Peter is an Associate in the firm’s dispute resolution practice in the CEE region and a New York attorney.
Peter advises on a wide range of disputes involving public international law and general commercial matters. He has acted for clients in more than a dozen high-profile commercial and investment treaty arbitration proceedings under the ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, DIAC, LCIA and VIAC rules. He also acts in litigations before the Slovak courts. Peter represented clients across a broad range of sectors and industries, including energy, oil and gas, insurance, aviation, telecoms, banking and hospitality. Peter has an LLM from Columbia Law School, is admitted to the New York Bar, and also practiced at the firm's Dubai office.

Published Work

  • Masser A., Raimanová L., Pauley K., Plachý P. (2021), “Special Mechanisms for Obtaining Evidence”, Chapter in The Guide to Evidence in International Arbitration (Kläsner, Magál and Neuhaus (ed), 1st edition), London: Law Business Research Ltd
  • Plachý P., Raimanová L., Košalko M. (2021), “Efektívnos? dokazovania v medzinárodnej obchodnej arbitráži a pred slovenskými súdmi” (“The effectiveness of the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration and before the Slovak Courts”), Bulletin slovenskej advokácie (9/2021), pp. 34-41, Bratislava: Slovenská advokátska komora
  • Raimanová L., Plachý P. (2021), “Vienna International Arbitral Centre launches new investment arbitration and mediation rules”, Allen & Overy Blog
  • P. Plachy, P. C. Y. Kim,V. Reynaud, S. Tan (2018) "Columbia Arbitration Day 2018 - The Way Forward International Arbitration Meets a New Global Reality", New York: ARIA
  • Raimanová L., Plachý P. (2017), “Current investor-state dispute settlement has reached its zenith, but where next?”, Practical Law Arbitration Blog, London: Thomson Reuters
  • Plachý P. (2015), “The New Slovak Arbitration Act Applicable From January 2015: Has It Progressed Sufficiently?”, Kluwer Arbitration Blog      

Qualifications

Admissions

New York State Bar Association, 2019

Academic

LL.M., Columbia Law School, 2018

Bachelor and Master, Pan European University Bratislava, 2015

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.