With expertise in representing clients in strike action, collective bargaining and disputes, Wolf Theiss fields a dedicated employment team that covers a broad range of services within employment and labour law, ranging from day-to-day employment advice, to redundancies, restructurings and whistleblowing-related matters. The team is led by Katarína Matulníková, who is highly regarded as ‘without match on the Slovak market for any type of employment law advice’, and covers transactional work to workforce restructurings, such as international assignments and collective bargaining negotiations. Zuzana Hodoňová is experienced in advising on contractual arrangements and the termination of employment, including mass redundancy projects. Jozef Virčík and Marko Ernek are key names.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
Katarina Matulnikova is well-regarded for her know-how, good approach, straightforward advice and overall support.'
‘Wolf Theiss was recently joined by a new managing partner, Katarina Matulnikova, the most experienced high-stakes employment lawyer in Slovakia.’
‘Katarina Matulnikova is without match on the Slovak market for any type of employment law advice. She is the go-to person for any complex or high-stakes employment law matters. Her practice is strong both on non-contentious and contentious side, but she is foremost a prime employment law litigator and negotiator.’
Key clients
- Fiserv
- U.S. Steel Košice
- Nexi Central Europe
- ING Bank
- CRRC New Material Technologies
- thyssenkrupp
- UniCredit Bank
- Autovista Group
- Doka
Work highlights
- Provided legal advice to UniCredit Bank Slovakia, during the first-ever strike by employees in the financial sector in Slovakia.
- Advising Stumpp+Schüle on the divestment of its Slovak subsidiary and/or its assets, and market exit.
- Providing continuous day-to-day legal advice on a broad range of employment law matters to Fiserv, including employment termination, redundancies and changes to the existing internal policies.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Zuzana Hodoňová
Practice head
Katarína Matulníková
Other key lawyers
Zuzana Hodoňová; Jozef Virčík; Marko Ernek