Lenka Šubeníková is partner at Čechová & Partners with 20 years of legal practice. Lenka is the Head of the firm’s M&A practice and leads its real estate practice.

As regards M&A, Lenka represents clients operating in various industries in cross-border as well as local transactions. Lenka advises also on joint ventures and corporate reorganizations, shareholder disputes, complex corporate matters, but also on day-to-day corporate matters and corporate governance. In real estate, she specializes in transactions (acquisition and sale of real estate), tenancy relations, construction law, regulatory matters concerning real estate, and project developments.

Lenka is also one of the key members of the firm’s employment practice. Lenka advises clients from various business sectors on employment matters in transactions, corporate reorganizations, all issues related to companies entering the Slovak market and starting operations in Slovakia, creation and definition of various processes and policies in the field of HR, as well as on day-to-day HR issues and operational matters. Lenka has extensive experience in employment matters concerning “white collar” as well as “blue collar” workers. Lenka also represents clients in collective bargaining with trade unions and advises on matters related to trade unions.

Lenka graduated from the Law Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia and received her Mgr. in 2003.

Prior to joining Čechová & Partners, Lenka was a counsel at Wolf Theiss.

Bar Admissions
Slovak Bar Association

Education
Law Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia (Mgr. in 2003)

Significant Accomplishments
- Advising Mattoni 1873 in its acquisition of shares in General Plastic, a Slovak producer of PET pre-forms. Mattoni 1873 is the largest producer of bottled mineral and spring water in CE.
- Advising a multinational lighting manufacturer on a Slovak part of the world-wide spin off of its particular business. Lenka advised on all corporate, commercial as well as employment and regulatory issues in relation to the project
- Advising one of the largest DIY retailers in Europe on a Slovak part of the largest distressed M&A transaction in CEE, in course of which the client took over a chain of home improvement stores and business in Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic.
- Representing a leading European insurance group on sale and leaseback transaction concerning a portfolio of DIY stores in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary, and subsequent internal corporate restructuring within the group.
- Advising a multinational leading business process services company on all Slovakia-related legal aspects of a worldwide acquisition of a customer care business from one of the largest multinational technology company.
- Advisig one of the largest commercial real estate company in CEE on several acquisitions of particular real estate projects (office building, shopping centres, warehouse and logistic centre) in CEE and SEE.
- Advising a company specialising in back-office services on behalf of national and international financial institutes and belonging to one of the largest banking Austrian banking groups on all employment matters in connection with the company's entering the Slovak market. Lenka advised on a preparation of various types of standard employment documentation and agreements, structuring an employment scheme as well as on day-to-day HR matters.
- Advising a bank belonging to the largest banking groups in Europe on contracts with top management and related issues.


Professional Activities and Experience
Wolf Theiss, 2003-2016

• COVID-19: Contributions to Employers and Self-Employed Persons for Maintenance of Employment (Job Positions) During State of Crisis

  By Lenka Subenikova |April 2020

• COVID-19: Expected Amendments to Labour Code

  By Lenka Subenikova |April 2020

• Temporary Posting of Workers at the Time of a Pandemic

  By Lenka Subenikova |March 2020