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Silvia Hlavačková

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Recommended lawyer - Real estate and construction: "Partner of the law firm Silvia Hlaváčková, is a professional with wide experience in real estate area of law who provides an excellent advise to its clients."

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Silvia specialises in real estate & construction, as well as banking & finance law. She also has particular expertise in environmental, planning & regulatory law and in working with healthcare companies.

Silvia is well known for advising on all aspects of commercial property transactions, including property acquisitions and disposals (both as investments and for business use), property development, leases and real estate and project financing. A further key area of her practice includes regulatory advice with respect to bank and financial institution laws.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Banking & finance
Real estate & construction
Environmental, planning & regulatory
Real estate finance
Compliance
Insurance & reinsurance disputes

Sectors

Financial institutions & insurance
Real estate
Insurance

CV

Since 2013 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2008 – 2013 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
2005 – 2008 Associate, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
1999 – 2005 Lawyer, HypoVereinsbank Slovakia a.s. (HVB Bank Slovakia a.s.)
2008 Admitted to the bar, Slovakia
1996 Studies of Roman Law, University of Graz, Austria
1994 – 1999 Legal studies, Comenius University

Career

Since 2013 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2008 – 2013 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
2005 – 2008 Associate, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
1999 – 2005 Lawyer, HypoVereinsbank Slovakia a.s. (HVB Bank Slovakia a.s.)

Education

2008 Admitted to the bar, Slovakia
1996 Studies of Roman Law, University of Graz, Austria
1994 – 1999 Legal studies, Comenius University

Publications

Author of numerous articles in several professional journals and economic media titles

Memberships & Associations

Slovak Bar Association

Additional languages

English German

Awards

Legal500 2025

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Recommended lawyer - Real estate and construction: "Partner of the law firm Silvia Hlaváčková, is a professional with wide experience in real estate area of law who provides an excellent advise to its clients."

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer - Commercial, corporate and M&A: "Juraj Frindrich, Silvia Hlavačková, Silvia Janigová and Milan Červenka are very good in what they do. They solve issues with ease and are capable of solving difficult transactions."

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer - Banking, finance and capital markets: "Juraj Frindrich and Silvia Hlavačková are very good at what they do, they solve issues with an ease and are capable of solving difficult transactions."

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer - Banking, finance and capital markets

Recommended lawyer - Commercial, corporate and M&A

Recommended lawyer - Real estate and construction

Recommended laywer - Banking, finance & capital markets (Slovakia): Taylor Wessing Slovakia’s client-base includes a number of Austrian banks and other financial institutions and it is experienced in compliance and consumer protection mandates. Radovan Pala and Silvia Hlavačková head the team.

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