The team at Cechová & Partners covers a broad range of areas, including regulatory and compliance issues, whistleblower protection, and cooperation with third-sector organisations. Tomáš Rybár is the head of the labour and employment practice and works on a range of employment, compliance and privacy matters. Lenka Šubeníková regularly advises on the creation of procedures and HR policies, while Simona Haláková specialises in transfers of enterprises, outsourcing issues, and employee share schemes. Peter Fedor oversees the firm’s new office in Košice, with a focus on clients based in Eastern Slovakia, and particularly in relation to employment litigation.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘In my view, this team combines domestic knowledge and experience with the international standards of provision of legal services. They are responsive and understand the requirements of multinational companies.'

  • 'This is a longstanding, cohesive and successful team, with a commensurate depth of expertise.'

  • ‘I have found the partners I work with proactive where possible, responsive and knowledgeable; they delegate where appropriate but remain available and on top of matters.'

  • 'Tomáš Rybár has been particularly helpful with recent matters - he is my go-to lawyer in this field!’

  • ‘The team has great expertise and knowledge of the market. They provide practical advice, communicated in a way that is easy to understand for business. They are very responsive and easy to work with.’

  • ‘Tomáš Rybár and Peter Fedor are great when advising on big strategic projects or helping with urgent ad-hoc matters. Both are very responsive and have a great understanding of business needs and market practice.’

  • ‘Great teamwork, high quality and timely reactions.’

Key clients

  • Lenovo
  • Crown Packaging
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme
  • LEDVANCE
  • Amgen
  • Hengstler (member of Fortive Group belonging to Fortune 500)
  • Bausch Health
  • AFS Visicom Slovakia, belonging to TELUS group (Canadian leading technology and communication company)
  • Tesco Stores
  • TUBEX SLOVAKIA, s. r. o.
  • Globalization Partners
  • Booster
  • GlobalLogic (a member of Hitachi group)
  • Organon

Work highlights

  • Advising Lenovo on day-to-day employment matters.
  • Assisting DP World group with a TUPE transfer involving over 2000 employees.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tomáš Rybár

Other key lawyers

Lenka Šubeníková, Simona Haláková, Peter Fedor