Zuzana Hecko

Zuzana leads the Intellectual Property practice in Allen & Overy Bratislava. She has experience advising on various IP issues, including litigation, contracting, brand protection, anti-counterfeiting and IP aspects of commercial transactions. Zuzana also advises on privacy matters, including data transfers, outsourcing and compliance.

Before joining Allen & Overy, Zuzana worked for three years as a legal adviser in the European Commission in Brussels where she handled issues related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights and worked in the IP/media technology department of an international law firm in Hong Kong. Zuzana is a vice-chair of the Data Protection Task Force at the American Chamber of Commerce and a member of the advisory team of the Digital leader of Slovakia.

Zuzana is admitted to the Slovak bar association and studied law in Slovakia, Ireland and Belgium.

“She looks for the practical solutions and doesn’t get stuck in the boundaries of the legal framework.” Chambers Europe 2015 (Intellectual Property).

“She knows about the IP market in lots of other countries, and is very flexible and creative when providing us with advice.” Chambers 2014 (Intellectual Property).

“An outstanding lawyer – very knowledgeable, reliable, intelligent, smart and absolutely trustworthy.” Chambers Europe 2013.