ACER
Legal advice and support to the Ukrainian representative office of ACER Group, a leading Taiwanese exporter and one of the world’s largest computer manufacturers, on labour, and other, issues, on various day-to-day matters, such as obtaining a work permit (service card) and residence permit for the director (head) of the representative office, and advising on the eligibility of the representative office to obtain the status to be able to reserve employees from mobilization.
ATLAS FOR MEN
Legal advisory services to ATLASFORMEN, French established company and vendor of clothes and other products, regarding new eshop to be launched in Slovakia, most notably the legal advisory in the area of consumer protection, personal data and marketing information.
CEVA SANTÉ ANIMALE
PETERKA & PARTNERS Ukraine provided advice to Ceva Santé Animale, a multinational animal health company based in France, with regard to resolving a payment issue with a Ukrainian debtor. Our assistance included elaborating a practical solution as to resolving the issue with a local debtor's bank, and about the regulatory requirements on which the debtor relied when refusing to pay.
COMCARD
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.
CONSTELLIUM
Advisory to Constellium, a global leader in innovative and high value-added aluminium products and solutions dedicated primarily to aerospace, automotive and packaging markets, in relation to Slovak and Czech anti-bribery legislation for the purpose of an internal global compliance programme.
EDISON CHOUEST OFFSHORE
Comprehensive legal advisory services to North American Shipbuilding L.L.C., a company from Edison Chouest Offshore companies (ECO), one of the most diverse and dynamic marine transportation solution providers in the world, related to entry into the Slovak market as well as ensuring compliance with Slovak corporate, commercial law and real estate issues.
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.
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 onto 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.
HSH CHEMIE
A comprehensive one-day seminar for the client’s employees concerning GDPR issues, criminal liability of moral persons, compliance rules, and the procedures to be observed within the company in order to secure the company’s operations to the maximum extent.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Legal advice to Johnson & Johnson, the world's largest producer of healthcare products, on data protection regulation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
KARDI AI
Legal advice to KardiAI, pioneers in the digital transformation of healthcare, who have developed a tool using artificial intelligence for long-term ECG monitoring. We have specifically reviewed documents and processes in connection with the use of KardiAI applications so that they are in accordance with local regulations, including a revision of documents for personal data protection and general terms and conditions for the application, marketing, and language requirements for documents, and advised on international transfers of personal data.
KISWIRE
Legal advisory to a Czech subsidiary of a global manufacturer of steel wires. The advisory was related to obligations arising from Czech Act No. 171/2023 Coll. on Whistleblower Protection. We first had to take into account the group nature of the company and how the client intended to deal with the reports received. After this initial assessment, we agreed that the client would set up its internal reporting system on the NNTB platform, which we would then link as a sub-account to our partner administration on this platform. Designated persons from our law firm then acted as the competent person for the client within the meaning of the above Act. Another activity was the preparation of the internal policies for the client, on the basis of which the internal reporting system and the reporting process would function in their company. We divided the policy into two areas, one focused on informing whistleblowers about the principles of reporting and the other on regulating the process for receiving, assessing, investigating, and finally resolving reports. Another specific sub-area was the protection of personal data handled in connection with the processing of reports. In particular, setting out the procedure for the competent person to receive reports and the manner in which a whistleblower can submit a report were essential parts of these policies. In accordance with the legislation and the client's requirements, we determined the range of whistleblowers who may submit a report, which was extended to include persons who do not perform dependent work for the client. An equally important aspect was the obligation of confidentiality and ensuring the protection of the identity of the whistleblower as well as the content of the report from third parties and the coordination of activities with our Hungarian office, which provided similar local services for the client
LOOMIS
Our firm arranged for and coordinated reviews of the local legal regulations on the road transport of cash and other valuables in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and preparing unified output for Loomis, one of the world’s leading cash handling groups offering cash in transit (CIT), cash management services (CMS)n and an increasing number of comprehensive solutions where CIT and CMS are integrated.
L´ORÉAL
Legal advisory services to the well-known producer of cosmetics, L’Oréal Česká republika s.r.o., in day-to-day corporate matters, including modifying corporate documents in compliance with recodified Czech law.
MUSTANG
Comprehensive legal advisory services to Mustang GmbH, one of the leading producers of jeans in Europe, with respect to its contractual relations with its customer and distributor, in particular with respect to the regulation of mutual relations concerning obtaining the necessary import and compliance certificates for the client’s products in Belarus.
OLYMPUS
Legal advisory services to the Czech company Olympus Czech Group, s.r.o., a subsidiary of a Japanese manufacturer of electronics, on corporate matters, including advisory services in connection with corporate changes and modifying corporate documents to be in compliance with recodified Czech law.
PHI ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS
Legal advice to a company belonging to the SEVES group, an Italian world leader in the production of electrical insulation, in connection with preparing and conducting a series of training courses for company employees that were focused on anti-corruption rules, including an outline of types of corruption, involvement therein, and the consequences of non-compliance with anti-corruption rules, including criminal ones. Training sessions were further aimed at rules on competition protection in which employees were instructed on the prohibition of agreements restricting competition, on the prohibition of abuse of dominant position, on the consequences of infringement of the rules on competition protection, as well as on the ethical principles applicable in the SEVES group.
SAFESTAY
Assisting British Safestay Group, an operator of hostels and hotels, with the registration of the ultimate beneficial owners of the client's Czech subsidiary. The assistance included the drafting of necessary documents and registration of the ultimate beneficial owner in the relevant Czech register.
SAXO BANK
Our law firm advised a Danish bank, on regulatory matters under Czech legislation in connection with the provision of investment services to customers in the Czech Republic through its Czech branch. PETERKA PARTNERS has reviewed the applicable regulatory framework and provided input on the compliance and implementation requirements relevant to information obligations of the branch towards the Czech National Bank regarding Czech customers, and the information obligations of the branch towards customers in the Czech Republic.
SKANSKA
Legal advisory services to Skanska a.s., a construction and development company from Skanska group, in connection with acquiring a project company owning important real estate in Prague. The project company is a joint venture between Skanska and the previous owner. The buyer requested the sellers to behave in conformity with the buyer’s worldwide compliance policy. It was necessary to set up rules for such commitment and sanctions for its breach.
STELLAR WORKS
Advising the client on the options for initiating a defamation case before Czech courts, in connection with statements archived on an internet archive service.
TEREN MANAGEMENT EUROPE / FOREVER21
Comprehensive legal assistance to Teren Management, the exclusive franchisee of a leading clothing brand, in connection with corporate matters comprising assistance with general meetings, compliance with amended corporate law legislation, etc., and assistance with day to day business and retail matters, such as legal assistance with campaigns, gift vouchers, terms and conditions, including comprehensive legal assistance with labour law matters.
Review of the terms of the promotional activity for the Grand Opening, Gift Cards, research regarding the organization of gambling games, data processing, and other aspects concerning promotional activities, and procedures for handling customer complaints for Teren Management Europe.
VEOLIA GROUP
Legal services to the client, a member of Veolia Group, the world leader in the environmental services sector, with legal support at the initial stage of launching an infrastructure project in Kyiv. In particular, PETERKA & PARTNERS prepared a memorandum of understanding and letter of intent between the client and Kyiv City Council outlining the key steps and conditions for launching a mutual project on the development of a waste treatment plant.
The PETERKA & PARTNERS team led by Hynek Peroutka advised MORAVSKÁ VODÁRENSKÁ a.s. from Veolia Group („MOVO“) in the project of transforming the operation of the water supply infrastructure in the Zlín region and creating a new model, which ended an 18-year long series of court and arbitration disputes between the company Vodovody a kanalizace Zlín a.s („VAK Zlín“), as the owner of the infrastructure controlled by the municipalities in the Zlín region, the towns of Otrokovice and Fryšták as its minority shareholders, and MOVO as the operator of the infrastructure. PETERKA & PARTNERS also previously represented MOVO in a number of these disputes. The essence of the settlement, which was negotiated for two years and subsequently implemented in the first half of 2022, was the creation of a new operating company Vodárna Zlín a.s., into which MOVO contributed part of its business and which, as of 1 July 2022, took over the operation of the water supply infrastructure owned by VAK Zlín and towns and municipalities in the Zlín region. From 1 July 2022, Vodárna Zlín a.s. became a joint venture between VAK Zlín and MOVO (by transferring of 75% of shares) until the end of 2029, when it will become fully controlled by VAK Zlín. The entire transaction comprises a number of unusual and innovative aspects, concerning relations between the shareholders of the joint venture, a specific controlling role of the towns of Otrokovice and Fryšták, special arrangements for the purchase price of the shares, the method of its payment and generating of funds for it, and others. Given the nature of the water supply business, the complexity of the negotiated structure and the involvement of both private and public (municipal) actors, the transaction also involved a number of public law and regulatory aspects and was subject to clearance by the Office for the Protection of Competition.
VIATRIS
Long-term legal advisory services to Mylan, one of the world's largest manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals, and to its local CEE subsidiaries, on various regulatory matters of pharmaceutical law, including price regulation of pharmaceuticals, standards and templates on interactions with HCPs, patent protection, dispute over a domain name, global/local SOPs, data protection matters, adapting websites to local legislations, as well as on various corporate and employment law issues, including of a secondment of lawyers to Mylan's Czech and Slovak subsidiaries for a period of a year and a half.
XPO LOGISTICS
Legal advisory services to XPO Logistics, a leader in the provision of supply chain services, in relation to the mandatory documents that carriers from Slovakia and Poland should be able to provide in order to be able to perform transport operations, as well as in connection to the legal consequences in case such documents are not available.
YAMAHA
Advising Yamaha in commercial matters. PETERKA & PARTNERS mainly advised the client in respect of the distribution agreements to be concluded with Yamaha’s local distributors in several Eastern European countries.
Advising companies from the Yamaha group on consumer protection matters: - advising the client in respect of the legal regulations on promotional communication to customers on websites (discount codes) including related information duties under the EU Omnibus Directive and local laws in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland implementing the Omnibus Directive. The provision of services in all three countries was coordinated from Slovakia. - revising the conditions for several discount events, including related information obligations according to the EU Omnibus Directive and local laws in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and ensuring compliance with regulations on consumer protection and personal data protection. The provision of services in the two countries mentioned was coordinated from the Czech Republic.