We advise both Slovak and international clients in all areas of commerce, including representation in commercial litigation. We draft all types of commercial contracts and offer legal services for resolving disputes arising from contracts and other types of commercial binding relationships. We offer assistance with debt recovery both in and out of court, as well as with issues of compensation for damages, and consulting on cases of libel and defamation of legal entities. We have specific experience in drafting contracts for work, distribution contracts, service agreements, and franchise contracts.

We handle incorporation documents for all types of business entities and all required corporate matters, including trade licences and the commercial register. Our legal services cover all areas of company law, including amendments to internal policies, legal form, consolidation, merger, division, winding up and liquidation of a company.

We ensure that our clients comply with laws, especially registration and reporting duties and filing relevant documents in the commercial register.

• Represent clients in acquisitions, including preparation of contractual documentation and due diligence
• Client support in transaction negotiations
• Preparation of primary acquisition documents and documents to be signed in the early phases of the transaction
• Advice on the structuring of acquisitions, including consideration of the differences between a share deal and an asset deal and other comparisons of the available options; advice on joint ventures (setup, operations, exit)
• General corporate matters, including (i) drafting and amending memoranda of association, articles of association, statutes, and other corporate documents, (ii) organising and preparing general meetings, preparing minutes, and (iii) handling formalities in relation to public authorities and compliance information duties

We have extensive experience in labour law and provide legal advice primarily to employers. We advise on everyday business matters, for instance drafting standard labour documents such as employment contracts, agreements on non-employment work, internal directives (codes of ethics, employment manuals, regulations on work hours in a three-shift environment), agreements on termination of employment and summary dismissal, but we also have experience resolving more complex labour issues, such as representation in collective bargaining and mass redundancies. We represent employers as well as employees in court proceedings in matters of invalid terminations and enforcement of liability for damages in cases of work accidents, occupational illnesses and cases of violation of non-compete clauses.

We advise on practically all areas of labour law, primarily in matters of working hours in businesses that work on a shift pattern, matters of termination of employment and the risks of applying certain types of employment termination (e.g. notice of termination or summary dismissal), as well as consultations regarding the employment of foreign nationals, matters of indemnification, personnel outsourcing, accidents on the job, illegal employment, and employee education.

We have vast experience advising clients with respect to concluding employment contracts with foreign nationals, and we represent clients (foreign nationals) in the entire process of arranging for work permits and residence permits in Slovakia.

We advise on all aspects of immigration law. We have extensive experience representing clients in the process of applications for residence, whether permanent or temporary, as well as applications for Slovak citizenship. We counsel foreign nationals who have decided to conduct business in the Slovak Republic and need to obtain permits for temporary residence for business purposes, as well as foreign nationals who intend to work in the Slovak Republic and need temporary residence permits in order to work, including the work permit itself. Our services also encompass assistance with permanent residence and we offer counselling on how to lawfully acquire it. Our up-to-date database allows us to notify these clients in good time of any upcoming expirations of residence permits and we assist them in applying for renewals.

Our chief area of practice is comprehensive legal counselling in the purchase and sale of real property for our clients. We draft the contracts required for the conveyance of real property, and advise on acquisitions of real property, whether land, office buildings or commercial premises. An important part of every conveyance of real property is due diligence (title deed history), where we examine mostly matters of any third party encumbrances (such as easements, pre-emptive purchase rights, charges) which may limit the client in the acquisition of and any further transactions with the real property.

We also advise on leases and sub-leases for office and commercial premises and logistics centres. As a fundamental service, we offer our participation in meetings for negotiation of terms and conditions for the conveyance of real property and in counter-offers from the other party.

• Management and coordination of real estate projects, including (i) the preparation of contracts between developers, owners, future occupants, financial institutions, construction companies, architects, and other project participants, and (ii) obtaining all necessary land-use and planning permissions
• Preparation of complete legal documentation for property transactions
• Due diligence aimed at identifying legal risks associated with property transactions
• Advise clients on the construction and sale of commercial complexes, shopping centres, and production facilities, including preparation of (i) the primary acquisition documents, (ii) documents to be signed in the early phases of the transaction, such as memoranda of understanding, non-disclosure agreements, exclusivity agreements
• Advice on the construction of shopping and administrative centres, including construction contracts (including FIDIC)
• Advice on financing property transactions
• Drafting of loan documentation, including security documents
• Obtaining permissions, decisions and other documents from the relevant authorities as required for construction and other real estate transactions
• Identify real estate investors and coordinate collaborative work
• Acquisition of real estate as part of the acquisition of a business
• Establish security interests, easements, and other encumbrances on property, settlement of third-party rights in property acquisitions

We advise on all aspects of civil law, representing clients in proceedings before courts in civil disputes and arranging for the recording of purchase contracts, gift deeds, leases and other civil law contracts. We represent clients in settlements of joint and non-joint ownership matters and offer complete legal services for the conveyance and lease of real property. We also advise on inheritance matters, including the drafting of wills and deeds of disinheritance, and we represent clients in matters of disputes related to inheritance proceedings. We offer legal services in cases of indemnification and unjust enrichment.

• Drafting of contracts and other commercial and civil law transactions
• Preparing legal analyses for commercial, civil, and employment law matters
• Legal proceedings — full representation of clients in civil proceedings in contentious and non-contentious matters
• Employment disputes — court proceedings and out-of-court settlement of employment disputes, representation of employers and employees in wrongful termination
• Consumer law, representation of clients in consumer matters
• on trademarks, trademark register research
• Drafting of employment contracts, senior executive contracts, and managerial contracts
• Drafting of internal employment policies, including codes of conduct and codes of ethics
• Advice on employee participation in decision-making and supervision of employee participation in decision-making for decisions requiring the consent of employees or consultation with works councils or trade unions
• Representation of international clients in matters of obtaining residence permits in Slovakia, including representation in administrative and judicial proceedings relating to the granting of residence permits
• Representation of clients in divorce proceedings, child custody proceedings, and matters of support
• Advice on establishing a medical practice and developing a plan of action to start a business in the provision of healthcare
• Advice on bankruptcy and restructuring
• Advice in the hotel sector and operating a five-star hotel

Our priority is to avoid litigation, whether through the quality of our services or through out-of-court settlements. We recommend litigation to our clients only in the event that all attempts at out-of-court settlements have failed or if no other remedy is available. We offer our clients assistance in a wide variety of litigation areas, including representation in court and judgment disputes, disputes before the Slovak Constitutional Court, and in arbitration proceedings. We also represent clients in negotiations and meetings with the counter-party. Our clients can rest assured that we will handle their matter to the best of our ability to achieve a positive outcome in any dispute.

We consult on practically all aspects of administrative law. We represent clients in land register proceedings, planning reviews, IPPC proceedings, administrative infringements, and proceedings for granting residence permits and other proceedings before state and local authorities.
We have specific experience representing clients in enforcing liability claims for damage incurred due to the improper actions of authorities and illegal decisions made by administrative bodies. We also represent clients in matters of interlocutory proceedings regarding indemnifications and legal actions against the government

LawOur services in malpractice law are primarily for providers of medical care, but we also offer services to patients and persons who have been injured through malpractice. Aside from consultations and legal analysis of the issue, we also offer representation before courts and other bodies. We are experienced in establishing medical offices (including dental offices) and we also offer counseling aimed at the preparation and drafting of procedures for starting up businesses, including offices aimed at providing medical care, and we offer complete legal documentation.

We offer services for both the creditor and debtor in areas of bankruptcy and restructuring. Depending on the client’s situation, we can offer legal assistance in all phases of bankruptcy and restructuring. Our services in this area include mainly drafting and lodging bankruptcy claims, representation of the client in enquiries, creditor meetings, drafting opinions on proposed resolutions and representation in incidental disputes.