Michal Hrušovský is a Managing Associate in the Bratislava office. He focuses on M&A and corporate, litigation & arbitration, and real estate.

Michal Hrušovský has been my main point of contact for the last couple of years supporting us on our office projects in Bratislava. Michal is a top professional with an excellent ability in commercial real estate advice. He always gets things done with efficiency and in a timely manner.

Michal Hrušovský is outstanding.

Legal 500, 2024 & 2023

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

M&A and Corporate

• INGERSOLL RAND, a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, on the acquisition of a 100% share in Oxywise, a Slovak engineering company focused on turnkey supplies, service and maintenance of PSA oxygen and nitrogen generators
• EUROPEAN CITY ESTATES on the proposed acquisition of the company BCT 3 from PENTA for the purpose of future development on an office building
• AIP ASSET MANAGEMENT, a Seoul-based asset manager, and the London real estate investment manager THE VALESCO GROUP on the EUR 120 million acquisition of the newly developed landmark Twin City Tower in Bratislava from HB Reavis
• GENESIS PRIVATE EQUITY FUND III on the Slovak law aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in the Hungarian 11 Entertainment group, operator of indoor amusement parks
• STADA ARZNEIMITTEL, an international pharmaceutical company, on the acquisition of Walmark, a leading manufacturer of consumer health products in Central Europe, from Mid Europa Partners

Dispute Resolution (Litigation & Arbitration) 

• MAGNA SLOVTECA (Magna Mirrors group) on several disputes with suppliers
• A MULTINATIONAL COMMODITY TRADING AND MINING COMPANY on a dispute with its supplier from the perspective of Slovak law, including advising on the settlement agreement and post-settlement agreement assistance
• A GLOBAL CAR PRODUCER FINANCE DIVISION on various credit agreements and financial leasing matters, including representation of the client in court and arbitration proceedings
• ACHMEA on a bilateral investment treaty claim against the Slovak Republic under the Slovak/Dutch BIT, triggered by the plans of the Slovak Government to expropriate private health insurance companies
• SLOVAK ASSOCIATION OF IT SERVICE PROVIDERS on drafting a criminal complaint in suspicion of committing crime and preparation of a draft motion for initiation of control to the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic

Real Estate, Construction & Planning 

• EUROPEAN CITY ESTATES on the proposed acquisition of the company BCT 3 from PENTA for the purpose of future development on an office building
• VYDRICA DEVELOPMENT on the preparation and negotiation of lease agreements for the tenants in the Vydrica project – a mix of residential, office and retail premises located in the historically significant part of Bratislava's Old Town right under the castle hill
• YIT, one of the largest developers in Slovakia, on the preparation and negotiation of the entire lease agreements package in relation to their Bratislava based office development known as ‘Pradiareň 1900’
• AIP ASSET MANAGEMENT, a Seoul-based asset manager, and London real estate investment manager THE VALESCO GROUP on the EUR 120 million acquisition of the newly developed landmark Twin City Tower in Bratislava from HB Reavis
• A MULTINATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER on project development and lease relations in the industrial park in northern Slovakia, including various corporate legal matters

EDUCATION

• 2016 – 2020: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Law, PhD.
• 2011 – 2012: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Law, Doctor of Law (JUDr.)
• 2005 – 2010: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Slovak Bar Association
• Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP)

LANGUAGES

Slovak, English, Italian

PUBLICATIONS

• Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers in Slovak Republic, Second Edition, Wolters Kluwer, 2022 (co-author)
• Inovácie a trendy v M&A. Praktická príručka, C. H. Beck, 2020 (co-author)
• Zákon o rozhodcovskom konaní. Praktický komentár, Wolters Kluwer, 2020 (co-author)
• Prístup advokátov ku svedkom a špecifiká rozhodcovského konania, Bulletin slovenskej advokácie no. 3, 2019 (co-author)
• Cyklenie akcií – vybrané aplikačné problémy v súvislosti s dôsledkami porušenia zákonného zákazu, Bulletin slovenskej advokácie no. 7-8, 2018 (co-author)
• Pravidlá určovania náhrady trov právneho zastúpenia v obchodnej arbitráži na Slovensku, Wolters Kluwer, Súkromné právo, 5/2018 (co-author)