Practice areas - Kiselica & partners, Law Office

Kiselica & Partners sees its success connected to the success of its clients. Our aim is a total satisfaction for our clients. We accomplish our mission through the dedication and expertise of our team members who put our clients' interests first and employ the most innovative approaches to successfully resolve any tasks. The development of long-term relationships helps in increasing the quality of legal services, minimizing costs and creating positive conditions for superior tailor-made solutions. Our flexibility enables us to meet all the topical demands of the market and thus reflect the actual needs of our clients in various industries and sectors. Our fundamental belief is that clients wish to minimize their involvement with the legal system itself. We work in close cooperation with our clients to avoid legal obstacles, and to handle legal problems in an efficient, professional manner when they occur.

Corporate and Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions

Our team works as your business partner to help you protect your rights, minimize risk, maximize profit and stay ahead of the competition. Through a flow of corporate clients’ requests we are ready to provide advice to middle-sized as well as large companies. The team deals with a variety of legal issues from the covering the every-day life of companies to outstanding projects. Kiselica & Partners offers comprehensive advice including pointing out critical elements of the deals and their possible consequences, and offering the most suitable and efficient solutions. Our team of lawyers assists clients in all aspects of new and emerging businesses. We provide legal services to business clients in a broad range of matters, including:

Business Formation: Our lawyers advise clients on many issues that need to be be considered when forming a business, such as the legal form of the company, its location in the territorry of Slovakia in terms of costs, transportation availability, labour market needs, suppliers, governmental incentives and other programs, business partners relationships, shareholders agreements, etc.

Business Contracts: Our team of experts is experienced in drafting and negotiating various types of business contracts, including purchase agreements, management and employment agreements, construction and lease agreements, goods supply agreements, and a variety of special agreements in the IT sector, etc..

Mergers and Acquisitions: A professional service of experienced legal advisors is reqiured in cases where a business decides to expand through acquisition or merger. A part of the services includes advisory in preparation of capital and debt financing documents and transactional negotiations.

Real Estate

After the entry of Slovakia into the EU in May, 2004, the Slovak real estate market has become extremely attractive to foreign investors. Kiselica & Partners provides comprehensive advice to clients seeking venture opportunities in the capital of the Slovak Republic, as well as other areas such as tourist and ski resorts located in the beautiful Slovak mountain region.

The Law Office Kiselica & Partners provides experienced and knowledgeable advice to developers, investors, buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in all types of commercial real estate activities, including land and asset acquisition, financing, re-zoning, construction and leasing. The team assists clients with the preparation of relevant agreements, complete communication with land registries and other state or municipal authorities, and also provides additional services when representing the clients before banks, other financial institutions, construction and management companies. We have close relationships with other reputable real estate agencies when handling projects involving residential use, land, office buildings, industrial facilities, resort and recreational properties, hotels and specialized facilities safeguard good title, and closing of investment transactions contemplated in Slovakia in the future.

Public Procurement

Public procurement issues started playing a significant role to foreign investors holding their interests in Slovak public utilities in particular in times of nearly completed privatisation process in Slovakia. Kiselica & Partners has expertise in providing legal services to the key players in the public utilities sector (mainly in the energy sector). The entry of the Slovak Republic into the EU increased the needs of foreign clients for protection of their rights when bidding in public tenders launched by Slovak companies European wide. The Law Office provides comprehensive legal services when representing the client before the procuror, Slovak Public Procurement Office or competent court.

Banking and Finance

Kiselica & Partners has been involved in a variety of cases relating to domestic and international financial institutions and banks in connection with provision and securization of loans, bonds´ issuance, leasing of production equipment and facilities as well as with risk assessment of various transactions from the perspective of Slovak bankruptcy law.

Labor Law

The Law Firm is dedicated to providing outstanding labor and employment law advice, litigation and other services, especially in connection with the restructuring of companies and starting business by foreign investors in Slovakia. The Law Firm offers a comprehensive legal advisory on employment and related issues. In the past members of the team have been working on several outsourcing projects, and in addition to general corporate advisory, the team also advised on all related aspects from the perspective of Slovak labor law.

International Adoption of Children

Currently, a significant increase of international adoption of childredn can be recognized. Kiselica & Partners cooperates closely with the Center for the International Legal Protection of Children and Youth in Slovakia in the area of international adoption. Members of the Law Firm are able to provide extensive and qualified legal advice in many matters regarding the international adoption as well as on related issues.

Aviation

Finally after several years of struggeling and fighting for Slovak and foreign passangers the aviation business in Slovakia is booming. The thriving businesses of local and international low costs operators go hand in hand with the rapid increase of their need for legal services. Kiselica & Partners have been advising world-wide key players on complex issues regarding aircraft operation and lease of aircrafts in the Slovak Republic.

Competition Law

In the area of competition law, Dalibor Kiselica has developed an extensive know-how, in particular in dealing with notifications of international mergers and acquisitions with Slovak competition authority.

These days, the focus of interest for prospective clients lies in increasing their in-house knowledge regarding anti-competitive behavior and possible dawn-raids. In this field, Dalibor Kiselica has gained a deserved reputation for the provision of legal services to his international clientele.

Privatization

Members of the Law Firm have gained a valuable know-how in the privatization process of the gas industry in Slovakia. The team is able to provide a complete range of legal services including in-depth analysis of the target, preparation of all related transaction and corporate documents, tracking all possible weak points in the transaction, and therefore safeguarding the interests of the clients and a smooth closing of the project.

In addition to the above-mentioned practice areas, Kiselica & Partners also has the capacity to provide legal services in other areas, e.g. foreign direct investments, IP/IT, construction, transport, forwarding and shipping, export/import, and immigration.