Dispute resolution in Slovakia

‘The whole team works very professionally and systematically. They are able to provide perfect legal services even in an extremely short period of time and, if necessary, deploy a sufficiently large team of lawyers. The services provided by this law firm, as I understood during our cooperation, always go through several levels of control. I can rely on TOP quality. They work with high commitment and their outputs meet the highest quality standards. Given their high expertise and great references, we can rely on the firm even in the most complicated court disputes.’

‘Alexander Kadela is truly an exceptional lawyer. I consider him to be one of the most qualified attorneys in the Slovak market. He not only has extraordinary analytical skills, but also has a very detached and complex view on the whole case. He can think strategically and, in combination with his high professionalism, these capabilities make him very recommended attorney for litigation. Slavomir Macaj is a great professional with outstanding logical and analytical thinking. Tomas Bardelcik is very precise and works systematically. He is 100% reliable. Also, I really appreciate work of Jaroslav Bratek. He is very experienced and qualified.’

‘We certainly do recommend Alexander Kadela and the team of litigation lawyers working at RELEVANS and without doubt we would turn to them in the future.’

‘Alexander Kadela, Tomáš Bardelčík and Slavomír Máčaj are definitely strong and experienced in litigation and has a very good knowledge of business issues and constraints. They are always engaged, combative, available and has a very good communication skill. It was a pleasure working with such a highly professionals. We were more than pleased by their expertise and ability to advise on our legal issues.’

‘Relevans is clearly a leader in the dispute resolution arena in Slovakia. The quality of services rendered by Relevans is highly above standard, even in the most demanding assignments. We use to turn to Relevans in cases where their specific expertise is required. Partners are engaged in our cases and I hear from them often, which makes me feel well-supported and comforted knowing there is a senior set of eyes following progress.’

‘Alexander Kadela is an excellent lawyer. He is not afraid of any challenge. He has our confidence in the most important matters and key disputes. Tomáš Bardelík, is one very knowledgeable and experienced litigator.’

‘Working with BBH is always smooth, professional and on time. All employees always act very professionally and always find the best possible option for us. They have big team of experienced employees, specializing in different areas of law, which gives us the best outcome for any problems we have.’

‘They provided us with professional legal counselling and represented us with due care. Client support from BBH is outstanding, BBH team is always prepared to provide its professional support based on deep knowledge of matters of law.’

‘Our contact person in BBH is Matej Blahút, but the dispute resolution team is led by Olga Beláňová (partner) and Roman Vydra (senior associate). We appreciate their experience, expertise and overall client approach. Solutions suggested by BBH with respect to our issues with the dispute were really complex and they provided us with support beyond our expectations. We would recommend the BBH dispute resolution team to anyone.’

‘They are innovative in legal solutions, able to think out-of-the-box and always goal-oriented.’

‘I worked with Cechova in international court cases. The flow of information was at a very good level. Cechova’s lawyers were responsive, proactive, proposing solutions and strategies themselves. Their excellent care made it possible to handle the foreign case with ease and as if it were in my home country.’

‘Tomas Rybar and Peter Fedor are very responsive and pragmatic lawyers – always on duty. Katarina Cechova, a partner of the name, perfectly uses her knowledge of corporate law and business realities in resolving court disputes.’

‘The team is really professional, combining in-depth knowledge of applicable law and business sense.’

‘Roman’s approach to issues is very pragmatic and he his knowledge of local issues in Slovakia and navigating some complicated issues has been extremely valuable.’

‘Roman Oleksik has quickly become a trusted advisor on issues in Slovakia to both our firm and the client. He is always available and is good about proactively identifying issues and offering solutions.’

‘The team are very approachable and personable, which makes our job so much easier.’

‘They are very personable and always ensure your needs are answered in a simple to understand way.’

‘Legate provides us with a unique combination of in-depth knowledge and fast work pace. They are very flexible, focused on pragmatic solutions and do not devote time to the issues which are not so relevant for the client. This excellent team always delivers very practical advice on very efficient terms.’

‘Peter Vrábel significantly benefits from acting as the arbitrator for the most reputable arbitration court in the country and we see how this experience is utilized in our mandates. We were in good hands right from the start and very much appreciate the professional, precise and structured working method.’

‘Peter Vrábel is an exceptional lawyer who has an ability to see the core of the dispute. His arguments are always very well thought through and structured. He is always on time and his advice is always very rational and practical. He knows how to present the case to the tribunal and has great advocacy skills.’

‘Michal Mistrik is very rational attorney, strongly defending the client and contributing with alternative solutions for the matters. He is so dedicated to the case and very responsible for consistency of evidence presented to the court, argumentation line when it is put by him in the written form is really convincing.’

‘They have a unique depth of expertise, and ability to deliver across the entire spectrum of our needs while keeping the quality at the highest level. They understand the business we are in and provide us with effective billing policy.’

‘They have exceptional and sensible senior partners who are looking at the case very pragmatically. The team is very engaging and reliable, accommodating to our needs. Highly competent and most importantly, they deliver the results. They know how to establish the defending strategy and to open so many front lines to distract the attention of the counterpart.’

‘Peter Vrábel has high analytical skills, delivers quality on time, exceeding expectations. He is a top-class lawyer with vast experience in complicated litigation cases. Mr. Michal Mistrik is always prompt with time limits, always responsive and provides accurate advice. Both have exceptional high integrity, and always introduce plan B solutions to have broader view and opportunities to choose.’

‘Square Patton Boggs’ lawyers are professionals. I am happy to use their service as they always provide good arguments followed by an appropriate explanation. They were able to answer all my questions.’

‘Speed, quality, friendly approach.’

‘Interested in helping the client and doing things 100%.’

‘The team is very reliable, available, hard working and knowledgeable. Great team I would recommend for anyone who wants to have a long close personal relationship with their lawyers.’

‘Veronika Pazmanyova heads the team for couple of years. She is a brilliant strategist and has exceptional negotiation skills. Couple of times she helped me achieve great out of court settlements. She has great people skills, understands what the other party wants, sets a goal and achieves it. She is very motivated, diligent, energetic. What I truly appreciate the most is that she has exceptional understanding of business, negotiations and strategy.’

‘I consider the law firm SOUKENÍK-ŠTRPKA to be one of the major players in Slovak legal services market based on their results, experience and reputation.’

‘SOUKENÍK-ŠTRPKA helped us in solving our legal issues like no law firm has ever done before.’

‘I consider David Soukeník to be a key partner in relation to debt collection issues. I highly recommend him for his deep knowledge of legal as well as practical issues of debt collection stemming from his extensive experience in this field. What I appreciate most is David´s professionalism, detail-oriented attitude and attentiveness to all our needs. Furthermore, I would also like to emphasize the qualities of associates Mojmír Širila and Ivan Uhlár, since I usually work with them in our matters. Both of them are young and talented associates with professional attitude and diligent approach.’

‘Personal advice and legal analysis are provided in a highly professional manner, with concise language and to the satisfaction of the client.’