Radovan Pala, Ph.D., LL.M.
Partner
Radovan is recognised as a brilliant employment lawyer with an exceptional knowledge of corporate as well as IP and IT law. He is the Co-Head of our Bratislava office.
He works with clients in the life sciences, manufacturing & industrial, private wealth and technology, media & communications sectors. Radovan leads our Business and Professional Services group in CEE.
Apart from being a profound expert in all areas of Slovak employment law, Radovan has decades of experience across a variety of legal disciplines including, Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets, as well as IP and IT – making him a complete advisor for your company. If you need a lawyer who's insightful, reliable, focused and an excellent communicator then Radovan is the lawyer for you. He speaks five languages: English, Czech, Dutch, German and Slovak.
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Career
| Since 2004 | Partner, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c |
| 2004 | Self-employed attorney |
| 2000 – 2003 | Associate, JUDr. J. Ružicka |
Education
| 2011 | Doctoral degree, Comenius University |
| 2009 | Doctoral degree in law (JUDr.), Pan European University |
| 2004 | Admitted to the bar, Slovakia |
| 2003 | Doctorate studies, University of Groningen, Netherlands |
| 2001 – 2003 | Postgraduate studies in International Business Law (LL.M.), Groningen University, Netherlands |
| 1998 | Legal studies, Free University of Berlin, Germany |
| 1996 | Legal studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 1994 – 1999 | Legal studies, Comenius University |
Publications
‘Green Dot’ Trade Marks Revoked for All Product Classes in Slovakia (co-authored with Ján Lazur, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice and GRURInt, 2015 Significant Changes to Slovakian Copyright Law (Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice), 2013 Commentary to the Slovak Commercial Code - Chapter "Joint Stock Company" (Co-author), 2011 Monograph "Cross-border Mergers" (Co-author), 2009 Monograph “Harmonization of the Slovak Company Law with European Law” (Co-author), 2005 Various articles in Slovak legal journals concerning Slovak and European company law and ECJ judicature, since 1999 |
Memberships & Associations
Slovak Bar Association Institute for State and Law, Slovak Academy of Sciences Board of Directors, Open Society Foundation |
Additional languages
| English |
| German |
| Czech |
| Dutch |
Latest news & insights
Employment, pensions & mobility
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Latest changes in employment law in Slovakia
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23 February 2021
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Restructuring & insolvency
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What you need to know about Slovakia's new regulation to protect distressed undertakings
7 January 2021
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Employment, pensions & mobility
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Legislative changes in labour law in an emergency situation
20 April 2020
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Coronavirus
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COVID-19 insolvency emergency measures in Slovakia
17 April 2020
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