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Peter Plachy Joins CMS as Counsel and Head of Dispute Resolution in Bratislava

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Peter Plachy has joined CMS as Counsel and Head of Dispute Resolution in its office in Bratislava.

Before joining CMS, Plachy worked for Allen & Overy/A&O Shearman as an Associate between 2019 and 2025 and as a Junior Associate between 2015 and 2017.

“Peter's appointment is a significant step in bolstering our capabilities in this critical practice area," commented Managing Partner of CMS Bratislava Juraj Fuska. "His experience and strategic approach to contentious matters will be a great added value to our clients."

“We’re delighted to welcome Peter to our team," added CMS Partner and Global Head of Dispute Resolution Zsolt Okanyi. "He has a proven track record of managing complex cross-border disputes, and his sector expertise is well-aligned with our strategic goals for the entire region. Peter will undoubtedly strengthen our Dispute Resolution practice and provide our clients with the highest level of legal support.”

“I’m excited to join the CMS team in Bratislava," Plachy said. "The firm’s outstanding international arbitration credentials, strong regional footprint, and culture of collaboration provide a powerful platform to support clients across Slovakia and CEE."

CMS at a Glance

CMS Sofia is a full-service law firm, the largest international law firm in Bulgaria and one of the largest providers of legal services in the local market as a whole. The breadth and depth of our practice means that our lawyers are specialised, with a level of specialisation that few of our competitors can match.

CMS Sofia is the Bulgarian branch of CMS, a top ten global legal and tax services provider with over 5000 lawyers in 43 countries and 78 offices across the world.

CMS entered the Bulgarian market as one of the first internationally active law firms in 2005 and is now among the most respected legal advisors in the country. We have 7 partners, 4 counsel and over 30 lawyers in our office in Sofia.

Our legal experts, who are rooted in Bulgaria’s local culture, can also draw on years of experience in foreign countries and are at home in several legal systems at once. We know the particularities of the local market just as well as the needs of our clients and combine both to achieve optimum solutions. Our lawyers are Bulgarian qualified and we also have English qualified experts – all of them regularly working on cross-border mandates.

In our work, we focus on M&A, Energy, Projects and Construction, Banking and Finance, Real Estate, Media, IP and IT law, Tax, Employment law, Competition, Procurement and any kind of Dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. What’s more, we also take care of the entire legal management of our clients’ projects.

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