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Radovan Pala, Ph.D., LL.M.
Radovan Pala, Ph.D., LL.M.

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"Radovan Pala is a highly experienced lawyer and possesses great negotiation skills." (Corporate/M&A)

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Radovan leads our Business and Professional Services group in CEE and is the Co-Head of our Bratislava office.

He is recognised as a brilliant employment and corporate lawyer with over 20+ years of experience working with clients in the life sciences, manufacturing & industrial, private wealth, media & communications and technology sectors. 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, Capital Markets, and Restructuring & Insolvency – making him a complete advisor for your company. He is an active member of working groups at the Slovak Ministry of Justice that have prepared a number of important amendments, including in the area of corporate and insolvency law. Recently he has been working with PwC on the EU-DG REFORM sponsored project for the Slovak Ministry of Justice: “Supporting Slovakia to reform the framework for insolvency and restructuring”.

Client's value his reliable industry knowledge and focused commercial advice across a broad range of areas. Radovan is an excellent communicator and speaks five languages: English, German, Czech, Dutch and Slovak.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Private equity
Venture capital
Employment, pensions & mobility
Restructuring & insolvency
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Immigration & mobility
Employment
Pensions
General corporate
Equity capital markets
Joint ventures

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Business & professional services
Life sciences & healthcare
Manufacturing & industrials
Private wealth
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Employment, pensions & mobility in CEE

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Since 2004 Partner, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
2004 Self-employed attorney
2000 – 2003 Associate, JUDr. J. Ružicka
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

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

Awards

Chambers Global 2025

Featured

"Radovan Pala is a highly experienced lawyer and possesses great negotiation skills." (Corporate/M&A)

Chambers Europe 2025

"Working with Radovan is a pleasure, our collaboration is always straightforward and highly client-oriented." "He is prompt, loyal and highly knowledgeable."

Chambers Global 2024

Notable practictioner: "He is a great lead partner with a general view and the capacity to delegate." "Radovan Pala is highly competent and reacts swiftly to his clients' demands."

Chambers Europe 2021

Recommended lawyer – Corporate/M&A: Interviewees describe him as "a very clever lawyer who has a great knowledge of the law".

Recommended lawyer – Employment

Leading individual - Corporate/M&A - Slovakia: Radovan Pala often deals with share transactions and restructuring deals. He also advises on general corporate matters and issues surrounding shareholder rights. According to interviewees, Pala "always tries to understand the client's perspective," while market commentators also regard him as a "very experienced lawyer."

Leading individual - Employment - Slovakia (Band 2): Radovan Pala has considerable experience in restructuring, negotiations with trade unions, terminations and ensuing litigations. Interviewees describe him as "a very good speaker and presenter, a good attorney and known figure in the market."

Recommended lawyer - Banking, finance & capital markets (Slovakia), Commercial, corporate & M&A (Slovakia) and Dispute resolution (Slovakia)

Experience

Pharmaceutical portfolio divestments across 24 EU jurisdictions

Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV on its divestments of portfolios of generic pharmaceutical products (approximately 260 medicinal products) in 24 EU jurisdictions to multiple purchasers, in addition to advising Teva on the divestment of certain parts of its business. The divestments were a condition enforced by the European Commission to approve Teva's USD40.5 billion acquisition of Allergan plc’s global generics and have been run as a competitive auction process, resulting in five asset sales.

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