doc. JUDr. et PhDr. mult. Libor Klimek, PhD., Dr. h. c.

He is an advocate specialising primarily in Slovak law and legal cases with European and international dimensions. Throughout his professional career, he has gained experience not only in legal practice but also in constitutional adjudication and legislative drafting. He served as an adviser to the First Chamber of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic on matters of criminal law. At the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic, he participated in drafting Act No. 274/2017 Coll. on Victims of Crime.

He established his own law firm in Bratislava. In his legal practice, he has provided legal services to clients from 19 countries, including Slovakia, Germany, Italy, England, as well as the USA, Russia and South Africa. As a national expert on Slovak law, he prepares legal analyses within projects carried out for the European Commission. He applies his international experience particularly to legal cases with a cross-border dimension, which require thorough legal analysis and an understanding of international legal contexts. In cross-border legal cases, he also draws on a network of cooperating advocates abroad.

He studied law in Bratislava and subsequently developed his professional expertise through study and research stays abroad, including in Heidelberg (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden) and Warsaw (Poland). He applies the expertise acquired through his studies, research and exchange of knowledge when providing legal services and developing legal strategies. He completed his studies of the English language with an examination at the University of Cambridge.

Alongside his legal practice, he is also engaged in university activities, which naturally complement his professional work. He teaches European criminal law as an external lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Leipzig University in Germany, one of the oldest universities in Europe. He also serves as an external member of PhD thesis defence committees in criminal law at the Faculty of Law of Comenius University in Bratislava, the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague and the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University.

He regularly presents his professional expertise at international conferences, congresses and universities. He has delivered lectures in Oxford, Cambridge, Vienna, Moscow, Prague, Warsaw, Bitola and Tbilisi, among other places. His scientific activities also include publishing, reviewing legal literature and collaborating on international research projects.

He speaks five languages.

In his free time, he enjoys clearing his mind by listening to music on LP records or driving his classic Mercedes-Benz 500SE – whether in everyday traffic or while exploring interesting places: https://www.facebook.com/libor.klimek