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. Martin Škubla
JUDr. Dušan Ďurík
Mgr. Martin Fábry LL.M.
JUDr. Ing. Erika Galgóciová
JUDr. Marián Šulík LL.M.
