 Search  English WHERE WE WORK EXPERTISE OUR LAWYERS NEWS & EVENTS CAREERS ABOUT CONTACT Bird & BirdCzech Republic & Slovakia  Print  Twitter  Google+  LinkedIn Czech Republic & Slovakia Overview Bird & Bird Prague and Bratislava offices are known for having highly-skilled, full service legal teams offering long-term, business oriented, practical solutions supported by unrivalled sector knowledge gaining a strong and respected position on the legal market. The team offers over 25 multi-language professionals who are able to provide service in English, German, Spanish, French and Russian apart from their local language. All our lawyers are highly recognised experts in their areas of specialisation who provide both local and international clients with a full range of commercially focused legal services covering all areas of commercial law. Arbitration Banking & Finance Commercial Corporate/ M&A Corporate restructuring and insolvency Dispute resolution EU and competition law International HR services Outsourcing Patents and know how Privacy and data protection Public sector contracts and disputes Real Estate Regulatory and administrative Trade and customs Trade marks and design We provide legal advice to local and multi-national companies being well known for our ability to successfully manage complex, cross-border projects and deals, many of which belong among the largest of their kind in our countries. We operate as a cohesive team with our colleagues from other offices in the Central and Eastern European region, being seamlessly integrated into the international Bird & Bird network. The offices are led by Ivan Sagál, Managing Partner for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with Vladimír Nyč, Counsel and Vojtěch Chloupek, Counsel also being members of the leadership team. Contacts Recent highlights of work Accolades News & Events Industry News Firm News 17 2-2014 European Cybersecurity Directive moves closer to becoming a reality The European Union's draft directive regarding network and information security ("the Directive") took one step closer to becoming law on 23 January 2014, when the Parliamentary Committee overseeing the development of the legislation voted to adopt a set of Compromise Amendments 13 2-2014 The internationalisation of retail businesses This article by partner Mark Abell was first published on The Retail Bulletin and has been reproduced here with permission. 12 2-2014 International Life Sciences Update - February 2014 In this edition we report on a range of recent developments, at EU national level, relating to patent and SPC decisions and regulatory news. View More Industry News BOOKS Guide to EU Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law 01 August 2011 View more books  Africa Asia-Pacific Belgium Czech Republic & Slovakia Bratislava Prague Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary India Italy Latin America Middle East Netherlands North America Poland Russia and the CIS Southeast Europe and Turkey Spain and Portugal Sweden Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg The Nordic Region UK  LATEST TWEETS @twobirds @dnfisher @SIPartners Carl of @Demos says that you leverage the protocol by applying its approach to other areas like politics & society 2 minutes ago 13/03/2014 Carl of @Demos says bitcoin has opened "pandora's box of crypto currency" & that we now even have dogecoins #bitcoinpanel 20 minutes ago 13/03/2014 @dnfisher @SIPartners thanks for the question Dave. We'll put this to the panel in the Q&A portion! 28 minutes ago 13/03/2014 Matt Rantell said @forever_beta decided to accept bitpayments to appeal to this crucial group but are yet to see it takeoff. #bitcoinpanel 32 minutes ago 13/03/2014 Our #bitcoinpanel turn to hacking & cyberattacks - Angus & Carl cite servers as weakest link but maintain platform more secure than banks 34 minutes ago 13/03/2014 Carl of @Demos sees bitcoin as a "political project wrapped up as an economic one" & links currency to libertarianism #bitcoinpanel 42 minutes ago 13/03/2014 CONTACT US Back to top Careers Business Services Experienced Lawyers Graduates Community Bird & Bird in the Community Diversity And Inclusion Environment More information Legal Notices Privacy & Cookies Accessibility Sitemap Stay Connected Contact Us LinkedIn Twitter Weibo Google+ Subscribe to our newsletters Alumni Feedback on this website Email us about your journey through this website today © 2014 Bird & Bird Click here for more information. CONTINUE