Our Law of Information Technologies practice, with its regional reach, meets the diverse needs of both large multinational corporations and dynamic IT startups.
The team is composed of accomplished lawyers specializing in various legal areas and tax advisors, well-versed in the complexities of the IT sector.
We offer tailored legal services that prioritize compliance, robust intellectual property protection, evolving technology regulations, and privacy.
From business launches and M&A transactions to day-to-day corporate, commercial, and labour matters, we streamline our clients’ operations and ensure the smooth functioning of their businesses. Our expertise also provides clients with cutting-edge insight into, and legal solutions for, emerging fields like artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and data protection.
We are proud to be able to showcase a select group of representative clients who have granted us permission to publish their names. At the same time, we deeply respect the privacy of our other clients which we may not name.
References
ACCSYS
Legal support to AccSys, a US-based IT company, regarding its contractual relations with Ukrainian software developers. Our assistance included complex consultancy outlining key legal and tax risks and suggesting a model for protection of IP rights, with further implementation of the advisory in agreements with Ukrainian developers.
ALTRON
Legal advisory services to the Czech company Altron, a.s., which provides worldwide data solutions, in connection with intra-group acquisition of shares, including the preparation of a set of required documents and related negotiations.
BABYMARKT
Review of the information on personal data processing published on the website of e-shop with baby products, assessment of the basic conditions for personal data processing and assessment of conditions for sending commercial messages.
COMCARD
Tax and regulatory advice to ComCard, an American IT company, a banking experience integrated with a customer-loyalty system for merchants, regarding the practical implications of using a business model in Ukraine and review of the underlying agreements.
Comprehensive legal support with regard to entering the UA market by a developing US IT company. We advised on tax, currency control, intellectual property, regulatory and other legal aspects of engaging Ukrainian software developers.
FRP
Drafting of General Terms and Conditions for the client's Ukrainian subsidiary regarding the provision of data transmission services through the client's fire department call and notification system and other services, including matters related to sublicensing of the mobile applications developed by the client.
GAMELOFT
Legal services to Gameloft, a French company engaged in the development of mobile phone game software, including drafting memorandum on the taxation of foreign citizens on the territory of the Russian Federation.
GK SOFTWARE
Legal consultancy to GK Software AG, the leading European provider of integrated store solutions, and its Czech subsidiary, regarding conveying information to employees and the election of an employeesʼ negotiation committee in connection with the transformation of legal form from a German stock company into an SE.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS
Legal advisory services to Global Payments, a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, in connection with the anti-money laundering obligations of the group’s companies and with their entry into several markets, including the Slovak market. The assistance included the preparation of anti-money laundering guidelines reflecting the particularities of financial services and assessment of certain aspects of personal data protection.
Review of an agreement on cooperation between the client, a member of the Global Payments Group, a leading provider of card payment services, and its supplier, concerning the delivery and lease of payment terminals.
HARTLANDS
Legal advisory services to Eko Carbo Julia sp. z o.o., a provider of services in relation to the management of waste from flotation beneficiation of coal, in connection with several disputes related to development of real property and fees for usufruct right connected with real properties owned by the client.
LLP PRAGUE
Legal advice to the Czech company LLP Prague, s.r.o., a leading provider of software solutions, regarding claims against a provider of virtual servers due to the failure of its services.
MAKEBLOCK
Legal services to a Chinese technology company. Our services included VAT registration, preparation and filing of VAT returns and the respective reports, VAT de-registration, and related VAT advisory in cooperation with other EU jurisdictions.
NICE & WISE
Representing the founders of Ecocapsule, a successful start-up based in Slovakia in relation to its financing by a group of international investors through acquisition of shares in the project company. PETERKA & PARTNERS advised the clients in negotiations with the investors and took part in preparing and negotiating the transaction documentation.
NVIA
Providing comprehensive advisory services to NVIA Ukraine LLC, a Ukrainian subsidiary of a leading provider of mobile VAS solutions, on various corporate issues.
SDA
Legal assistance to SDA sp. z o. o., first Programming Academy in Poland and the largest Programming Academy in the CEE offering training profiled for the needs of the Information and Communication Technology market, with an establishment and incorporation of its subsidiary in Slovakia.
SQULA
Legal advisory services to FutureWhiz Media BV, a developer of learning software for children, in connection with entry into the Polish market for online educational services.
TP-LINK
Global tax advisory services to a Czech branch and subsidiary of TP-Link International Limited, a major Chinese supplier of computer networking products, including advice on immigration issues.
UST GLOBAL
Providing legal services to the client, a multinational provider of digital technology and transformation, IT services and solutions, covering various matters of corporate law, including the incorporation of a subsidiary, subsequent share transfers and day-to-day changes.
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