Headed up by Stanislav Ďurica, Dentons' employment team assists clients with a broad scope of mandates, across a range of industries including banking, automotive, manufacturing and retail. Katarina Pecnová has extensive experience with the employment law aspects of transactions, including TUPE transfers, while Tatiana Jevčáková  specialises in assisting clients with day-to-day employment issues, including preparation of employment contracts and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements. Soňa Kurillová is recommended for her combined practice in employment and corporate law.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘I would like to draw the attention of potential clients to their high efficiency, i.e success rate in court proceedings in a relatively short time.'

  • 'I think their team is exceptional from all of the law firms.'

  • ‘I cooperate with Stanislav Ďurica and Soňa Kurillová. I consider them to be exceptional professional lawyers and personalities. I appreciate their comprehensive and highly professional knowledge, broad insight and experience in the field of employment law and whistleblowing. Their work is excellent. I also appreciate their high level of empathy and humanity.'

  • ‘They are very flexible.’

  • ‘They are very professional, I can ask questions, the results are always smart.’

Key clients

  • ERNI (Slovakia)
  • A3 Soft
  • A3 Soft /A3 Pay
  • Róbert Sabovčík (Zekon)
  • AMWAY CZECH REPUBLIC S.R.O.
  • Mars SR
  • Takeda Pharmaceutical Slovakia s.r.o.
  • SOLERA EMEA
  • MHC Mobility Slovakia
  • KEYENCE
  • LiveDispatcher (REEF)
  • Slovenská volejbalová federácia

Work highlights

  • Representing the former dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies of the University of Technology in Bratislava in an unfair dismissal case against her former employer.
  • Representing a private client in a whistleblowing case.
  • Advising Solera EMEA, a major provider of risk and asset management software and services for the automotive and property marketplace, on day-to-day employment and corporate law matters, including dismissals, incentives plans and legal updates in relation to Covid-19 related measures.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stanislav Ďurica

Other key lawyers

Katarina Pecnová, Tatiana Jevčáková, Soňa Kurillová