The latest ranking of the largest law firms in Slovakia presents results in 12 categories, mostly based on the fields in which they practice law.
The Slovak Spectator, in cooperation with the FinStat company, has been bringing the professional and general public a more comprehensive picture of law services in Slovakia since 2014.
In this article, we are bringing the results in the main category, while the articles with the results for partial categories are the following: M&A, Banking & Finance, Real Estate & Development, Intellectual property, Litigation & Arbitration, Labour law, Restructuring & Insolvency, Regulation & Compliance and Competition law.
The law firm SOUKENÍK – ŠTRPKA placed first in the general ranking with the highest number of lawyers working for the company. These are its references from the last 12 months in the legal fields where the firm ranked in leading positions:
National Highway Company (2021 – Ongoing)
Leading the team representing the client in international arbitration against the former constructor in relation to the construction of the Višňové tunnel. Deal value: €323 mil.BRING TRUCKING a.s. (2018 – 4Q/2024)
The subject matter of the dispute is the determination of the degree of difficulty of work for international trucking.
HAUSBERG (2020 – ongoing)
Complex legal engineering. Representation before banks, before authorities in permit proceedings, before buyers. Deal value: €45 mil.
LARGEST LAW FIRMS IN SLOVAKIA 2024
SOUKENÍK – ŠTRPKA
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling
Advokátska kancelária RELEVANS
HAVEL & PARTNERS
TaylorWessing
Dentons
RUŽIČKA AND PARTNERS
G. Lehnert
Škubla & Partneri
Bartošík Šváby
Peter Štrpka and David Soukeník from Soukeník - Štrpka, the largest law firm in Slovakia. (source: Jozef Jakubčo)
Law firm Škubla & Partneri had the highest growth in sales and in profit. In 2023, the 10 largest law firms saw a 2.8-percent increase year-on-year in revenues. The aggregate net profit of the first 10 law firms went down 7.9 percent compared to profits in 2022.
Largest law firms in Slovakia (source: Investment Guide)
The annual Investment Advisory Guide 2024/25 published by the English language newspaper The Slovak Spectator provides more detailed data with published results of the analysis as well as complex ratings.
When looking at partial criteria used for setting up the general ranking, Allen & Overy Bratislava achieved the highest sales revenues and profit in 2023 out of all assessed law offices, while SOUKENÍK – ŠTRPKA dominated in the number of law graduates (54) as well as attorneys (33).
The position of law firms in the ranking of local and international attorneys is interesting when considering whether they have most of their lawyers in the Czech and Slovak republics or not.
LARGEST LOCAL LAW FIRMS 2024
SOUKENÍK – ŠTRPKA
HAVEL & PARTNERS
Advokátska kancelária RELEVANS
RUŽIČKA AND PARTNERS
Škubla & Partneri
Bartošík Šváby
Hillbridges
G. Lehnert
Malata, Pružinský, Hegedüš & Partners
ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS
Allen & Overy Bratislava placed first among international law firms operating in Slovakia. These are references to some major cases in which the law firm provided legal services in the 4Q2023- 3Q2024 period:
Tatry Mountain Resorts (2024 – 3Q/2024)
We assisted TMR in a €120M rights offering and secured €290M in financing for their recapitalization, involving top banks in SR, CZ and PL. Deal value: 410 mil. €
Východoslovenská energetika, a.s. (2023 – Ongoing)
Representing the client in a dispute with CHEMES, a.s. Humenné, over unpaid supplies of gas and electricity in 2022 worth over €19 mil..
Three energy companies (2023 – Ongoing)
Representing clients in three Geneva-seated ICC arbitrations against Gazprom export LLC arising from under-deliveries of natural gas. Deal value: 100 mil. €
Valeo Foods Group (2024 – Ongoing)
Advised Valeo Foods Group in connection with the acquisition of 100% shares in IDC Holding, a.s., the producer of Horalky.
Marguerite (2023 – 1Q/2024)
Advised Marguerite, a pan-European investor in long-life infrastructure, in connection with an equity investment (significant minority) in SWAN (4ka). Deal value: 50 mil. €
LARGEST INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRMS IN SLOVAKIA 2024
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling
TaylorWessing
Dentons
CMS Slovakia
PETERKA & PARTNERS
Kinstellar
BDO Legal
bnt attorneys in CEE
Eversheds Sutherland
Rödl & Partner Advokáti
More complex information was published in the yearbook about the investment environment Investment Advisory Guide 2024/25.
Financial data on profits and revenue has been provided by the company FinStat, which is published along with other details concerning Slovak companies. This data helps companies analyse business partners, competitors, and the whole general market. It also leads to potential new deals and the development of new business.
A few law firms decided not to provide information and were not analysed in this ranking. Based on the calculations of The Slovak Spectator, their potential involvement this year would have had a minimum impact on the ranking of the top positions.
Investment Advisory Guide
The yearbook on the business environment, published yearly since 2000 by The Slovak Spectator, gives an overview of investors either from Slovakia or abroad. This year’s edition was published thanks to the cooperation of the Investment Support Association (ISA). The general partner of the guide is the law firm SOUKENÍK – ŠTRPKA. The content provides well-arranged information on the economy, labour market, investor support, legislation, and real estate, as well as investment opportunities in Slovakia. This guide also contains a large analysis of the law firm market, providing more detailed information on the most important ones. Within this section, rankings of the largest law firms in Slovakia are also published. The yearbook traditionally contains a wealth of statistics, including the regional comparison of wages, unemployment rates, industrial structure and an overview of the largest companies in individual regions.
