INDUSTRY

Industrials and Manufacturing

Central and Eastern Europe is home to a long tradition of engineering and manufacturing. The region benefits from major international investment across all industries. Despite a slight decline in output since the beginning of the recession, global direct investment in the industrials sector and sustained export revenue have ensured the continued economic growth of our region. The tradition of manufacturing will most certainly continue in this part of the world.

PRK can advise clients on regulatory, M&A and corporate matters, in addition to other relevant areas, including anti-trust and competition law, intellectual property, project development and all aspects of employment and environmental law.

References

We collaborated with the Czech Office for Personal Data Protection, IBM and the Confederation of Industry and Transportation on the "GDPR Academy", a series of training sessions, workshops and seminars preparing Czech industry for GDPR

We advised and represented Volvo Construction Equipment AB in connection with alleged competition law breaches and the infringement of IP rights.

We advised a large multinational manufacturing company on disputed issues relating to the dismissal of a trade union official

We successfully represented a major manufacturing company whose plant manager was expelled from the European Union due to a breach of the Schengen residence rules.

 

We helped Magna Energy Storage set up a company to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant and advised them on creating the initial investment structure.