Alex Medek

Tel.: +421 2 3219 1180
E-mail: alex.medek@hillbridges.com

Alex has worked on many projects related to real estate matters, M&A and corporate law issues, white collar as well as litigation, internal investigation and due diligence investigations. 

He regularly advises investors, developers, financial institutions and state entities throughout the various stages of their transactions.

Selected experience

  • advising the leading investment bank in emerging Europe, on its acquisition of a majority stake in one of the Bratislava shopping centres, from a leading global developer and operator of premium retail assets. The €450 million deal is the largest ever real estate acquisition in the Slovak market
  • providing a leading producer of heating and hot water solutions with comprehensive legal advice in connection with its EUR 120 million greenfield investment project in Slovakia for the construction of a production plant focused on the production of heat pumps
  • advising an international investment group on its $2.1 billion acquisition of CME, which owns TV companies in five CEE countries, including Slovakia
  • representation of a global asset manager on its acquisition of a EUR 79 million portfolio of logistics and light industrial assets in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • advising a Slovak real estate developer which converted an old hospital building in Bratislava into residential and commercial property
  • advising a leading automotive parts producer, on various labour-related issues for many years, including the measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic and participation in related schemes for employers launched by the Slovak Government
  • representation of Czech multinational cybersecurity software company on a variety of complex employment law matters, in addition to substantial transactional advice
  • advising an automotive interiors technology company in connection with its investment project in Vráble, including the employment of white and blue collar workers for its new production facility

Background

Professional Experience:

  • 2023 to date Associate, Hillbridges, Bratislava
  • 2022 - Associate, Aldertree legal, Bratislava
  • 2018 – 2022 Associate, White & Case, Bratislava
  • 2017 – 2018 Legal Intern, White & Case, Bratislava
  • 2016 – 2017 Legal Assistant, White & Case, Bratislava
  • 2015 – Summer Intern, White & Case, Bratislava 
  • 2014 – 2015 Legal Assistant, CASHCOLLECTORS SK, s.r.o., Bratislava

Education:

  • 2013 – 2018 Comenius University, Faculty of Law, Bratislava

Profession:

  • Advocate (Slovak Bar Association)