Europe
Practice Areas
Pavol Poláček is in charge of managing the law firm, conducting key transactions, solving complex disputes, and strategic consulting in setting processes and risk management.
Renowned international rankings such as Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal regularly place him among the leading Slovak experts in the field of energy, dispute resolution and real estate.
Pavol studied law at Comenius University in Bratislava, European law at Université Paris-Est in Paris, and European public administration at KU Leuven in Belgium.
Pavol Poláček is currently registered as an attorney-at-law in the Slovak Bar Association, as a Solicitor for England and Wales in The Law Society (currently not practicing), and as an arbitrator of the Arbitration Court of the Slovak Bar Association.
Career
Managing partner at Poláček & Partners (since 2013). Previously, he worked at renowned law firms in Bratislava, Paris and Seoul.
Professional Memberships
Slovak Bar Association, Aattorney-at-law
The Law Society, Solicitor for England and Wales (non-practicing)
Arbitration Court of the Slovak Bar Association, Arbitrator
Work Highlights
- Strategic management of significant cases before judicial and arbitration tribunals and representation in proceedings at the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic in matters of the constitutionality of provisions of legal regulations.
- Preparation of legislative changes to several legal regulations.
- Legal consultancy for clients in key areas of energy regulation.
- Strategic consultancy in the construction of new energy facilities, their commissioning, and in the supply and distribution of electricity, gas, and heat
- Consultancy in mergers and acquisitions of companies and acquisitions of various types of real estate, preparation of transaction documentation, legal due diligence and conducting negotiations.
- Preparation of various types of contracts related to the construction, design and lease of real estate.
Languages Spoken
English
French
Slovak
