JUDr Radovan Pala > Taylor Wessing Slovakia > Bratislava, Slovakia > Lawyer Profile

Taylor Wessing Slovakia
PANENSKÁ 6
81103 BRATISLAVA
Slovakia
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Work Department

IP / IT & Telecoms

Position

Radovan Pala is a partner at Taylor Wessing Slovakia and co-heads the office in Bratislava with Andrej Leontiev. He specialises in IP/IT, however, he also has in-depth knowledge in Corporate, Employment & Pensions and Restructuring and Corporate Recovery.

Career

Radovan gained professional experience as an associate at the law firm JUDr. J. Ružicka, Bratislava. He became a partner of e|n|w|c Attorneys at Law (now Taylor Wessing CEE) in 2004.

Languages

Slovak, English, German, Czech, Dutch

Memberships

Radovan is a member of the Slovak Bar Association, the Institute for State and Law and the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

Education

Radovan studied law at the Comenius University Bratislava. He spent one year at Charles University in Prague as well as one year at “Freie Universität” in Berlin. He received an LL.M. degree on International Business Law from the University of Groningen, Netherlands and his Ph.D. from Comenius University in Bratislava.

Lawyer Rankings

Slovakia > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading individuals)

Radovan PalaTaylor Wessing Slovakia

Over the past year, Taylor Wessing Slovakia has seen an equal split across local and cross-border deals, with clients active in a range of industries including life sciences and TMT. The team continues to be involved in legislative activities in the commercial and corporate space, working closely with the Slovak Ministry of Justice; practice head Juraj Frindrich is a key name for such work. On the corporate side, Radovan Pala is a notable senior contact, while Milan Červenka and Peter Kaňuch are highly regarded for asssisting national and international clients with a wide range of commercial issues. Kristína Kešnerová, Andrej Leontiev and Andrea Kováčiková are likewise recommended.

Slovakia > Employment

(Leading individuals)

Radovan PalaTaylor Wessing Slovakia

Taylor Wessing Slovakia handles a wide range of employment matters, including compliance, document drafting, and representation of clients in civil and administrative proceedings. Radovan Pala and Radoslava Lichnovská jointly lead the team; both are noted for their experience in employment-related litigation. Andrea Čupeľová is the go-to name for collective bargaining negotiations and employment issues arising as a consequence of M&A transactions. Tomáš Grell focuses on mandates relating to the employment of foreign nationals in Slovakia.

Slovakia > Dispute resolution

Taylor Wessing Slovakia regularly handles cases which involve cross-border elements, and is particularly active in the real estate and construction sectors. Alternative dispute resolution is another core area of focus. Radovan Pala  and Andrej Leontiev co-head the Bratislava office. Ján Lazur handles trademark and unfair competition litigation. Tomáš AmbrosEva Smoleňová  and Marek Anderle are also active members of the group.