Peter Varga is a partner at Highgate Group.
Peter is a unique and unique consultant on the Slovak consulting market. In addition to being an attorney and tax/legal advisor, he is also an entrepreneur, effectively combining law, tax and taxation in a comprehensive and practically focused business advisory service.
At a very young age, he managed to establish and effectively build the now strong and well-known brands in the Slovak consulting environment under the Highgate Group brand. In addition to the law firm Highgate Law & Tax and the tax and accounting company Highgate Accounting , the group also includes the company Highgate Events, which is dedicated to the organization of the largest professional events in Slovakia in the field of law and tax or Highgate Freelancers, which improves the legal comfort for entrepreneurs in Slovakia in the area of hiring contractors. He is also the founder of the first and only Slovak portal dealing with regulation and taxation of crypt Crypto Tax & Law. It is his subjective practical experience in business that significantly increases the quality and complexity of the advisory services provided.
Peter focuses primarily on tax and finance law. It provides comprehensive services in the field of tax and regulatory efficient business setup for small and medium-sized companies, including their representation before tax authorities, NBS and courts.
Peter has been working on these topics for more than 15 years. He advises not only “one-man bands”, but mainly innovative and fast-growing Slovak companies that require a more dynamic and practical approach, as well as wealthy Slovaks with asset protection and taxation. He also advises investors and large corporations on simple and complex legal and tax issues. Peter also writes articles, speaks at various conferences, assists government bodies in developing legislation or methodology, and is also the Chair of the Legal & Tax Committee of the Slovak Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.
Education and action:
After graduating in law, Peter worked for several years at the leading international law firm Dentons as a trainee solicitor and later as a barrister. He spent some of that time in its Warsaw office, where he worked on international tax law and structuring.
His tenure at one of the best law firms in the world gave him insight into the largest transactions in Slovakia, extensive knowledge and know-how and the opportunity to work with the best attorneys on major financial and tax transactions. Peter left Dentons in 2016 and went on to build CARPATHIAN (now Highgate Accounting).
In 2018, together with Tomas Demo, they founded Highgate Law & Tax, a law firm specialising in corporate, financial and tax law. Since 2023, Highgate Law & Tax has been regularly ranked as the winner of Law Firm of the Year in the areas of tax and capital markets law, which Peter Varga is expertly responsible for within the Highgate Group.
Tomáš Demo is an experienced corporate, M&A and venture capital advisor. It provides comprehensive transaction advisory services to owners and founders of innovative companies, angel investors as well as established investment platforms and venture capital funds. Tomas also acts as counsel in corporate disputes between shareholders and investors or between shareholders and each other.
Tomas has more than 10 years of experience in transaction advisory. He has advised not only founders of young innovative companies, but also leading and fast-growing companies such as Photoneo, Dedoles, Isadore, sli.do, AeroMobil or Bolt. He also advises angel investors and larger investment platforms and funds on private equity and venture capital investments. Tomáš also publishes, speaks at various conferences and was a member of the Ministry of Economy’s working group on the recodification of commercial law.
Education and action:
After graduation Tomáš worked in the Prague office of the leading Czech law firm BBH and then for several years in the Bratislava office of the leading international law firm Allen & Overy. During his tenure at Allen & Overy, Tomáš participated as an advisor in the most significant and historically largest M&A transactions on the Slovak market, where he gained extensive experience in representing clients in the sale of companies and the entry of investors.
After leaving Allen & Overy in 2016, he laid the foundations of the Highgate Group consultancy with Peter Varga.
The clients themselves determine the topics of the personal consultation. In a face-to-face meeting or online conference call, the client is guaranteed a personal and tailored approach and answers from the selected advisor.
A personal consultation involves an hour-long discussion on topics chosen by the client and specific questions asked. The consultation does not include written output and answers to general questions.
Following a personal consultation, the client has the option of agreeing on a broader or more formalised level of legal, tax or accounting advice if required.
Consultations are intended primarily for smaller and medium-sized Slovak entrepreneurs who are looking for a quick and straightforward orientation in any of the above topics.
As some less challenging topics can be covered relatively comprehensively in the consultation, in such cases the consultation can be expected to provide final answers to specific questions. Consultations are also intended for industry professionals (e.g. attorneys, tax advisors and accountants) seeking inspiration or brainstorming on a technical topic.
A number of advisory topics cannot be answered with an instant and straightforward answer without more detailed analysis. One reason is the standard legal and tax complexity of the issue or topic, which requires more effort and time from the advisor. The second reason is the price. Consultations are charged at a relatively low rate for the know-how offered, so the client cannot expect to receive full advice on complex issues for this amount, covered by professional indemnity and insurance for the advice given.
Highgate Group is absolutely unique in Slovakia. Our comprehensive tax, legal and accounting services enable us to deliver cost-effective and tailored advice to our clients.
Law & Tax
Tomas Demo
tomas.demo@highgate.sk
Accounting
Peter Šopinec
peter.sopinec@highgate.sk
Crypto
Peter Varga
peter.varga@highgate.sk
