Our team
Mgr. Martin
Škubla
attorney at law and founding partner
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney at law, Slovak Bar Asocciation (from 2004)
commercial lawyer, Chambers of Commercial Lawyers (from 2000)
Work experience
from 2009 Škubla & Partneri
2004 – 2008 Martin Škubla, advokátska kancelária
2002 – 2003 Martin Škubla, komerčná právnická kancelária
1996 – 2002 G. Lehnert, Commercial law firm, Bratislava
1996 Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava, Lecturer (Commercial law)
Education
Mgr.,
Faculty of law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 1996
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Providing comprehensive advice in the area of public health insurance to a number of health insurance companies and their shareholders (for example legislation, disputes, business combinations)
- Commenting on and preparing dozens of legislative materials
- Providing legal advice in connection with the acquisition of a Slovak bank
- Comprehensive management of court and arbitration disputes over financial derivates with a value exceeding EUR 100 million on behalf of a bank
- Providing counsel to and representing a client in lawsuits against the state over the compensation of damage caused by an unlawful legislative act (amounting to hundreds of millions of EUR); representing the client in international arbitration proceedings and in court proceedings at national level in a similar matter
- Preparing petitions for the declaration of incompability of legislation in the fields of taxation, waste management and health care
- Providing legal advice to an industrial producer in connection with a potential dispute concerning the supply of electricity
- Representation in disputes over the infringement of rights to protection of privacy caused by interception of communications
JUDr. Dušan
Ďurík
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2004)
commercial lawyer, Chambers of Commercial Lawyers (from 2001)
Work experience
from 2009 Škubla & Partneri
1998 – 2009 G. Lehnert
1997 – 1998 Alliance of Attorneys
Education
JUDr., Faculty of law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2003
Mgr., Faculty of law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 1997
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Providing comprehensive legal services to the state in the process of the transformation of the health care sector including the preparation of proposals of selected legislative changes and commenting on them
- Providing legal advice to a health insurance company including the preparation of legal analysis
- Providing comprehensive legal advice to a health care provider regarding an acquisition including the preparation of due diligence and transactional documentation
- Providing comprehensive legal services to a foreign exchange point in disputes with the largest Slovak banks
- Providing legal services to an industrial company in pre-dispute negotiations with a supplier of works (contractor) operating a production plant
- Criminal law analyses and advice
Mgr. Martin
Fábry LL.M.
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
- Mergers and acquisitions, corporate law
- Competition
- Property and development
- Labour law
- Disputes and arbitration
Qualifications
attorney
at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2006)
Work experience
from 2012 Škubla & Partneri
2011 Nemetschke Huber Koloseus
2010 Čechová & Partners
2000 – 2009 FUTEJ & Partners
1998 – 1999 Altheimer & Gray
Education
LL.M., postgraduate programme, University of Amsterdam, 2007
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava, 2002
Bc., Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 1997
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Representing a purchaser in a matter of acquisition of a Slovak bank
- Representing a purchases in a matter of acquisition of a Romanian betting company
- Representing a creditor in recovering claims in the amount of EUR 28 million
- Representing a purchaser in a matter of sale of a company operating in the heating industry
- Representing clients in disputes over the protection of personality and good reputation of a legal entity
- Representing a bank in settling a claim with a value over EUR 25 million
JUDr. Ing. Erika
Galgóciová
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney
at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2012)
Work experience
from 2013 Škubla & Partneri
2006 ‒ 2012 Wolf Theiss
Education
JUDr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2010
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2008
Ing., Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics, Bratislava, 2006
Language skills
Slovak, English, German, Italian
Chosen experience
- Representing a private equity group in acquisitions of media houses and publishers
- Representing a private equity group in proceedings concerning a notification of a concentration in connection with acquisitions within the media industry
- Representing a private equity group in proceedings concerning a notification of a concentration in connection with the Sberbank’s acquisition
- Participating in the Sberbank’s acquisition
- Representing a leading producer of washing and cleaning agents and cosmetics in proceedings concerning agreements restricting competition
- Dealing with corporate and shareholders’ relations within a private equity group including shareholders’ agreements
Publications
Company Directors: Jurisdictional Comparison, published by Thomson Reuters, European Lawyer reference, a chapter about Slovak corporate law (2012), co-author
“Unilateral set-off of an employer’s claim against employee’s wage claims “ in: Justičná revue 11/2010, co-author
„The Kluwer Arbitration Smart Charts“ (2010-2012), co-author
Brochure „Starting foreign business in Bratislava, Slovakia“, a survey in several jurisdictions regarding investment conditions for cross-border projects under the auspices of the World Bank, (2009, 2010), co-author
JUDr. Marián
Šulík LL.M.
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2014)
Work experience
from 2017 Škubla & Partneri
2016 ‒ 2017 Ružička Csekes s.r.o. in association with members of C/M/S
2008 – 2016 Wolf Theiss
Education
LL.M., University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, 2012
Business & Law Certificate, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2012
JUDr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2009
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2008
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- representing US hedge fund in connection with acquisition of car parts manufacturer in several jurisdictions of Central Europe
- representing the client in connection with acquisition of DIY store chain in multiple jurisdictions
- participating on acquisition of a bank operating in several jurisdictions in Central Europe
- providing legal advice to financing banks in connection with financing of acquisition projects
- providing legal advice to Hungarian investor in connection with acquisition of majority stake in a company owning a sports club, including legal advice in connection with shareholders’ relationship
- providing legal advice in connection with sale of an undertaking of major French producer of electric products, including advice with respect to labor law and competition law aspects
Publications
„The Kluwer Arbitration Smart Charts“ (2013-2016), co-author
Mgr. Michaela
Balážová
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
- Mergers and acquisitions, corporate law
- Property and development
- Disputes and arbitration
- Economic crime
Qualifications
attorney at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2016)
Work experience
from 2009 Škubla & Partneri
2008 – 2009 J&T BANKA
Education
Mgr.,
Faculty of Law, Pan-European University, Bratislava, 2012
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Providing legal advice to a purchaser in the acquisition of Sberbank including participation in due diligence
- Providing legal advice in connection with the preparation and implementation of property projects involving an administrative building / logistic centre / residential project / parking house with a focus on the preparation of contractual documentation
- Providing legal advice in a matter of the protection of personal data including the preparation of necessary contractual documentation in compliance with the Act on Personal Data Protection for an office complex
- Providing legal advice to a developer of a residential area in connection with the creation and regulation of contractual relations with energy companies
- Providing legal advice to a client due to an unconstutional emissions tax including the representation of the client before the Slovak Supreme Court and Constitutional Court
JUDr. Monika
Bandúrová
of counsel
Tel: +420 776 380 614
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney at law, Czech Bar Association (from 2011)
Registered European lawyer, Slovak Bar Association (from 2011)
Work experience
2016 individual law practice, Prague, Czech Republic
2014 – 2016 Vogl & Partners, Prague, Czech Republic
2011 – 2013 Škubla & Partneri
2007 – 2011 JUDr. Bc. Martin Kulhánek, Ph.D., attorney at law, Brno, Czech Republic
Education
JUDr., Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Repulic, 2010
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Repulic, 2007
University of Aberystwyth, United Kingdom, Department of Law and Criminology, study visit, 2006
Language skills
Slovak, Czech, English, Spanish
Mgr. Lenka
Križanová
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
- Mergers and acquisitions, corporate law
- Disputes and arbitration
- Health care and health insurance
- Intellectual & IT
Qualifications
attorney
at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2014)
Work experience
from 2009 Škubla & Partneri
2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Education
Mgr.,
Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratiislava, 2010
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Representing a client in proceedings before the National Bank of Slovakia to grant prior approval for an acquisition of a qualified participation in a bank
- Representing a client in proceedings relating to unfair competition
- Representing a client in filling a creditor’s motion for the declaration of bankruptcy
- Providing legal advice in connection with the public health insurance
JUDr. Miroslava
Petrovičová LL.M.
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
- Mergers and acquisitions, corporate law
- Competition
- Disputes and arbitration
- Health care and health insurance
- Banking and finances
Qualifications
attorney at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2011)
mediator (from 2016)
Work experience
from 2007 Škubla & Partneri
Education
LL.M., postgraduate programme basics of German law, Ludwigs-Maximillians-Universität, Munich 2016
JUDr., Faculty of Law, Pan-European University, Bratislava, 2014
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava, 2007
Language skills
Slovak, English, German, Russian
Chosen experience
- Cooperating in a matter of client’s representation in an international investment arbitration
- Cooperating in representation of a client from the banking sector in a dispute over trading with financial derivates
- Providing legal advice to a client operating in the area of aluminium production regarding long-term supplies of electricity
- Providing legal advice in connection with an acquisition of a bank
- Legal counsel for developer company in relation to disputed ownership rights to real estate included into construction plans of major real estate project
- Representation of the defendant in dispute concerning protection of goodwill of insurance broker
- Legal counsel and representation of client in restructuring of receivables
- Legal counsel for client in case of claim for compensatory damages against a major Slovak transporting company
Mgr. Ján
Piešťanský
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
Work experience
From 2008 Škubla & Partneri
Education
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2009
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Providing legal advice to a purchaser in the Sberbank’s acquisition
- Providing legal advice in connection with the regulation in the health care sector
- Providing legal services in connection with infringements of rights for the protection of personality in media disputes
- Providing legal services in lawsuits arising from infringements of rights for the protection of privacy against interception of communications
- Representing a client in matters of tax control including related proceedings concerning the incompability of tax legislation
Mgr. Martin
Plocháň PhD., MCIArb.
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2015)
member, Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators, London (from 2022)
Work experience
from 2009 Škubla & Partneri
Education
2022 M&A Expert Manager training, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hungary
2022 Certificate in Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers, Harvard Law School / Harvard Business School Online, Massachusetts
2019 PhD., International Law, Pan-European University, Bratislava
2011 Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Comprehensive representation of a purchaser in acquisitions of health care providers
- Comprehensive representation of a client from the media industry in lawsuits brought in general courts
- Comprehensive representation of a client from the banking sector in lawsuits brought in general courts as well as arbitration courts
Publications
“Settlement of joint tenancy during execution proceeding“ - In: Paneurópske právnické fórum 2016. Collection of contributions from an international scientific conference
“As to the lapsing of subjective limitation periodsin cases of administrative punishment“ - In: Štát a právo 2/2016
“Reflection on the potential unconstitutionality of the proposed wordinf of the section 33 subsection 4 of the AML act“ - In: Paneurópske právnické fórum 2017. Collection of contributions from an international scientific conference
Mgr. Michal
Švec
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney
at law, Slovak Bar Association (from 2016)
Work experience
from 2010 Škubla & Partneri
2008 – 2009 G. Lehnert
Education
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Preparing contractual documentation relating to a commercial dispute over the construction of a biogas plant
- Participating in a project team conducting due diligence of health care centres
- Providing legal advice in the field of public procurement concerning the preparation of construction of a health care centre
Mgr. Patrik
Führich
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney, Slovak Bar Association (2022)
Work experience
from 2015 Škubla & Partneri
Education
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2018
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Providing comprehensive legal advice in connection with the realization of the residential project “Rezidencie Pri Mýte”
- Providing legal advice to clients in the field of property law
- Providing legal advice to clients in the field of anti-money laundering and Register of Public Sector Partners
Mgr. Erik
Mateášik
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
attorney, Slovak Bar Association (2022)
Work experience
from 2019 Škubla & Partneri
2018 - 2019 Law & Trust
2017 - 2018 Dentons
2016 - 2017 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic
2014 - 2016 PRK Partners
Education
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2018
Language skills
Slovak, English
Mgr. Baton
Murati
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Work experience
from 2014 Škubla & Partneri
Education
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2016
Language skills
Slovak, English
Chosen experience
- Providing comprehensive legal advice in connection with the preparation and construction of the residential project “Obytný súbor Čulenova”
- Providing comprehensive legal advice in connection with the preparation and construction of the residential project “Rezidencie pri Mýte”
- Providing legal advice to clients in the field of property law
Mgr. Júlia
Palková
associate
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
associate, Slovak Bar Association (2020)
Work experience
from 2019 Škubla & Partneri
2018 – 2019 HAVEL & PARTNERS
2018 - BDM Legal
Education
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2020
Language skills
Slovak, English
Mgr. Dominika
Šedá
attorney at law
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
Work experience
from 2019 Škubla & Partneri
2016 – 2017
Nitschneider & Partners
Education
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2018
Language skills
Slovak, English
Mgr. Peter
Vernarec
associate
Tel: +421 (2) 577 88 800
Focus Area
Qualifications
associate, Slovak Bar Association (2019)
Work experience
from 2017 Škubla & Partneri
2016 – 2017 CLS Čavojský & Partners
2015 - 2016 PRK Partners
Education
Mgr., Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, 2019
Language skills
Slovak, English
Mgr. Martin Škubla
JUDr. Dušan Ďurík
Mgr. Martin Fábry LL.M.
JUDr. Ing. Erika Galgóciová
JUDr. Marián Šulík LL.M.
Mgr. Michaela Balážová
JUDr. Monika Bandúrová
Mgr. Lenka Križanová
JUDr. Miroslava Petrovičová LL.M.
Mgr. Ján Piešťanský
Mgr. Martin Plocháň PhD., MCIArb.
Mgr. Michal Švec
Mgr. Patrik Führich
Mgr. Erik Mateášik
Mgr. Baton Murati
Mgr. Júlia Palková
Mgr. Dominika Šedá
Mgr. Peter Vernarec
