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Taylor Wessing Slovakia
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81103 BRATISLAVA
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Slovakia > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

Specialising in cross-border transactions, Taylor Wessing Slovakia's team has a ‘unique skill to make complex legal matters understandable for non-lawyers’. The firm handles a range of advisory matters across all stages of the corporate lifecycle, including the formation of companies, joint ventures, restructurings and buyouts. Juraj Frindrich leads the team; his corporate and M&A expertise is complemented by his knowledge of competition, EU and trade issues. Other key names in the area are Andrej Leontiev, who is the head of the firm’s CEE business and professional services group, and Radovan Pala.

Practice head(s):

Juraj Frindrich

Other key lawyers:

Andrej Leontiev; Radovan Pala; Silvia Janigova

Testimonials

‘The Taylor Wessing team in Bratislava is competent and suitable for any of your legal problems. It is well managed, and people are well assigned according to the problem, its nature and complexity.’

‘Every time I got in touch with Taylor and Wessing in Bratislava, I was impressed by their ability to react promptly and accurately to our demands. They have this unique skill to make complex legal matters understandable for non-lawyers. However, they are extremely precise and accurate when it comes to very legal topics. Their sense of ethic is definitely a big asset. It is very comfortable, for a foreign company, to rely on TW Bratislava.’

‘We have mainly been working with Andrej Leontiev, Juraj Frindrich and Silvia Janigova. They all understand business, they all understand foreign companies and, above all, they all listen to you and your need. It should be the case for all law firms, but it is not always the case. In that respect, TW Bratislava is definitely an outstanding legal firm.’

Key clients

Bloomreach Inc.

Tatra Asset Management

M-Market

City of Bratislava

BVS (Bratislava Water Company)

DPB (Bratislava Public Transportation Company)

GA Drilling

Technopol Services

ARKON

Raiffeisen Property International

Brantner Group

Emil Frey

C&A

SlovZink

Streamstar

Be-Soft

Professional Datasolutions

CentralNic Group

Fitek

PORFIX

Slovenská sporiteľňa member of Erste Group

Work highlights

  • Advised Bloomreach, the world’s leading Customer Data and Experience Platform, on its acquisition of Exponea, a customer data platform and marketing automation provider, through purchasing of all shares in the holding company of Exponea having subsidiaries in the USA, UK, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and UAE.
  • Advised Tatra Asset Management on its joint acquisition of Aupark (one of the largest shopping mall in Slovakia) together with WOOD & Company, the transaction leader.
  • Advised the shareholders of Impulse Leasing on the divestment of their shareholdings in Slovak subsidiary to Tatra Leasing.

Slovakia > Employment Tier 1

Providing ‘depth of expertise and know-how in specific EU regulations’, Taylor Wessing Slovakia's broad employment practice covers internal reorganisations and transfers of employees, negotiations with trade unions and collective bargaining, among other matters. The practice has a particular strength in terminations, including mass dismissals, and represents clients in civil and administrative proceedings. The team is also increasingly sought after for advice on flexible working arrangements, and it is also involved in high-profile cross-border M&A. 'Brilliant lawyer' Radovan Pala leads the group, which includes senior associates Andrea Čupeľová and Radoslava Lichnovská.

Practice head(s):

Radovan Pala

Other key lawyers:

Andrea Čupeľová; Radoslava Lichnovská

Testimonials

‘I was highly satisfied with the approach of the team and prompt reaction during my case. What was the difference from competitors: experience of team with similar cases, depth of expertise and know-how in specific EU regulations.’

‘Partner Radovan Pala: Responsible. Excellent communication and organisation of the job, experienced in similar cases, deep knowledge.’

‘The team is excellently positioned to advise large international clients. Both the legal know-how and the economic understanding are very good. The team is large enough to handle even very large mandate requests very quickly.’

‘Radovan Pala speaks five languages: English, German, Czech, Dutch and Slovak. He is a brilliant lawyer in labour and corporate law with more than 20 years of experience.’

Key clients

Bloomreach Inc.

Royal Canin

Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s.

Romerius s. r. o.

GEZE Slovensko s.r.o.

Elena Senková

SFÉRA, a.s.

Spin Master International B.V. Slovak Branch

Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH Slovak Branch

PDI Software

MANGO SLOVENSKO s.r.o.

DSSI International, LLC Slovak Branch

Prvá stavebná sporiteľňa, a. s.

SLOVAKTUAL s.r.o.

Reporters of the national broadcasting company

C&A Logistics Nove Mesto s.r.o.

C & A Mode s.r.o.

dm drogerie markt, s.r.o.

ARVAL SLOVAKIA, s.r.o.

ARKON, a.s.

RICOH Slovakia s.r.o.

RSC Raiffeisen Service Center GmbH Slovak Branch

SATYS AIR LIVERY UK LTD Slovak Branch

GA Drilling, a. s.

LEGRAND Slovensko, s.r.o.

Heller Services s.r.o.

BRANTNER Slovakia s.r.o.

HB REAVIS

Marek Swierad

Robertshaw a.s.

BE-SOFT a.s.

TPA TAX, k.s.

UNIVOLT – REMAT s.r.o.

NORDMANN RASSMANN GMBH

The City of Bratislava

Nakladatelství C.H. Beck, s.r.o. Slovak Branch

Danfoss Power Solutions a.s.

PORFIX – pórobetón, a.s.

Work highlights

  • Advising Bloomreach Inc. on its acquisition of Exponea, a bespoke customer data platform and marketing automation provider.
  • Advising Prvá stavebná sporiteľňa, a. s. mainly throughout the critical aspects of CRD IV remuneration of the identified (managerial) employees within the banking sector.
  • Advised Spin Master International B.V. Slovak Branch on the activities of the trade union which started to operate at the company in June 2020. Helped the client negotiate terms of the trade union’s activities and assisted the client in connection with the exercise of inspections conducted by trade union.

Slovakia > Dispute resolution Tier 2

Taylor Wessing Slovakia has a strong track record handling the cross-border enforcement of judicial and arbitral awards, and it is also well-known for resolving contentious matters through alternative dispute resolution. The practice is particularly active in cases related to real estate and construction. It is also regularly appointed to act for state, municipalities and state-owned companies in court proceedings against their former advisors, contractors and business partners. Team head Andrej Leontiev, who is an expert in public procurement procedures, represents clients in claims against procuring authorities.

Practice head(s):

Andrej Leontiev

Testimonials

‘Speed, quality, friendly approach.’

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

Key clients

SEL pro

ZOO Bratislava – príspevková organizácia Hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy

Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa

Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť

Štátna pokladnica

MH Manažment

Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky

Technopol Servis

NATUR-PACK

Brantner

SALESIANER MIETTEX

Najvyšší kontrolný úrad Slovenskej republiky

Univolt

Slovenská akadémia vied

Rösler Oberflächentechnik

BFF Central Europe

BILLA

Banskobystrický samosprávny kraj

SK-NIC

EEI

Mesto Bratislava

Work highlights

  • Providing legal advice to Mesto Bratislava in a dispute arising from the development of the area surrounding the main railway station in Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • Taken over 13 litigations (some of them have a multimillion Euro value), in which the Slovak National Property Fund was the party. Also represent the client in a litigation with its former lawyers who were paid circa €21m (Bzan) and circa €11m (Dvorecky) on success fees.
  • Representing Banskobystrický samosprávny kraj (Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region) in two proceedings against public service operators (SAD Lučenec and SAD Zvolen). The legal dispute in these cases concerns the determination of whether a public transport contract between the client and a public service operator has been extended in accordance with the paragraph four of Article 4 of the Regulation 1370/2007.

Slovakia > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 3

Taylor Wessing Slovakia’s banking and finance practice has a particular focus on the financial services, insurance, real estate and retail sectors. It has notable experience of advising fintech start-ups on a range of matters. The practice is led by Silvia Hlavačková , whose experience includes the financing aspects of M&A, financial market regulatory issues, financial leasing, project finance and real estate finance transactions.

Practice head(s):

Silvia Hlavačková

Key clients

Tatra Asset Management, správ. spol., a.s.

Bloomreach Inc.

Cronos Invest j.s.a.

CENTRAL NIC GROUP PLC

Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s. (member of the Erste Group)

Work highlights

  • Advised Tatra Asset Management on its joint acquisition of Aupark together with WOOD & Company, the transaction leader from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, including regulatory and compliance issues of the acquisition from the perspective of investment fund as well as on financing of the deal – Senior Facility to be provided by consortium of banks, and intra-group financing.
  • Advised Bloomreach, the world’s leading Customer Data and Experience Platform, on its acquisition of Exponea, a customer data platform and marketing automation provider, through purchasing of all shares in the holding company of Exponea having subsidiaries in the USA, UK, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and UAE, including the financing of the transaction via US based investment firms.
  • Advised the shareholders of Impulse Leasing on the divestment of their shareholdings in Slovak subsidiary to Tatra Leasing, including matters relating to the so-called prior-approval to be granted by the Slovak National Bank in the course of the contemplated transaction.

Slovakia > Real estate and construction Tier 3

Taylor Wessing Slovakia is known for its experience of acting for lessors and lessees in the retail real estate sector. It also handles complex asset management work, as well as construction projects and transactions related to agricultural land and forestry. Silvia Hlavačková specialises in real estate and construction. She co-leads the team with Andrej Leontiev, who focuses on private wealth, real estate, infrastructure and TMT.

Practice head(s):

Silvia Hlavačková; Andrej Leontiev

Key clients

ARKON, a.s.

C&A Mode

UBM Development

dm drogerie markt

First Montana Industrial Properties s. r. o.

Brantner

Danfoss

MANGO SLOVENSKO s.r.o.

City of Bratislava

M-Market

LTG

PORFIX – pórobetón

GA Drilling, a. s

Univolt

Taylor Wessing Slovakia > Firm Profile

The firm: Founded in 1986 and formerly known as e|n|w|c Attorneys at Law, Taylor Wessing CEE today is the CEE/SEE Competence Centre of Taylor Wessing, a leading international law firm with more than 1,200 lawyers working across 33 offices in 20 countries. Taylor Wessing is a full-service law firm, working with clients in the world’s most dynamic industries. The firm takes a single-minded approach to advising its clients, helping them succeed by thinking innovatively about their business issues. A focus on the industries of tomorrow has enabled Taylor Wessing to develop market-leading expertise in technology, media and communications, life sciences, private wealth and energy.

Taylor Wessing CEE has offices in Bratislava, Brno, Budapest, Kiev, Klagenfurt, Prague, Vienna and Warsaw and advises investors in Central and Eastern Europe from the initial stages of their projects onwards.Its lawyers all have international experience. Their familiarity with the rules of the game and the local cultures in these emerging markets play an important part in the success of the work for these clients. Taylor Wessing CEE is committed to providing its clients with top quality advice and service both on the basis of long-term relationships and in connection with individual legal projects. Teams of specialists deliver rapid and reliable legal and business advice.

International work: With eight offices in six CEE countries, Taylor Wessing CEE shows great competence in Central and Eastern Europe. An Italian Desk exists in Budapest, Kiev, Vienna and Warsaw. In addition, Taylor Wessing has a further 25 offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and has particular expertise in advising clients in North America, Brazil and India.

Main Contacts

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Banking and finance
Commercial
Competition, EU and trade
Compliance
Corporate, M&A and capital markets
Dispute resolution
Employment, pensions and mobility
Environmental, planning and regulatory
IP/IT
Private client
Projects
Real estate and construction
Restructuring and corporate recovery
Tax

Lawyer Profiles

PhotoNamePositionProfile
Jana Brezinová photoJUDr Mag Jana BrezinováJana Brezinová is a senior associate and head of Real Estate &…View Profile
Peter Demčák photoMgr Peter DemčákPeter Demčák is a counsel in the Competition, EU & Trade team…View Profile
Lenka Filipoiu photoJUDr Lenka FilipoiuLenka Filipoiu is a senior associate and a member of the Commercial…View Profile
Juraj Frindrich photoMgr Juraj FrindrichJuraj Frindrich is a partner and a member of the Corporate, M&A…View Profile
Silvia Hlavačková photoMgr Silvia HlavačkováSilvia Hlavačková is a partner at Taylor Wessing Bratislava, Slovakia. Her core…View Profile
Ján Lazur photoJUDr Ján LazurJán Lazur is a partner and a member of the IP/IT group…View Profile
Andrej Leontiev photoJUDr Andrej LeontievAndrej Leontiev is a partner at Taylor Wessing Slovakia and co-heads the…View Profile
Radoslava Lichnovská photoJUDr Radoslava LichnovskáRadoslava Lichnovská is a senior associate and a member of the Employment,…View Profile
Radovan Pala photoJUDr Radovan PalaRadovan Pala is a partner at Taylor Wessing Slovakia and co-heads the…View Profile
Eva Smoleňová photoMgr Eva SmoleňováEva Smoleňová is a senior associate at Taylor Wessing Bratislava, Slovakia. She…View Profile

Staff Figures

Number of lawyers : 116
at this office : 26

Languages

Czech
English
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian
Ukrainian

Other

Contacts : Andrej Leontiev
Contacts : Radovan Pala
Other offices : Brno
Other offices : Budapest
Other offices : Kiev
Other offices : Klagenfurt
Other offices : Prague
Other offices : Vienna
Other offices : Warsaw

Press Releases

Taylor Wessing advised MLP Group on the next bond issue

30th November 2021 The Warsaw team of the international law firm Taylor Wessing provided comprehensive legal advice to MLP Group S.A., one of the leading developers of logistics and production space, in connection with the public offering of bonds for EUR 20 million and their introduction to trading on the alternative market Catalyst.