Mr Jan Dědič > Kocián Šolc Balaštík > Prague, Czech Republic > Lawyer Profile

Kocián Šolc Balaštík
PRAGUE 1
JUNGMANNOVA 745/24
110 00
Czech Republic
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Work Department

Company Law

Position

Partner

Career

Professor Dědič is a member of the Legislative Council of the Czech Government and the Ministry of Justice’s Commission for the Application of New Civil Legislation. He was involved in creating the new Corporations Act, which constitutes one of the fundamental pillars of the re-enactment of Czech private law.

Professor Dědič was named Lawyer of the Year 2006 in the business law category in the Právník roku (Lawyer of the year) awards organized by the Czech Bar Association and ePravo.cz. In a survey provided by Czech business daily Hospodářské noviny (March 2007), Professor Dědič was identified as one of the five most influential Czech lawyers.

Professor Dědič is one of the most respected Czech experts in business law, e.g. securities and capital markets, corporate law, including concern law, mergers and acquisitions and insolvency law, including reorganization. In addition, he also specializes in public law regulation of financial institutions, investment funds and companies and collective investment along with contract law.

In addition to long-term experience in providing expertise for public institutions (for example, the Ministry of Industry and Trade to interpret the Trade Act), Professor Dědič is the author of numerous publications, commentaries, textbooks and scientific texts. He also has extensive experience with lecturing and other educational activities.

Languages

German, Russian

Memberships

Czech Bar Association
Member of the Legislative Council of the Czech Government since 2004
Chairman of the Czech National Bank Appellate Board

Lawyer Rankings

Czech Republic > Commercial, corporate and M&A

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 DubeckáMartin 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.