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CMS named Law Firm of the Year at prestigious CIJ Awards

25 November 2021

International law firm CMS was awarded Best Law Firm of the Year at the 2021 CIJ Awards in Bratislava, held last Thursday, 18 November.

The CIJ Awards is the longest-running commercial property awards event in Slovakia. It has evolved continuously over the past 17 years to keep pace with changes in local, regional and international property markets.

This is the second time the CMS Bratislava-based real estate and construction team has won this award, previously winning in 2019, and it is a testament to the growing prominence of the firm’s real estate practice in the Slovak market. Over the past year the team has continued to advise on high-profile real estate and construction projects in the country, supporting local, regional and international clients including major logistics developers, real estate funds, residential developers, international and regional retailers and those active in the manufacturing and automotive sectors. 

The team is currently advising one of the largest Slovak commercial banks on the sale of two multi-storey office buildings in central Bratislava, and Primark on all real estate matters in relation to its planned entry into the Slovak market for 2022. They also represented a UK fund on the Slovak aspects of its sale of a cross-border logistics portfolio, which included its exit from its first investment in Slovakia, as well as a major Hong Kong investor in CEE on its acquisition of a third part of a logistics parks portfolio near Nitra.

Commenting on the win, partner Michal Huťan, says: “We are pleased to have been recognised once again by CIJ for our market leading position. Our real estate and construction practice has gone from strength to strength, working with local and international clients on their strategic real estate investments in Slovakia and across the region. We will keep growing our team and furthering our position as the go-to real estate adviser in the region.”

Key members of the team include partner Michal Huťan who led on the deals mentioned above, alongside senior associate Dušan Predný and associate Dušan Vanek.

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Portrait ofMichal Huťan
Michal Huťan
Partner
Bratislava
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Dušan Predný
Senior Associate
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