Ivan Sagál is the Managing Partner of Bird & Bird’s Czech and Slovak offices. With more than 25 years of experience, he is widely recognised as a leading expert in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and banking law across Central and Eastern Europe. His practice focuses primarily on strategic transactions in technology-driven industries, particularly the IT and energy sectors, where he combines in-depth knowledge of local markets with the international reach of Bird & Bird’s global network. Ivan is admitted to the Czech Bar Association and the Slovak Bar Association and is consistently ranked as a leading practitioner by prestigious international legal directories, including The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.