Cechova & Partners, established in 1990, is one of the leading Slovak full service commercial law firms. The firm has been actively involved in the local market since the introduction of free market reforms, focusing mainly on international transactions. The firm's lawyers are experienced and highly qualified with specialized knowledge of various areas of Slovak law.

The seven-partner firm offers in-depth knowledge of Slovak law and business and profound experience in the local market, while providing high standard of legal assistance and client service. All lawyers in the firm are fully admitted or associated members of the Slovak Bar Association. As native Slovak speakers, all of the firm's lawyers are fluent in English as well as in a number of other foreign languages. Staff, including paralegals and translators, supports the firm’s lawyers.

Cechova & Partners represents a broad array of clients, spanning all major practices and industries. The firm has been involved in advising local and foreign clients on a number of commercial transactions varying from standard deals and general business consulting to complicated transactional structures. Cechova & Partners provides legal services as an external legal advisor to many subsidiaries, branches and joint ventures of multinational companies, also in addressing different legal aspects of their day-to-day activities carried out in Slovakia, in particular in the field of corporate law, contracts, financial transactions, labour law, regulated issues, intellectual property, etc.

In addition to the standard commercial practice, the firm's lawyers have gained experience as a result of their involvement in various mergers and acquisitions, privatisations and other commercial transactions, and advised banking clients, broker houses, and other financial institutions on debt or equity linked projects, corporate and project finance, securities deals and other financial and capital markets work. The experience and standards of work gained during many years of operation on the Slovak market allows the firm to compete successfully with other competitors on the market, including local offices of large international law firms. However, the contribution of Cechova & Partners is unique due to its detailed knowledge of the legal system as well as of the local legal and business environment.

The firm is consistently top-ranked for key areas researched in leading directories, including Chambers and Legal 500.

• Year this Office was Established: 1990
• Lawyers Worldwide: 19

Languages: Slovak, English, German, Czech, Russian and French

Notable

• Administrative Law
• Antitrust and Unfair Competition
• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy
• Commercial Law
• Corporate and Business
• Electronic Communications & E-Commerce
• Employment and Labor
• Energy
• Environmental
• Foreign Investment
• Forensic Services
• Insolvency & Restructurings
• Intellectual Property & Media
• Life Sciences
• Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Privacy
• Privatization
• Project Financing
• Real Estate & Construction