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PETERKA & PARTNERS Offices
Námestie Mateja Korvína 1
811 07 Bratislava
Slovakia
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PETERKA & PARTNERS > The Legal 500 Rankings
Slovakia > Employment Tier 2
PETERKA & PARTNERS expertly assists with hirings and dismissals, transfer of employees and internal HR regulations. Jan Makara leads the practice and has extensive experience in employment litigation. Kristina Cermakova is knowledgeable in a range of labour law issues, including collective bargaining with trade unions. Kristina Nankova is experienced in advising on the transfer and posting of employees. Lubomir Lesko is another key senior contact.Practice head(s):
Lubomir Lesko; Jan Makara; Kristina Cermakova
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Testimonials
‘Excellent language skills.’
‘The Peterka & Partners team is composed of high professionals. I like that we as a client have one contact person who communicates with us and resolves our questions within their professional team according to the topic.’
‘Our main contact person is Kristina Nankova. The cooperation with her is excellent. She is very flexible with high client orientation. She is always delivering the service in the agreed time and in a very professional way.’
Key clients
ADHEX TECHNOLOGIES
Atalian
Constellium
BNP Paribas
Deceuninck
Falck Group
Nissens Cooling Solutions
Roffelsen Plastics Slovakia
S2E
Sisme Group
SKF
STEEP PLAST Slovakia
YASKAWA group
Zvolenska mliekaren
Work highlights
- Advising Constellium Automotive Žilina on various employment matters.
- Assisting BNP PARIBAS PERSONAL FINANCE SA and its Slovak branch with collective redundancy procedures.
- Providing day-to-day employment advice to ATALIAN.
Slovakia > Dispute resolution Tier 3
The team at PETERKA & PARTNERS handles various types of disputes including employment, commercial, tax, IP and administrative proceedings. Andrea Butasova leads the practice along with Lubomir Lesko; between them, the duo have extensive experience in real estate and construction-related disputes, customer-supplier relationships, and unfair competition litigation. Vladimira Roštárová is noted for her experience in both litigation and arbitration.Practice head(s):
Lubomir Lesko; Andrea Butasova
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Testimonials
‘Excellent communication, reactivity and pedagogy.’
‘Andrea Butasova – high level of knowledge, professionalism, well prepared each time.’
Key clients
Aldesa
Veolia Group
Work highlights
- Representing international construction company Aldesa in several commercial disputes concerning the construction of a public infrastructure project in Bratislava.
- Represented Podtatranska vodarenska prevadzkova spolocnost, a member of the VEOLIA group, before the Constitutional Court in Slovakia.
- Representing a telecoms company in a dispute with its former contractor.
Slovakia > Real estate and construction Tier 4
PETERKA & PARTNERS' offering spans a breadth of real estate matters, including acquisitions, financings, refinancings and developments. Andrea Butasova is well versed in property management, and also has extensive expertise in greenfield projects and subsequent litigation. Andrea Miklasova assists clients with purchase and lease of properties.Practice head(s):
Lubomir Lesko; Andrea Butasova
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Testimonials
‘Peterka & Partners is a strong player in the field of real estate and construction. They are professionals with good analytical and decision-making skills.’
‘Andrea Miklasova – a good level of communication, high quality legal knowledge, strong practice in the field of real estate and construction.’
‘They solve issues proactively, put their clients in the first place, and try to do their best for their clients.’
Key clients
Aldesa
Atalian
Constellium
Distrimpex Europe Centrale
Marine Mat
Nissens Cooling Solutions SK
REDEX Group
Roffelsen Plastics Slovakia
Tatra Asset Management
Work highlights
- Advising Aldesa, an international construction company, on several real estate development projects in Slovakia, including the redevelopment and reconstruction of a shopping mall and the construction of a major piece of public infrastructure.
- Providing ongoing advice to the real estate companies managed by Tatra Asset Management on contractual relationships with their tenants.
- Advising Roffelsen Plastics Slovakia, a manufacturer of plastics with its origin in the Netherlands, on a real estate transaction.
Slovakia > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 5
Slovakia > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5
PETERKA & PARTNERS provides integrated coverage across the CEE region; the team in Slovakia is well versed in the gamut of commercial, corporate and M&A transactions. Lubomir Lesko and Jan Makara are the key senior contacts, and are noted for their experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions.Practice head(s):
Lubomir Lesko; Jan Makara
Testimonials
‘My opinion is that this firm has great strengths due to its professionals, the high training of its lawyers, its knowledge of the different branches of law.’
Key clients
Aldesa Group
Atalian Group
Atlas Copco Group
Biosphere Holding
Constellium
Čedok
Descours & Cabaud
ERIKS Group
GMD Group
Jablotron Slovakia
Redex SA
Yamaha Motor Europe
Yaskawa
Work highlights
- Advising DESCOURS & CABAUD, a major distributor of work tools and products for construction, on a day-to-day basis.
- Advising Yamaha Motor Europe on a day-to-day basis.
PETERKA & PARTNERS > Firm Profile
PETERKA & PARTNERS is a modern, independent law firm providing comprehensive legal services in the region of Central and Eastern Europe. PETERKA & PARTNERS has developed a strong position on strategic markets with the ability to provide its clients with comprehensive legal and tax advice and become a dynamic alternative to international and local law firms.
With a team of more than 150 lawyers and tax advisors, PETERKA & PARTNERS operates eight fully-owned offices across the CEE region, in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine. PETERKA & PARTNERS is also in the process of opening a new office, in Croatia. All offices are 100% subsidiaries owned by the central partnership. The firm has one profit centre and uses the “One Firm” management concept.
The PETERKA & PARTNERS Slovak office was established in 2001. Over time, it has built up a strong, stable position on the market with its ability to provide the clients with comprehensive legal and tax advice in English, French, German, Slovak and Czech. PETERKA & PARTNERS in Bratislava supports its clients, both local and international companies, with day-to-day legal assistance and also wide-ranging assistance in complicated deals done on tight deadlines, mainly related to mergers and acquisitions, real estate, antitrust and competition, labour law, corporate law, dispute resolution and data protection.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner, Director for Slovakia | Lubomir Lesko | lesko@peterkapartners.sk | +420 225 396 831 |
| Deputy Director for Slovakia | Natalia Tunegova | tunegova@peterkapartners.sk | +420 225 396 858 |