Competition/Antitrust
Europe Guide 2024 : Slovakia
Band 1
About
Provided by Čechová & Partners
Čechová & Partners is a leading competition practice in the country. Its team acts on a broad range of competition matters including compliance issues, representing the clients vis-à-vis the Slovak competition authority on antitrust investigations, and assisting clients with merger clearances.
The firm’s lawyers have been involved, inter alia, in local clearances for numerous worldwide transactions of multinationals, particularly in the construction, energy and chemical industries.
Chambers Review
Čechová & Partners remains one of the leading competition law firms in the Slovakian market. The team is particularly well known for assisting clients in follow-on damages claims and behavioural investigations. It also frequently advises on competition compliance matters, including in relation to distribution agreements and commercial contracts. The firm is a popular choice with clients from the pharmaceutical sector and with industry associations.
Work Highlights
- Čechová & Partners represented HP Inc. in an investigation by the Slovak National Competition Authority.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We received quick yet exhaustive responses that confront and tackle complex problems with solutions."
"The team is reliable and able to think about innovative solutions."
"The team provides good responsiveness."
"We received quick yet exhaustive responses that confront and tackle complex problems with solutions."
"The team is reliable and able to think about innovative solutions."
"The team provides good responsiveness."
Notable Practitioners
Tomáš Maretta remains one of the leading individuals in Slovakia for competition law investigations and damages actions. He has further experience in competition compliance mandates, including acting for industry associations.
"It was a very good experience working with him, he would be our go-to contact."
"What makes the difference is his quick understanding of complex business practices, which enables him to provide truly business-oriented legal advice."
"We've always been so pleased, he is one of the best competition lawyers. He understands our business and the complexities. He can boil it down into what is important."
"He created a trusted relationship and understands all the details of the case, I knew that he was going to be on top of it all. You can rely on outsourcing the case to him, you can be confident that he will follow up."