Pavol Rak is a Partner in the Bratislava office. He focuses on corporate law, employment, and antitrust & competition law.

As a well-known expert on employment law, Pavol is the clients’ choice regarding various related matters; moreover, he is a skilled lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Comenius University in Bratislava.

Pavol Rak possesses exceptionally deep knowledge of employment law and the relevant legislative changes. His advice is always accurate, up to date and focused on the practical application.

Chambers Europe, 2026

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING*

M&A and Corporate

• ALLIANZ REAL ESTATE on a joint venture with the publicly listed project developer VGP regarding real estate portfolio located in Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia 
• DEUTSCHE TELEKOM on a EUR 546 million acquisition of East European broadband provider GTS Central Europe Group 
• SIGNA on the acquisition of the furniture chain Kika/Leiner in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary, subsequent sale of all CEE subsidiaries to XXXLutz with a transaction value of more than EUR 500 million
• AURELIUS on the EUR 185+ million sale of Germany's Secop Group to Nidec, including major production facilities in Slovakia 
• CONTINENTAL on the sale of its bricks-and-mortar tire business in Slovakia to Mikona 
• BBA CAPITAL PARTNERS on the acquisition of EL, one of the largest private laboratories in Slovakia, from a Czech PE company Vendeavour
• BC PARTNERS on the Czech and Slovak aspects of its sale of portfolio group Synlab to Cinven
• BILFINGER, a listed company, on the sale of its Czech and Slovak industrial services business to Deutsche Invest Capital
• THE LINDE GROUP on a EUR 4 billion sale of the forklift business KION to KKR and Goldman Sachs in 14 jurisdictions, including the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Employment & Labour Law

• PEEK & CLOPPENBURG on various employment issues, including the implementation of a new flexible working schedule, day-to-day advisory, drafting internal regulations, occupational disease, etc.
• VOLKSWAGEN SLOVAKIA on various employment issues on a long term basis: individual employment and management agreements, collective bargaining, deployment, training of the HR personnel, employment law litigation
• COVESTRO on labour law matters (ongoing advice in connection with work schedules, internal policies, home office policy, etc.)

Competition & State Aid

• A LEADING EUROPEAN RETAIL CHAIN on antitrust and compliance matters, on-going legal advisory including representing in major multi-company vertical agreement proceeding at the Slovak Antitrust Authority
• FRESENIUS KABI on „Antitrust policy“ and template for the compliance training/e-learning
• OPEL SOUTHEAST EUROPE on vertical arrangements with the distributors

*Experience prior to joining Kinstellar.

EDUCATION

• 2011: Trnava University, Slovakia, Faculty of Law, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• 2002: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Law, Doctor of Law (JUDr.)
• 2000: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Slovak Bar Association

LANGUAGES

Slovak, German, English