Our law office has provided legal services to energy sector clients for many years. We have repeatedly advised many major local and foreign clients from sectors such as the production, distribution, and sale of electricity and gas, as well as the production of electricity from renewable sources. We have provided them with legal advice in the areas of regulation, commercial, and contract law. We have also been active for a long time in the area of legal regulation of geological exploration and the production of mineral resources, including the provision of complex assistance for several E&P projects.
References
Electricité de France
We have advised this client on various areas of law.
OMV Exploration & Production
Comprehensive legal advice to this Austrian client on regulation concerning the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, as well as commercial and contract law, in connection with a joint investment and exploration project with a major local company active in this sector.
International Company Active in the Survey and Extraction of Crude Oil and Natural Gas
Comprehensive legal advice to a major international company based in Canada on regulation of the survey and extraction of oil and natural gas in Slovakia, as well as commercial and contract law, in connection with a joint investment project with a major local company active in this sector.
WINGAS
Legal advice on energy regulation, including contract law matters, to WINGAS GmbH, which, as a member of the GAZPROM Group, is the parent company of VEMEX ENERGO s.r.o., a stable supplier of gas and electricity in Slovakia.
Leading Austrian Electricity Producer, Distributor, and Trader
We have provided long-term comprehensive legal advice to a leading Austrian electricity producer, distributor, and trader regarding the specifics of electric energy trade in Slovakia, including Slovak price regulation issues, localisation of contracts for the supply of electricity, and advice on trading in electricity on the basis of contract documentation of European energy traders associated with EFET (European Federation of Energy Traders).
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
At Čechová & Partners, we have provided long-term comprehensive legal advice on regulatory matters to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s corporate and investment division, including, among other things, specific issues concerning financial and energy regulation of the trade in electricity and gas, as well as on the rules of trading related to electricity and gas underlined commodity derivates in Slovakia.