Firm overview

Led by the highly regarded Dr. Karol Šiška, an experienced and skilled group of professionals with international and domestic experience advises renowned national and international clients on a wide variety of complex legal issues and transactions.

The team is fully integrated into the CERHA HEMPEL network and has achieved a top tier position in the Slovak market.

Firm overview

Hugh worked for more than 20 years at Allen & Overy, more than half of those as a partner.

Now, as a consultant through Go2Law, Hugh continues to advise on strategic, complex M&A in the wider Central European region.

He has wide and deep experience throughout the Central Europe, from the Baltics to the Balkans.

He advises buy-side and sell-side, strategic and financial investors, on transactions in key sectors such as telecommunications, technology, media, financial services, energy and healthcare.

Hugh has been consistently ranked as one of the leading M&A lawyers in Central Europe by directories such as Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR.

Hugh also provides training to clients and other law firms on topics such as negotiation skills, drafting, and general M&A (SPAs, W&I).

Firm overview

Čechová & Partners is an independent Slovak law firm with a 30-year history. Integrity, professionalism and flexibility belong to core values of the firm. Deep knowledge of local business environment and significant experience and expertise in all areas of Slovak commercial law allow us to provide high quality and efficient legal services to our clients. Our lawyers have consistently been awarded high ratings by international ranking institutions as leading experts in their respective legal fields. Many of them not only enjoy recognition in both Slovakia and abroad, but also hold important posts in professional legal organisations.