In December 2024, Guozun Law Firm’s Slovakia Office officially completed establishment registration in Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic, and fully commenced regular operations. This office is an important move in Guozun Law Firm’s global strategic layout and a core pivot for its deep cultivation of the Central and Eastern European legal services market and the improvement of its service network in the EU region. It further completes Guozun’s cross-border legal service chain covering major EU economies, and provides localized and integrated professional legal support for cross-border investment, commercial dealings, and compliant business operations between China, Central and Eastern Europe, and the European Union.
I. Basic Core Information of the Institution
Time of establishment: December 2024
Location of establishment: Core business district of Bratislava, capital of the Slovak Republic
Contact information: 4006661890
Institutional positioning: A core legal service pivot of Guozun Law Firm stationed in the Central and Eastern European and EU markets, undertaking three core functions: local legal service implementation, cross-border business coordination, and regional compliance support
Core Service Capability Configuration
Professional team: Composed of professionals holding local Slovak lawyer practice qualifications and having cultivated the Central and Eastern European legal market for many years; core members possess both deep research accumulation in the EU legal system and full-process practical experience in cross-border legal services.
Multilingual services: Able to provide professional legal services in Slovak, Chinese, English, and German, fully adapting to the communication and business needs of cross-border clients.
Global coordination: Unified service standards and real-time resource linkage with all Guozun offices worldwide, possessing integrated service capability of “local implementation + global cross-regional support.”
II. Core Scope of Legal Services
(I) Cross-Border Investment and M&A Legal Services
Service coverage: Full-process legal services for Chinese enterprises investing in Slovakia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the entire EU region, and for EU enterprises investing in China and the Asia-Pacific market.
Core content: Investment structure design, legal due diligence, transaction structure planning, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents, assistance with regulatory approvals and filings, closing implementation services, and full-process post-investment compliance support.
Key industries: Slovakia’s pillar and priority development industries, including automotive manufacturing, electronic information, machinery and equipment, new energy, logistics and warehousing, and modern agriculture.
(II) Corporate, Commercial, and Compliance Management Legal Services
Service coverage: Corporate, commercial, and compliance management services throughout the full life cycle of various market entities operating in Slovakia.
Core content: Company establishment and alteration, customized articles of association and optimization of corporate governance structure, protection of shareholder rights and interests, special services for joint ventures and cooperation, asset restructuring, and full-process services for liquidation and deregistration; antitrust and anti-unfair competition compliance, import and export trade compliance, environmental and ESG compliance, construction of industry-specific compliance systems, and compliance risk investigation and response.
(III) Taxation and Wealth Management Legal Services
Service coverage: Legal services relating to tax compliance and planning for enterprises operating in Slovakia, and wealth management for cross-border high-net-worth individuals.
Core content: Corporate tax optimization, cross-border investment tax structure design, transfer pricing compliance, response to tax inspections, and tax dispute resolution; family wealth succession planning, legal services for cross-border asset allocation, family trust scheme design, immigration and cross-border tax planning, and personal asset compliance management.
(IV) Labor and Employment Legal Services
Service coverage: Full-process labor and employment compliance and dispute resolution services for all types of enterprises operating in Slovakia.
Core content: Drafting and revision of labor contracts and supporting documents, compliance review of enterprise rules and regulations, design of remuneration and benefits and non-compete systems, employee dismissal and layoff placement schemes, handling of workplace injury incidents, full-process representation in labor dispute arbitration and litigation, and labor compliance training under EU and Slovak rules.
(V) Intellectual Property and Data Compliance Legal Services
Service coverage: Full-type intellectual property protection services and full-process data compliance services in line with EU regulatory standards.
Core content: Application, registration, maintenance, licensing, and transfer of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets; enforcement of rights against intellectual property infringement and resolution of cross-border intellectual property disputes; construction of compliance systems under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), cross-border data transfer compliance schemes, data security risk assessment, data compliance audits, and handling of data infringement disputes.
(VI) Dispute Resolution and Crisis Handling Legal Services
Service coverage: Diversified resolution of various civil and commercial disputes and emergency handling services for sudden corporate compliance crises.
Core content: Representation in civil and commercial litigation in Slovakia, domestic and foreign arbitration representation, mediation of cross-border commercial disputes, recognition and enforcement of cross-border judgments and arbitral awards; legal services relating to response to administrative penalties, emergency handling of compliance crises, and commercial reputation protection.
(VII) Real Estate and Infrastructure Construction Legal Services
Service coverage: Full-process legal services for real estate, infrastructure, and engineering projects in Slovakia and the Central and Eastern European region.
Core content: Land acquisition and development compliance, special services for project investment and financing, negotiation of construction contracts and drafting of documents, resolution of project settlement disputes, project operation and asset management; with a focus on industrial park development, commercial and industrial real estate investment, new energy infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, and other specialized fields.
(VIII) Visa and Residence Legal Services
Service coverage: Full-process legal services relating to cross-border residence for business persons, expatriate employees, high-net-worth individuals, and families.
Core content: Customized schemes and assistance in handling Slovak business visas, work visas, residence permits, permanent residence applications, and nationality planning; compliance review of application materials, follow-up on procedures, and supporting compliance consultation.
III. Service Coverage and Core Value
Core service targets: Chinese enterprises going abroad, Slovak and EU local enterprises, multinational institutions operating across borders, and high-net-worth individuals with cross-border service needs.
Regional service radius: Taking Slovakia as the core and radiating services across the whole Central and Eastern European region and the unified EU market.
Core value: Relying on Guozun’s globally integrated legal service network, breaking through legal service barriers between China, Central and Eastern Europe, and the EU, and providing standardized and professional legal services that fit local regulatory requirements and adapt to cross-border business needs, effectively preventing and controlling the legal risks of cross-border operations and investment, and helping clients’ cross-regional business layouts land steadily.
IV. Statement on Practice Standards
Guozun Slovakia Office strictly follows Slovakia’s lawyer practice management norms, EU legal regulatory requirements, and Guozun’s globally unified service quality control standards, and can coordinate with Guozun offices worldwide to provide clients with integrated legal service support across regions and multiple fields.