Schoenherr has announced the promotion of Bratislava-based Local Partner Sona Hekelova to Managing Partner of the Bratislava office and Banking & Finance Lawyer Gergely Szaloki to Local Partner in Budapest.
Sona Hekelova specializes in Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance (including banking regulatory), and Real Estate. She advises both national and international clients on acquisitions, sales, mergers and divestitures in the Slovak Republic. According to Schoenherr, she "is regularly involved in (re)financings (both on the lender and the borrower side), cross-border m&a transactions, and restructuring processes." She received her law degree from the University of Trnava in 2007 and was admitted to the Slovak Bar Association in 2011.
Gergely Szaloki specializes in Banking & Finance and Capital Markets, and also deals with insurance regulatory issues. He has been involved in numerous significant transactions for both domestic and foreign clients in the financial industry, and also advises on the borrower side. He frequently works on bond issue transactions representing both managers and issuers, and also acts for investment funds. He holds a Ph.D. in law from the Karoli Gaspar Protestant University in Budapest and an LL.M. from the Central European University in Budapest. Gergely was admitted to the Hungarian Bar Association in 2011.
Speaking of Hekelova, Schoenherr Managing Partner Michael Lagler said: "A highly accomplished corporate and transaction lawyer, Soňa has been one of the driving forces behind our success in Slovakia. This promotion comes in recognition of her strong commitment to legal excellence and personal engagement taking the Bratislava office to the next level."
Speaking about Szaloki, Lagler said, "Gergely is a key member of the stellar Banking & Finance team in Budapest, and over the years he has honed his legal expertise working on highly complex mandates. We are thrilled to count on his know-how and team spirit.".
As part of the same announcement, Schoenherr reported that Labor & Employment Specialist Barbara Jozwik had been promoted to Counsel in Warsaw.
