AmCham Slovakia

Workshop: Green Claims Enforcement Risks                      

In our workshop we will look at case studies focusing on some of the most popular green claims, such as "sustainable" and "carbon neutral".

Increase in the consumer’s demand for green products has driven many companies to develop new eco-friendly products and adopt green marketing strategies. The European Union adopted new regulation setting clear standards on how companies need to substantiate and verify green claims and blacklists and prohibits certain greenwashing practices. This will significantly change the way companies market their products and services. Spotlight on the accuracy of environmental claims and labels including green claims became more intense.

You can expect interesting discussion on the following questions:

• Why entrepreneurs should be aware of green claims?
• How litigation and regulatory enforcement risks are associated with green claims?
• Which green claims are likely to raise these risks?
• How can these risks be managed?
• What are the regulatory measures?
•  What do companies need to know to be prepared for future regulation?

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Registration is open! As the number of seats is limited, registrations will be accepted on a “First come, First served” basis. 

The workshop will be held in English language. 

SPEAKERS BIOs

GABRIELA STABER - Gabriela is partner and an attorney-at-law specialising in intellectual property and unfair competition law with a sector focus on life sciences & healthcare and TMC (technology, media & telecommunications). She assists her clients with all legal aspects relevant to the advertising and promotion of their products and services, including company branding. Her advice comprises unfair competition law, trademark law and regulatory aspects. A special focus of her work is on green claims in relation to client’s offerings and the fast-changing legal landscape in relation to such claims. Gabriela also handles dispute resolution in this field and coordinates multi-jurisdictional advice. Gabriela is Co-Head of the CMS Green Claims Taskforce. She regularly publishes in specialist journals, such as the “Journal for Sustainability Law”, and has co-authored commentaries on the European Union Trademark Regulation and the Community Design Regulation. Gabriela continuously achieves the highest ranks for her notable skills such as Tier 1 by Chambers Europe and has been recommended by JUVE, World Trademark Review (WTR) and Legal 500 as an expert that “stands out” for several years in a row. 

SOŇA HANKOVÁ - Soňa is a transaction lawyer with over 20 years of experience covering almost all aspects of transactions. She is skilled at handling cross-border projects that involve multiple legal disciplines. Soňa is particularly effective at advising clients across the spectrum of commercial transactions, including M&A, IPOs, business transformations and carve-outs, divestments, structuring, negotiations, and executing acquisitions and related competition matters (merger clearance proceedings) as well as offering buy- & sell-side legal due diligence and financial advisory services, and post-transaction assistance with general corporate matters and business operational matters. In addition to being a transaction lawyer, Soňa has a broad experience in employment law, assisting with cross-border posting, intragroup management assignments, management remuneration schemes, TUPE employee transfers, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and designing internal policies. She participated in numerous projects working together with tax advisors and HR consultants. Soňa has also handled several high-level dismissals and complex employment litigation. Other key areas of competence include real estate transactions encompassing single property acquisitions as well as real estate portfolios, financing, development, construction law and real estate regulatory matters, FIDIC contracts, asset management and leasing. Locally she advises on regulatory matters, compliance issues, litigation, out of court settlements, and protection of clients’ rights in administrative proceedings.