PRK Partners

Managing Partner: Martin Kriz
Number of partners: 3
Number of lawyers: 22
Tax advisors: 2 
Languages: Members of the firm speak over 15 languages

Firm Overview:
PRK Partners (‘PRK’) is a leading regional full-service law firm with a team of experienced legal and tax professionals and with thirty years’ experience in providing outstanding service in Central Europe. The firm has worked on many of the region’s largest and most complex transactions. With offices and teams in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic, PRK is perfectly suited for cross-border matters between these two countries. PRK combines profound knowledge of the local legal system with an international perspective. The firm frequently works on a non-exclusive basis with leading international law firms on large cross-border transactions. PRK’s team is led by highly experienced and internationally educated partners. Members of the team are eminent academics who have been participating in the recodification processes in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. PRK is consistently recognised among the top law firms by leading international and domestic directories and rating agencies and has been honoured with numerous awards. The firm has a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility and pro bono work. PRK Partners is a member of Lex Mundi (exclusive member for the Czech Republic) and Celia Alliance.

Recent Cases:
■ Ringier Axel Springer Media in relation to the corporate restructuring and subsequent sale of its portfolio of market-leading printed newspapers and magazines in Slovakia
■ Rémy Cointreau Group, one of the top distributors of alcohol beverages in the CEE region, on the Czech and Slovak law aspects of the sale of their Czech and Slovak distribution network to Mast-Jagermeister
■ SABMiller on the Czech and Slovak law aspects of the sale of its CEE businesses, including the Czech brewery Plzeňský Prazdroj and Slovak brewery Pivovary Topvar, to Asahi Group
■ Hewlett-Packard on the restructuring of its Czech and Slovak business activities as part of the company’s worldwide internal restructuring
■ ACintra/Ferrovial, Porr and Macquarie on the largest PPP project in Slovakia (construction of the D4 and R7 motorways)
■ Philip Morris in relation to different categories of its tobacco products including launching a new smoke-free tobacco product – the IQOS deviceon the Slovak market
■ Hella group, a leading developer and manufacturer of lighting technology and electronic products for the automobile industry with one of the largest retail organizations for vehicle parts and accessories in Europe, on Slovak corporate law and compliance matters
■ In Competition/Antitrust the firm covers cartel, dominance and merger control. The team, headed by Peter Oravec, has extensive expertise related to cartels, merger control, investigations and regulatory matters. He filed the first leniency application in Slovakia, handled merger notification where the Slovak Competition Authority applied EU model of remedies first time in Slovakia, first commitment decision in Slovakia
■ PRK provides legal advisory in all aspects of labour law & employment to many leading corporations, including BlackRock, Legrand, Marks & Spencer, and others
■ Tax Consulting: PRK Partners successfully combines legal and tax advisory services which enables the exploitation of the natural synergy between the legal and tax aspects of the work. The firm serves its clients on tax matters such as: complex tax structuring, tax planning in cross-border investments, mergers and acquisitions, divestures, and tax-free reorganizations; transactional tax support including tax due diligence; assistance in tax law matters, in particular issues concerning income tax, corporate income tax, VAT or local taxes; investment incentives; assistance in tax proceedings or representation of clients before tax authorities and courts.
■ The team’s expertise includes all means of dispute resolution (litigation, mediation, arbitration, insolvency and administrative proceedings) across various industry sectors (real estate, manufacturing, transportation). Strong in construction disputes.
■ Intellectual Property: PRK provides comprehensive legal services concerning registrations and protection of trademarks; advice on contractual law concerning IP licences and franchises; it increasingly focuses on e-commerce, communication technologies and Internet unfair competition.

Contacts:
■ Martin Kriz
Email: [email protected]

■ Miriam Galandova
Email: [email protected]

■ Peter Oravec
Email: [email protected]

■ Jaroslav Skubal
Email: [email protected]