Assistance to Burgundy Ventures
Providing comprehensive legal assistance to Burgundy Ventures Slovakia, a member of the ADHEX group, an important producer of adhesives and plastic materials, relating to the purchase of a plot of land in an industrial zone. Our services included due diligence concerning legal title and access to the plot of land, and drafting a purchase agreement […]
New duties related to disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners
In order to transpose the latest piece of EU AML legislation (Directive 2015/849), the Slovak Republic adopted a substantial amendment to its AML Act (Act No. 297/2008 Coll.) as well as several other acts, including the Act on Commercial Registry (Act No. 530/2003 Coll.). As of 1 November 2018, each newly incorporated company (with the […]
Art Exhibition at PETERKA PARTNERS Slovakia
The PETERKA & PARTNERS Slovak office, in cooperation with DOT. Contemporary Art Gallery, has organized a small art exhibition on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic. Included in the exhibition are works by talented young Czech and Slovak artists. You can visit the exhibition in our premises until […]
Our Czech, Slovak and Romanian offices contribute to ILN Corporate Law Guide
We would like to announce that our offices in the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia, as members of the International Lawyers Network (ILN), participated in the preparation of a guide which offers a summary of key corporate law principles in 40 countries worldwide and offers practical advice on establishing an entity in these jurisdictions. A […]
Natalia Anoshka and Jakub Jost in CEE Legal Matters
The September issue of CEE Legal Matters magazine is focused on Antitrust and Competition and two of our colleagues have published articles on this practice area from the perspectives of Belarusian and Slovak law. Natalia Anoshka, Partner and Director for the Belarusian office, wrote an article which reflects the recent changes which have come about […]
Advising Hanesbrands in Slovakia
Legal assistance to Hanesbrands, a socially responsible manufacturer and marketer of leading everyday basic apparel under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, and to the client’s Slovak subsidiary, with respect to negotiations with employees related to their work and salary conditions, with the process of collective bargaining and the conclusion of the client’s Slovak […]
Assistance to Descours & Cabaud Group
Complex legal assistance to Descours & Cabaud, a major distributor of work tools and products for industry and construction, in relation to internal consolidation of the Group and intra-group merger of the companies in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
Advising Global Payments on Slovak Anti-Money Laundering regulations
PETERKA & PARTNERS Slovakia advised Global Payments, a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, by reviewing its internal anti-money laundering compliance programme in light of the recent implementation of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive in Slovakia.
Legal and tax advisory on restructuralization in CEE region
PETERKA & PARTNERS advised one of the world’s leading milk processors in relation to proposed changes to their manufacturing and distribution structures in the CEE region. The firm prepared a summary of the legal and tax implications of a major manufacturing and distribution restructuralization in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Advice from […]
“Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” guide published by ILN
PETERKA & PARTNERS, as a member of the International Lawyers Network, participated in the preparation of a guide on the legal aspects of sexual harassment in the workplace, which has just been published by the ILN. The guide was designed to serve as a quick and practical reference on the laws in several jurisdictions, including […]