Taylor Wessing Slovakia is active in both local and cross-border deals across the CEE region for clients engaged in the life sciences, TMT, food and retail, private wealth and manufacturing industry sectors. The team is active in transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions involving technology start-ups, and have aided in the creation of a web portal for new firms and start-ups in Slovakia. Juraj Frindrich leads the team and covers both Slovak and European corporate law. Frindrich has also co-authored the Slovak Code of Commerce as well as been a principal drafter of the amendment of the Slovak Commercial Code. Radovan Pala combines his expertise in employment and corporate law to advise on all aspects which intersect with both practice areas. Andrea Kováčiková is noted for her experience in advising national and international clients in M&A projects, and Andrej Leontiev is another key contact.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Juraj Frindrich and Juraj Paluš are always has with positive attitude, available 24/7.’

  • ‘Very experienced & great knowledge base. Excellent communication skills in negotiations and good reachability.’

  • ‘The Taylor Wessing team is very professional, with good overall legal knowledge, very helpful and detail oriented. We enjoy working with them.'

  • ‘Juraj Frindrich, Silvia Hlavačková, Silvia Janigová and Milan Červenka are very good in what they do. They solve issues with ease and are capable of solving difficult transactions.'

  • 'Juraj Frindrich is a very good leader, very friendly and helpful.’

Key clients

  • Brantner Group
  • Circular Slovakia
  • GA Drilling
  • Cube Infrastructure Management
  • M-MARKET
  • PORFIX
  • Tatra Asset Management
  • Trei Real Estate
  • Robertshaw
  • WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Slovensko
  • SK-NIC
  • Erste Asset Management
  • STM
  • Groupe.one
  • Danfoss

Work highlights

  • Advising GA Drilling on a multi-million investment round into GA Holding, involving both existing and new foreign investors.
  • Advising Erste Asset Management on a investment in a Slovak administrative building, conducting due diligence and handling complex transactional documentation.
  • Advised Groupe.one on acquisition of a group of webhosting companies in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Serbia.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Andrea Kováčiková
Taylor Wessing Slovakia
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Radovan Pala
Taylor Wessing Slovakia
Andrej Leontiev
Taylor Wessing Slovakia
Juraj Frindrich
Taylor Wessing Slovakia

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Juraj Frindrich

Other key lawyers

Radovan Pala, Andrea Kováčiková, Andrej Leontiev, Juraj Paluš, Silvia Hlavačková, Silvia Janigová, Milan Červenka