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New Partner Oliver Werner Appointed Managing Partner at and Sona Hankova Joins CMS in Bratislava

New Partner Oliver Werner Appointed Managing Partner at and Sona Hankova Joins CMS in Bratislava

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Oliver Werner has made Partner at and become Managing Partner of CMS Bratislava, and new Partner Sona Hankova has joined the firm from EY Law.

Werner takes over as Managing Partner from Peter Simo, who is stepping down from the role to focus on client work as Of Counsel.

CMS describes Werner as a "recognized expert in the fields of compliance and corporate/M&A." According to the firm, "during his time at CMS he has gained a lot of experience in cross-border transactions as well as internal investigations and money laundering prevention." He began his career in 2008 with DLA Piper, before joining CMS in 2014. He moved to the firm's Bratislava office in June of this year. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Vienna in 2003.

Hankova has over 17 years of experience, primarily in real estate, including acquisitions, development, construction, asset management, litigation, and leasing. CMS describes her as being, in addition, "vastly experienced in M&A transactions including corporate reorganizations, operational matters, and related employment law issues."

"We are honored to lead the Bratislava office," said Werner and Hankova in a joint statement released by the firm. "We appreciate this unique opportunity to enhance our CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz brand on the Slovak market with a diverse and driven team." In addition, Hankova added that "the clients are facing unprecedented challenges and need innovative and forward-thinking advice. With both, our local and international expertise, CMS is ready to navigate them promptly through their business and legal uncertainty."

CMS at a Glance

CMS Sofia is a full-service law firm, the largest international law firm in Bulgaria and one of the largest providers of legal services in the local market as a whole. The breadth and depth of our practice means that our lawyers are specialised, with a level of specialisation that few of our competitors can match.

CMS Sofia is the Bulgarian branch of CMS, a top ten global legal and tax services provider with over 5000 lawyers in 43 countries and 78 offices across the world.

CMS entered the Bulgarian market as one of the first internationally active law firms in 2005 and is now among the most respected legal advisors in the country. We have 7 partners, 4 counsel and over 30 lawyers in our office in Sofia.

Our legal experts, who are rooted in Bulgaria’s local culture, can also draw on years of experience in foreign countries and are at home in several legal systems at once. We know the particularities of the local market just as well as the needs of our clients and combine both to achieve optimum solutions. Our lawyers are Bulgarian qualified and we also have English qualified experts – all of them regularly working on cross-border mandates.

In our work, we focus on M&A, Energy, Projects and Construction, Banking and Finance, Real Estate, Media, IP and IT law, Tax, Employment law, Competition, Procurement and any kind of Dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. What’s more, we also take care of the entire legal management of our clients’ projects.

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