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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.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘We have been working with the Taylor Wessing law firm for years. We have always been very satisfied with the approach of the entire team as well as their expertise. They invoice us every month and it has always been problem-free.’

  • ‘We must especially highlight Radoslava Lichnovská for her precision, expertise and humane approach.’

  • ‘The whole team is very proactive and helpful. They are working "all day". You can communicate with them early in the morning or in the evening.’

  • ‘I have to highlight personally Radoslava Lichnovská, with her I was most often in contact. She always advised and explained the context, pointed out possible problems and advised on how to avoid them.’

  • ‘Diligent, engaged and honest.’

  • ‘Devoted, friendly and professional.’

Key clients

  • Reporters of Slovak national broadcasting company
  • SATYS AIR LIVERY UK LTD
  • Medpace, Inc.
  • PDI Technologies Slovakia, s.r.o.
  • dm drogerie markt, s.r.o.
  • Prvá stavebná sporiteľňa, a.s.
  • BE-SOFT a.s.
  • Dopravný podnik Bratislava, akciová spoločnosť
  • Najvyšší kontrolný úrad Slovenskej republiky
  • Spin Master International B.V. Slovak Branch
  • WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Slovensko
  • ARVAL SLOVAKIA, s.r.o.
  • UBC Composites GmbH
  • Nakladatelství C.H.Beck, s.r.o. Slovak Branch

Work highlights

  • Represented former reporters of a national broadcasting company in civil proceedings related to unfair dismissal.
  • Represented the former vice president of a multi-national IT corporation in a dispute over the invalid termination of his employment.
  • Represented Prvá stavebná sporiteľňa in multiple court proceedings related to the termination of employment of two former managers.

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Andrea Čupeľová

Andrea Čupeľová

Taylor Wessing LLP

Andrea is a partner at Taylor Wessing, she advises national and international clients on the full range of employment law issues. Amongst others, she focuses on the relationships of clients with trade unions and collective bargaining negotiations, the employment part of complex M&A transactions, staff reorganisations as well as the redundancies and terminations of employment relationships in high profile contentious cases. Andrea also helps clients to optimise their working time models and internal policies, including bonus/incentive schemes. Being an expert on employment-related topics, she is often quoted in the media and invited to TV and radio broadcasts. In addition, she regularly speaks about employment-related topics in webinars and conferences. Clients also often rely on her comprehensive know-how in dispute resolution.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Radovan Pala, Radoslava Lichnovská

Other key lawyers

Tomáš Grell, Soňa Ondrušková, Lenka Filipoiu, Andrea Čupeľová