Mgr. et Mgr. Katarína Kasalová

Slovakia

Mgr. et Mgr. Katarína Kasalová

Katarína Kasalová is a recognized senior advocate and partner at act legal Slovakia. She regularly represents prominent domestic and international clients in both judicial and administrative proceedings, and serves as a long-term strategic advisor to key market players. With deep experience in both domestic and cross-border transactions, Katarína has advised on dozens of high-stakes projects in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and corporate restructurings across the IT, healthcare, media, and financial sectors. She combines legal precision with strong business acumen, making her a trusted partner in clients’ most critical decisions. Her core areas of expertise include M&A, IT law, banking, competition law, and public procurement. Katarína is highly sought after for her ability to quickly grasp complex issues and deliver practical solutions in even the most demanding regulatory environments.

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~~Represents key players across the information technology, healthcare, media, agriculture, and payment services industries.~~
A core member of legal teams handling M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, and due diligence processes, actively involved in the acquisition of major companies and strategic deals on both the buyer and seller sides.
~~Advises clients on matters involving financing, investments, securities offerings, environmental law, competition regulation, and corporate governance.~~
~~Has substantial experience in competition law, including representing clients before the Slovak Antimonopoly Office in merger clearance proceedings and advising on antitrust compliance.~~
Frequently advises private equity funds, venture capital investors, and target companies throughout investment cycles—from early-stage funding and growth capital to exit strategies and secondary transactions.
~~Has significant experience in complex real estate development and IT projects, contributing as part of cross-functional legal and advisory teams.~~
~~Specializes in public procurement law, regularly advising and representing both contracting authorities and bidders.~~
~~Provided legal counsel in cross-border transactions, including the sale of an industrial park and the acquisition of an equity stake in a manufacturing enterprise.~~
~~Regularly advises IT companies on data protection, privacy, intellectual property, and contractual documentation related to ICT law.~~
~~Specializes in civil law, commercial law, labor law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital.~~
~~A frequent speaker at legal conferences and seminars.~~
~~Author of expert articles published in legal journals.~~
~~Member of the Slovak Bar Association since 2016.~~

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P~~artner at act legal Slovakia, one of the world’s leading law firms recognized by the prestigious Chambers Global, Chambers EMEA, and The Legal 500 rankings.~~
~~Collaborates with major companies in both domestic and international markets.~~
~~Excellent sense of the situation, responds promptly even in demanding decision-making processes and handles stressful situations exceptionally well~~

~~2016 – Malata, Pružinský, Hegedüš & Partners s. r. o., Law Firm~~
~~2015 – ROWAN LEGAL s.r.o., Law Firm~~
~~Mgr., Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava~~
~~2012 – Bc., Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Programme: Management~~
~~2012 – hbr advokáti s.r.o., Law Firm~~
~~2011 – Executor‘s Office Mgr. Vladimír Cipár~~
~~2011 – Mgr., Faculty of Management, Pan-European University in Bratislava, Programme: Law~~
~~2009 – Bc., Faculty of Law, Pan-European University in Bratislava, Programme: Law~~
~~2010 – University of Malta, Faculty of Law, Programme: European Law (Erasmus)~~