E-mail: jaroslav.skubal@prkpartners.com
Jaroslav Skubal is a partner at PRK Partners specialising in labour law.
He applies his extensive experience primarily in the segments of employment and other contracts executed under the Labour Code, employee secondments, individual and collective lay-offs, processing of employees’ personal data, whistleblowing, and in many other areas of practice.
Jaroslav received a Master’s degree (Mgr.) in law from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague in 2001, and a Doctorate degree (JUDr.) degree from University of Trnava, Slovakia, in 2008. In 2004 he became a member of the Czech Bar Association as an attorney at law, and he joined PRK Partners in the same yearIn addition, he is a member of the International Bar Association, the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) and the College of Experts of the Association for the Development of Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations.
Jaroslav is fluent in Czech and English. He is the Head of our Czech Employment Department.
Jaroslav is recommended as a leading expert in Labour and Employment Law by Chambers European Guide. He is further listed as an eminent labour-law specialist by The Best Lawyers. In addition, Jaroslav is recognised as a leading specialist in Slovak employment law by The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers 2009 and The Expert Guides – Guide to the World’s Leading Labour and Employment Lawyers 2010.
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Jaroslav Skubal is the top labour law expert.
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Jaroslav Škubal works at the top of the employment market in the Czech Republic, with a broad practice covering complex contentious and non-contentious matters. Strengths: "He led the legal discussion and had excellent legal knowledge." "He is one of the top experts that I have ever worked with."
Jaroslav Škubal is positioned at the forefront of the employment market, with a broad practice covering complex contentious and non-contentious matters. Clients appreciate Jaroslav Škubal for his "realistic approach," further highlighting his commitment to "reviewing the issue at hand and determining the risks."
"Jaroslav Škubal is positioned at the forefront of the employment market, with a broad practice covering complex contentious and non-contentious matters. Commentators praise him for his "long-term experience and great initiative in public speaking."
"TOP-ranked Jaroslav Škubal capably advises on a range of employment law issues including contentious matters, individual and collective dismissals and employee data protection. One interviewee states: 'He is very active and a very good litigator'."
"Jaroslav Škubal is seen as a leading figure in the Czech employment law market. Clients appreciate his 'high customer focus and business understanding, his ability to create and present different options, his quick reaction time and high level of technical knowledge'. Škubal advises on restructuring matters, TUPE, collective dismissals and data protection.
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