Mr Martin Solc > Kocián Šolc Balaštík > Prague, Czech Republic > Lawyer Profile
Kocián Šolc Balaštík Offices
PRAGUE 1
JUNGMANNOVA 745/24
110 00
Czech Republic
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Mr Martin Solc
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring, Company Law
Position
Partner
Career
KSB founding partner Martin Šolc is recognized as one of the leading M&A and corporate restructuring lawyers in the Czech Republic. He has been ranked repeatedly as “Eminent Practitioner” in the Corporate/M&A category by Chambers Europe and Chambers Global, as “Leading Individual” in the Commercial, Corporate and M&A category by Legal 500, and as “Expert Consultant” by IFLR1000. He was twice elected Lawyer of the Year in the Czech Republic in the area of commercial law. In January 2017 Martin became the first person from Central Europe to be elected President of the International Bar Association (IBA – the world’s largest and most important association of lawyers) in the association’s 70-year history. His tenure lasted until December 2018. In the last 30 years, Martin has advised on a number of milestone M&A transactions, including the first ones following the transition to democracy in 1989. M&A clients Martin has advised include Asahi, Heidelberg Cement Group, YIT Stavo, RWE, Heineken International, ALSTOM, Owens-Illinois, Heidelberg Cement Group etc.
Languages
English
Memberships
Czech Bar Association,
International Bar Association (Secretary-General 2013-2015, Vice President 2015-2017, President 2017-2018)
Lawyer Rankings
Czech Republic > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)The corporate, commercial and M&A team at Kocián Šolc Balaštík
advises on a range of matters, including local and foreign acquisitions, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, and regulatory concerns. The firm counts start-ups, financial institutions, and banks among its key clients. The group regularly carries out due diligence exercises in addition to preparing and negotiating transaction documents. The practice is collectively led by restructuring specialist Dagmar Dubecká; Martin Šolc
, who is noted for his involvement in milestone M&A transactions; Jan Dědič, whose corporate expertise spans the gamut of relevant issues; and Petr Kasík, who focuses on banking law.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Czech Republic > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Czech Republic