JUDr. Tomáš Hauptvogel

Mission

„I believe the role of legal advice is to help clients bring their business plans to life. To do that, I make it my priority to understand their business and find solutions that are legally reliable, practical and effective.“ Tomáš Hauptvogel

Profile

Tomáš Hauptvogel is an attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience. In advising clients, he also draws on his senior management experience at UPC Broadband Slovakia, where he was responsible for the company’s legal and regulatory affairs and was involved in several cross-border acquisitions.

He began his career in private practice before moving into the banking and telecommunications sectors. At UPC Broadband Slovakia, then part of the international Liberty Global group, he served as General Counsel and Compliance Officer, leading legal and project teams.

Since 2015, he has practised as an attorney, focusing on commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real estate, information technology and regulatory law. He advises Slovak and international companies on cross-border transactions, negotiates commercial agreements on their behalf, assists them in obtaining administrative and regulatory approvals, and helps them establish internal processes that comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

His work in emerging technologies focuses primarily on artificial intelligence regulation and cybersecurity. He completed the AI Strategy and Governance programme offered by Wharton Online at the University of Pennsylvania and advises companies on integrating the requirements of the European Union’s AI regulatory framework into their business processes.

He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Comenius University in Bratislava and obtained his JUDr. degree from Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. During a professional internship at the National Council of the Slovak Republic, he assisted a Member of Parliament in drafting legislative proposals.

He completed the AI Strategy and Governance programme at Wharton Online, University of Pennsylvania. His particular area of interest is helping businesses integrate the requirements of the European Union’s artificial intelligence regulatory framework into their internal processes.

He is fluent in English.