Filip Petrinec

JUDr. Filip Petrinec, PhD. passed the Slovak Bar Examination with distinction. His areas of expertise include compliance, consumer protection and e-commerce law, information technology law, data protection (GDPR), payment services regulation, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT), litigation, cloud computing, protection of personality rights, and claims for damages and non-material harm.
His current professional focus is on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into legal practice and on supporting organizations in the effective and responsible adoption of AI technologies and services.
Dr. Petrinec has contributed to the development of national legislation and the implementation of European Union law in the fields of consumer protection and the EU internal market. For several years, he represented the Slovak Republic in expert groups of the European Commission involved in the revision of EU secondary legislation and the preparation of new regulatory frameworks. He is the author of a legal commentary on Act No. 102/2014 Coll., governing consumer protection in distance and online sales.
At the Department of Information Management and Business Systems, Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava, he teaches Business Law in English for students of the international study programme and the elective course Compliance.
Research Topics for Student Theses
- Artificial Intelligence and Legal Challenges in Business
- Corporate Governance and the Liability of Directors and Senior Managers
- The Impact of EU Regulations on Business and Regulatory Reform
- Criminal Law Aspects of Business Activities

