PETERKA & PARTNERS Ukrainian office won a court case against importer of counterfeit goods
The Ukrainian office of PETERKA & PARTNERS won a court case against an importer of counterfeit goods infringing on intellectual property rights on the trademark and industrial design of ABRO Industries, Inc. The counterfeit goods were detained by Ukrainian customs as they were being imported in Ukraine. The court banned the import and ordered the […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS leading Czech firm on International Markets for second year in row
We are pleased to announce that PETERKA & PARTNERS advokatni kancelar s.r.o. was the winner of this year’s edition of the 10th Leading Law Firm of the Year competition in the category “Czech Firm on International Markets”. This competition is organized by EPRAVO.CZ, in cooperation with a group of independent advisors who annually evaluate the […]
Georgi Kanev at Copyright Seminar
Senior Lawyer Georgi Kanev spoke at a seminar focused on copyright last week in Sofia, Bulgaria. Georgi was one of two speakers to share their thoughts on copyright-related matters. Georgi discussed the creation of copyrighted works under both Bulgarian and US copyright law (e.g., one of the ways to have in place “work made for […]
Milan Listík speaks at LIB CON 2017 conference
Milan Listík, Senior Associate at PETERKA & PARTNERS, gave a presentation during the LIB CON 2017 conference, focusing on issues related to the GDPR and the protection of personal data within libraries. The presentation was focused on issues of personal data processing by libraries, especially related to information about any book borrowings and their provision […]
Winning employment litigation for Atlas Copco, s.r.o.
PETERKA & PARTNERS successfully represented one of its clients, Atlas Copco s.r.o., part of the international Atlas Copco Group, in a dispute with a former employee regarding alleged invalidity of termination of an employment relationship. The court of first as well as second instance dismissed the claim of the other party in full and awarded […]
New ICC Rules for 2017 and beyond
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has adopted new rules for arbitration, which became effective as of 1 March 2017. The amendment aims to make arbitration more efficient, transparent and less expensive. See the leaflet of our Litigation and Insolvency practice.
PETERKA & PARTNERS Newsletter
PETERKA & PARTNERS has prepared a special Newsletter dedicated to the legal developments affecting business in Central and Eastern Europe. Similarly to previous editions, the Newsletter includes the following sections: · legal news· tax news· news from PETERKA & PARTNERS The Newsletter covers all of the jurisdictions in which PETERKA & PARTNERS has offices: the […]
Georgi Kanev attended the first Digital Unconference
Georgi Kanev, Senior Associate at PETERKA & PARTNERS Bulgaria, and member of Law of Information Technologies, attended the first Digital Unconference held in Sofia on the 26th of October, organized by the Digital National Alliance www.digitalunconference.com. Unlike traditional conferences, the event involved the active participation of all attendees in discussing topical issues regarding the digital […]
New article in September edition of Online Gambling Lawyer
Zdenek Beranek, Partner and Leader of the PETERKA & PARTNERS Sport, Media and Gaming sector group, published an article on auxiliary legislation and guidelines related to the Czech Gambling Bill in the September edition of Online Gambling Lawyer, please see this link. PETERKA & PARTNERS closely monitors gambling legislation in CEE and regularly advises clients […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS invites you to its business breakfasts on current legal topics
PETERKA & PARTNERS continues in its organization of business breakfasts, and in the month of November we would like to invite you to the following events to be held at the firmʼs Prague premises: · On 1 November 2017, Rostislav Frelich, Tax Adviser for PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech Republic, and Jan Rohan, a specialist in […]