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Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o.

TÝN 1049/3, 11000 PRAGUE 1, CZECH REPUBLIC
Tel:
Work +420 224 895 950
Fax:
Fax +420 224 895 980
Web:
www.havelholasek.cz
Email:
Prague, Ostava, Brno, Bratislava

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Czech Republic

Banking, finance and capital markets

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. is a third tier firm,

Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. provides capital markets advice, acquisition and project financing as well as regulatory advice to a range of local and international investors, financial groups and industry corporations. Recent instructions include acting on Czech aspects of cross-border financings, and advising Slovak finance group Istrokapital on its €150m Prague bourse listing. Ondrej Petr leads the team, which includes Jaroslav Havel, Robert Nešpurek, and senior associate Jan Topinka.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. is a second tier firm,

Name partner Jaroslav Havel is a key part of Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o.’s M&A team, which mainly represents foreign investors and has been advising clients such as Air France-KLM and KSK Power Ventur.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. is a third tier firm,

Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. acts on corporate disputes and handles enforcement proceedings for financial investors. Practice head Marek Vojácek has experience handling bankruptcy and restructuring disputes, with Dušan Sedlácek recommended for local court representations. Clients include the City of Prague, the Czech Football Association, and the Czech subsidiary of Erste Bank.

Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. is a second tier firm,

Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o.’s Jan Holásek leads a six-partner team, which includes newly promoted partner Martin Fucík. The practice advises on a range of real estate and construction projects and investments, including leasing, development and redevelopment, disputes, and sales and purchases. Clients include Prague Airport and several Czech ministries as well as a number of IT companies, and automobile and other manufacturers.

TMT

Within TMT, Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. is a third tier firm,

Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. advises IT, media and telecoms companies on matters relating to IP, data protection, regulatory, IT outsourcing, software implementation, and M&A. Recent highlights include advising IBM on software and IP issues for a major Czech project and representing T-Mobile during its acquisition of Ceské Radiokomunikace. The group also advised Kapsch TrafficCom on regulatory and trade mark law concerning an electronic payment system for a toll road. Its eclectic client base includes TV broadcasters, investment companies, publishing houses and online travel agencies. Robert Nešpurek heads the team.

Tax

Within Tax, Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o. is a third tier firm,

Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o.’s Marek Lošan is recommended for tax structuring advice.


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  • Defence against vexatious insolvency petitions

    Insolvency proceedings aim mainly to find a complex solution to the financial standing of a debtor who has gone bankrupt according to one of the laws (Act No 182/2006 Sb., on Insolvency and the Methods of its Solution; hereinafter referred to as the “Insolvency Act” ) in the way set forth, especially in order to secure the claims of creditors. In practice, some institutes of the Insolvency Act are used in ways that contrast with its general purpose.
  • Czech Republic: Typical Legal Issues Encountered in Real Estate Due Diligence

    In almost every due diligence involving real estate in the Czech Republic, several legal is-sues emerge which are crucial for the existence (or non-existence) of ownership or other rights regarding real estate established in favour of certain subjects. The following legal issues are typically encountered in due diligence projects. It is important to understand and assess these issues correctly.
  • CHANGES IN THE PROMOTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

    legal developments in the energy practice
  • What will the new Tax Procedure Code bring?

    On 1 January 2011 the new Tax Procedure Code took effect which will regulate tax proceedings in the Czech Republic . As tax proceedings concern almost everybody, as almost everybody pays tax, let us look at what the new Tax Procedure Code will bring.
  • Legal Aspects of the Subsidy Process in Connection with the Operational

    The Operational Program Research and Development for Innovations (OPRDI) was implemented for public institutions in the industrial research and development sector. The aim of the program is to develop cooperation between universities and industrial enterprises, to support research and development at universities and research institutions, and to highlight supply and demand in the research and development sector. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (www.msmt.cz) is charged with managing the program. Knowledge of certain basic principles is useful when using subsidies in compliance with the stipulated rules.
  • Cross-Border Service Provision in the EU

    The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2006/123/EC of 12 December 2006, on services in the internal market ("Directive" or "Directive on services") substantially develops the freedom of establishment and freedom of cross-border provision of services under Articles 43 and 49 of the EC treaty. The Directive applies to all types of services except those which are expressly excluded. In the Czech Republic, the Directive on services was implemented by Act No. 222/2009 Coll., on Free Movement of Services that came into force on December 28, 2009.
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  • Comparing the Czech and Slovak regulation of the time limit for tax assessment: the Czech 3+0 rule

     
  • Czech Republic (in The European & Middle Eastern Arbitration Review 2011)

    Alternative dispute resolution is an important consideration in the Czech Republic, particularly on account of the fact that judicial proceedings in the state courts can take up to several years. Arbitration is currently in common use in the resolution of both national and international disputes.
  • Real Estate Tax in 2010

    The real estate tax rate doubled on the basis of the amendment to the Real Estate Tax Act that came into force in 2010. Therefore some municipalities took their option and increased the tax rates. The rate increased from CZK 5.00 to CZK 10.00 per square meter of built-up area for structures serving for industry, building industry, transport, energy industry and other agricultural production, and from CZK 0.10 to CZK 0.20 per square meter of land. Arable land, hop gardens, vineyards, gardens, fruit orchards, permanent grasslands, productive forests and fish ponds, and also structures for other business activity make an exception.