian
Github Skills (10)
html10
css10
pelican10
cpp-templates9
html-template9
python-templates9
wordpress-themes9
apptemplates9
custom-theme9
code-templates9
Programming languages (29)
Github contributions (5)
Pelican-Elegant/elegant
Nov 2018 - Dec 2021
Best theme for Pelican Static Blog Generator
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:22 commits, 16 PRs, 7 pushes in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Matija primarily focused on improving the theme's compatibility and structure. They made several adjustments to the HTML templates to ensure HTML5 compliance, including fixing date stamps and adding `itemscope` to `<article>` tags. They also addressed issues with URLs and the removal of outdated metadata, and updated the list of authors. Their work shows a focus on improving the theme's usability and presentation of content within Pelican's framework.
elegant-themeblog-generatorstatic-sitestatic-blogstylish-theme
techcultivation/legal-docs
Nov 2016 - Apr 2017
Contributions:46 commits, 25 pushes, 6 branches in 4 months
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