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HAVEL, HOLÁSEK & PARTNERS s.r.o.

HAVEL, HOLÁSEK & PARTNERS - Czech law firm - International Approach

HAVEL, HOLÁSEK & PARTNERS, Attorneys-at-Law, with offices in Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Bratislava and with 70 lawyers, 40 paralegals, and total staff of 170 employees, is among the leading Czech law firms.

While an independent law firm HAVEL, HOLÁSEK & PARTNERS cooperates on cross-border projects with leading European and international law firms based in U.S., U.K., Japan, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Benelux and other key jurisdictions and other consultancies on a non-exclusive basis.


The following brief information highlights our distinguishing characteristics:

• One of the leading domestic firms, with more then 70 fee earners having considerable experience from their previous positions in top U.K., U.S., German, French and Austrian top local law firms, such as Linklaters, White & Case, Dewey Ballantine, Gleiss Lutz, Gide Loyette Nouel, Salans and Wolf Theiss.
• Consistently ranked as a top 3 Czech law firm; in December 2008 ranked as the 2nd largest Czech law firm according to a ranking published by the Czech legal publishing company epravo.cz under the professional patronage of the Czech Bar Association.
• Our lawyers have been regularly cited among as leading or recommended specialists by renowned international rating publications such as PLC Cross-border, European Legal 500, Chambers Global Guide, European Legal Experts and IFLR 1000, which have cited HAVEL & HOLÁSEK as one of the best law firms for transactions to be carried out in the Czech Republic in the area of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, capital markets, insolvency and restructuring, real estate and construction law,, labour law, and dispute resolution.
• One of few domestic Czech law firms maintaining the highest international quality standards and responsive business practices while also strictly following traditional.
• Strong transactional practice focused on Corporate, M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency and Communications, supported by Commercial law and Employment law service lines.
• Very strong U.S./U.K. clientele; the only domestic firm with a U.S.-qualified partner having considerable transactional experience in top U.S. law firms in Chicago and Prague, fluent also in Czech, with New York Illinois and Czech bar memberships.
• Six-lawyer German Desk dedicated to serving clients in German or English language. Members of the German Desk have either studied at German universities or worked at top German/Austrian law firms.
• Major German-speaking clients such as Deutsche Bank, Erste group, Forstinger Julius Baer, Julius Meinl, Demag, Brose, Kapsch, Oberbank and Rado/Hella group.
• Unique Asian Desk representing approximately 25 Asian clients.
• Major international clients, including ABN AMRO group, Aero Vodochody, Apax Partners Arcelor, AstraZeneca, ASUSTeK, BenQ, Bridgestone, Butler Capital Partners, Cisco, Daikin Europe, Deloitte, Delphi, Denso, Deutsche Bank, DuPont, Erste group/Česká spořitelna, Ferrero, Freeport Leisure, GE Capital bank, ING group, Isewan Europe, Johnson Controls, Julius Baer, KBC Private Equity, Lasselsberger, Magna International, Mariott group, Mitsui, Nippon, Oracle, Outokumpu Skanska, Société Générale group/Komerční banka, Sumitomo Metal, Sun Microsystems, Tomkins group, Toyota Peugeot Citroen, Valeo, WS Atkins; Major Czech public sector clients - Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Regional Development, Prague Airport, Czech Railways, City of Prague; The firm currently provides services to approximately 500 clients, while more than 20 of them have been ranked as Czech Top 100 companies. including several banks, leasing companies and construction companies.
• Strong public sector clients and close working relationships with state ministries and public sector authorities, including CzechInvest, the Czech state agency responsible for attracting direct foreign investment.
• Maintaining the highest international quality standards and responsive business practices while also strictly following traditional attorney-client practice standards (avoiding conflict of interests, strict client confidentiality).
• Involved in the most significant transactions in the Czech Republic such as the construction of a new terminal at the Prague airport, the review and cancellation of a pilot B.O.T. highway project, the construction of section of Prague ring road, the establishment of a motorway tolling system, the contemplated acquisition of the largest alternative fixed line telephone operator, the largest bankruptcy in Czech history, the restructuring and division of Czech Railways and the purchase of Airbus aircraft by the Czech Government.
• CEE coverage: We have the capacity to handle legal matters in the Slovak Republic via our Slovak office in Bratislava and we also maintain strong working relationships with leading law firms in Central and Eastern European region (in particular, in Poland and Hungary).
• Language Coverage: The majority of our lawyers are bilingual (Czech and English) and have combined Czech and western educational and work experience. Some of our lawyers are also fluent and provide legal services in German, French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Slovak languages.
  

Contacts

If you would like to obtain more information about our firm or the services we provide, please do not hesitate to contact the partners of the law firm:

Jaroslav Havel
Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Legal Audits and Legal Due Diligence, Projects, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Capital Markets, Energy.
e-mail: jaroslav.havel@havelholasek.cz

Jan Holásek
Real Estate and Construction, Greenfield and Brownfield Investments, Projects, Public Procurement and State Aid, Energy, Environmental Law.
e-mail: jan.holasek@havelholasek.cz

Robert Nešpůrek
EU Law, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Projects, Telecommunications, Internet and Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition, Competition and Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions, Media, Sports and Entertainment Law.
e-mail: robert.nespurek@havelholasek.cz

Marek Vojáček
Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal Audits and Legal Due Diligence, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Restructuring and Insolvency, Litigation and Arbitration.
e-mail: marek.vojacek@havelholasek.cz

Michael Mullen
Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Banking and Finance, Greenfield and Brownfield Investments.
e-mail: michael.mullen@havelholasek.cz

Daniel Zejda
Corporate & Commercial, Labor Law and Employee Benefits, Public Procurement and State Aid, Litigation and Arbitration, Restructuring and Insolvency, Energy.
e-mail: daniel.zejda@havelholasek.cz

Marek Lošan
Real Estate, Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property and Tax Law.
e-mail: marek.losan@havelholasek.cz

Josef Hlavička
Real Estate and Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation and Arbitration, Greenfield and Brownfield Investments.
e-mail: josef.hlavicka@havelholasek.cz

Dušan Sedláček
Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate Law, Insolvency and Restructuring and Mergers & Acquisitions.
e-mail: dusan.sedlacek@havelholasek.cz

Adéla Vránová
Real estate, development and construction; public procurement and state aid; PPP projects; commercial and corporate law; mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations of businesses and companies.
e-mail: adela.vranova@havelholasek.cz

Jan Koval
Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations of businesses and companies; commercial and corporate law; labor law and social security law.
e-mail: jan.koval@havelholasek.cz

David Neveselý
Reorganizations and restructuring of businesses and companies; mergers and acquisitions; commercial and corporate law; M&A transactional structuring; tax and finance law.
e-mail: david.nevesely@havelholasek.cz

Ondřej Petr
Banking and finance, capital markets, restructuring and insolvency, Mergers & Acquisitions.
e-mail: ondrej.petr@havelholasek.cz