Wolf Theiss covers a broad range of employment issues across the CEE region, handling both contentious and non-contentious work, including transactions, terminations, and day-to-day labour issues. Joining from A&O Shearman in April 2023, Katarína Matulníková has taken over leadership of the team, and regularly advises both national and multinational companies on the full range of employment law issues, including restructurings and redundancies. Zuzana Hodoňová is experienced in assisting with contractual arrangements and employment policies, while Jozef Virčík advises clients on structuring transactions from an employment viewpoint.
Testimonials
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‘Very responsive and clear.’
‘Exceptional knowledge of employment law and excellent practical advice.’
‘Jozef Virčík works professionally. Outstanding and precise.’
‘The legal services provided by Wolf Theiss are at an excellent level, billing is appropriate considering the value of their work, collaboration with them is excellent.’
‘Katarína Matulníková is one of the best employment lawyers in Slovakia, so there is no need to write more! She is excellent and wise.’
‘Katarína Matulníková is by far the most experienced labour and employment lawyer in Slovakia. Her wide knowledge of the legal acts incorporated in the daily matters and huge experience with all kinds of clients makes her one of the most wanted lawyers when a company is dealing with issues it is not familiar with, mainly top management issues, terminations of agreements and the lawsuits arising from them.’
Key clients
- AT&T
- Autovista Group
- Ingersoll Rand
- Lookout
- Oracle
Work highlights
- Advising AT&T on Covid-related employment law queries under the applicable orders, regulations and guidance in Slovakia.
- Advising LookOut, a cybersecurity company using predictive machine intelligence to analyse data, on the employment law aspects of the acquisition of SaferPass, a Slovakia-based developer focusing on password management software.
- Advising ORACLE, a multinational computer technology corporation, on the full spectrum of employment law issues.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Katarína Matulníková