Biography With 25 years of experience, Tomáš Rybár is consistently recognized by The Legal 500 and Chambers Europe as a leading expert in the labor and employment law. He serves as Honorary Secretary General of AIJA and is a Board Member of AmCham Slovakia. He regularly presents and publishes on employment law topics. Representative Matters Lenovo – providing legal advice in all areas of employment and labor law, including the preparation of documentation, organizational changes and reorganization, termination of employment, disputes, complaints handling, litigation, international assignment advice, protection of privacy and personal data, labor inspections, employee representatives, etc. LEDVANCE – long-term legal assistance to a Slovak subsidiary of the Chinese-controlled world leader in the field of innovative lighting solutions, as well as lighting controlled by intelligent devices, related to employment litigation, labor law documentation, everyday issues related to human resources management, cross-border posting of employees, compensation schemes. GlobalLogic – provision of overall legal support to GlobalLogic’s operations in Slovakia related to various employment law matters (including contracts, revision of internal policies, assistance in specific employment cases, labor inspectorate assistance, employment termination cases, etc.), privacy law (assistance related to GDPR and local data protection requirements), employee relations, etc. Merck Sharp & Dohme – comprehensive advice in all areas of employment and labor law, including assistance with day-to-day employment matters, disciplinary cases and terminations of employment, restructurings, internal policies, advice on whistleblowing mechanisms, as well as personal data protection. Crown Holdings – comprehensive legal advice, primarily for its major manufacturing site, in the field of employment and labor law, including trade union relations, disciplinary proceedings, terminations, litigation, standard documentation, internal guidelines, working time and the protection of personal data.

Qualifications and Memberships:

·Honorary Secretary General of AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers (from 2024)

·Member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia (from 2024)

·Vice Chair of Employment and Social Affairs Committee, American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia (from 2026)

·Member of International Bar Association Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee (from 2024)

·Member of Working Group for Foreign Affairs, Slovak Bar Association (from 2006)

·Chair of Subgroup for International Legal Organizations, Slovak Bar Association (from 2025)

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Awards:

·Leading Partner in Employment, Other Key Lawyer in Dispute Resolution and Real Estate and Construction, Legal 500, 2026, Ranked for more than 15 years

·Band 2 in Employment, Chambers Europe, 2026, Ranked for 19 years

·Recommended in the Healthcare & Life Sciences – Transactional category, Lexology Index, 2025

·Shortlisted – Lawyer of the Year: Parallel Import Lawyer of the Year, Life Sciences EMEA, 2024

·Best Lawyers 2026 in Slovakia for Labor and Employment Law, Ranked for 13 years

Languages:·Slovak: native ·English: full professional proficiency ·Czech: full professional proficiency ·German: elementary proficiency ·Italian: elementary proficiency ·Hungarian: elementary proficiency