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Glatzová & Co., s.r.o.
BETLÉMSKÝ PALÁC
HUSOVA 5
11000 PRAGUE 1
Czech Republic

Czech Republic > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

Glatzová & Co., s.r.o.‘s corporate team attracts a strong flow of work from sophisticated clients such as private equity firms and international corporates. It often works on significant cross-border deals across a range of sectors, with recent work including notable transactions in the technology and pharmaceuticals sectors. Founder Vladimíra Glatzová is regarded for her transactional work, with expertise in privatisations. Jiří Sixta, Jan Veselý Jindřich Král and Veronika Pázmányová are other key contacts.

Practice head(s):

Vladimíra Glatzová; Jiří Sixta; Jindřich Král; Jan Veselý; Veronika Pazmányová

Testimonials

‘Glatzova & Co. has unique people in its staff. We always get the answer to our specific question.’

‘They don’t produce memos and comprehensive reports. They help us with our problems and recommend solutions. They are able to see the problems through the entrepreneur’s eyes.’

Key clients

Woodplastic

NortonLifeLock Inc.

Aon and Willis Towers Watson

Reflex Capital, WEBNODE

SMARTLOOK.COM

BIKE FUN International BV

Pale Fire Capital SE

Bohemia Properties

Reflex Capital

B.Braun Avitum s.r.o., B.Braun Avitum Austerlitz s.r.o.

Amerisource Bergen Corporation

Cheirón a.s.

GreatStar Group

Purpose Ventures SE

Portiva

B&K Nemovitostní investice a.s.

Work highlights

  • Advised the GreatStar Group on the acquisition of the Behrens Group, focused on manufacturing and selling professional fastening solutions.
  • Advising NortonLifeLock Inc on its up to $9.2bn merger with Avast plc.
  • Advised Willis Towers Watson and Aon on their planned $30bn combination.

Czech Republic > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 2

Glatzová & Co., s.r.o., which undertakes a mix of domestic and cross-border work, demonstrates strong capabilities in banking and finance transactions, as well as capital markets mandates. On the banking and finance side, areas of strength include matters involving project finance, acquisition finance, syndicated loans and consumer loans. The ‘very capable and resourceful’ team is jointly led practice heads Libor Němec and Martin Dančišin. Managing associate Jarmila Tornová is also recommended.

Practice head(s):

Libor Němec; Martin Dančišin

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘We basically work with all the partners in their banking and corporate department. All are very capable and resourceful.’

‘Outstanding knowledge. In this team, there are two TOP people in the Czech rep. Nobody can compete with them in the financial sector.’

Key clients

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Landesbank Baden Württemberg

Oldenburgische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Bank GmbH

International Automotive Component Group, S.A.

NortonLifeLock Inc.

Western Union group

Pale Fire Capital

Schnellecke Logistic Group

Travelex group

FRAENKISCHE group

Messer group

Aon

Willis Towers Watson

KBC Bank NV Niederlassung Deutschland

UniCredit Bank AG

Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands, VÖB

I, Foundation, s.r.o.

ČSOB

Komerční banka

Petrus Advisers Ltd.

Smart group

Natland group

Winstor investiční společnos

Work highlights

  • Advised Messer group on €200m revolving facility agreement provided by a bank consortium.

Czech Republic > Employment Tier 2

Glatzová & Co., s.r.o. has a particularly strong reputation in the automotive sector, where it advises well-known companies on a wide range of labour law, employment and data protection issues. The team is heavily engaged in cross-border matters in this space, including the labour law aspects of engaging non-Czech managers, as well as non-competition clauses and the confidentiality aspects of contracts. Elsewhere, the firm has a strong profile among tech and financial services employers. Jiří Sixta leads the team, which includes ‘stand out senior associate’ Matej Mihálik.

Practice head(s):

Jiří Sixta

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Very professional team who helped us at the beginning of the Covid pandemic.’

‘Firstly, the level of service is high and consistent. I feel that we are getting premium care for reasonable money. Secondly, it is greatly appreciated in our company that Glatzová & Co. is always available to provide reliable legal support in all areas of our business. What I personally value the most is their ability to deliver tailor-made solutions.’

‘In the employment practice, Matej Mihalik is a stand out senior associate. He is very careful, patient and always ready to help. He is a true legal professional with broad experience with various employment matters. On top of delivering legal advice, he has a strong HR gut feeling that is useful to hear.’

Key clients

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC AND 2K CZECH s.r.o.

Pražská teplárenská, a.s.

IAC Group

Moody’s Investors Services EMEA Limited and Moody’s Analytics Czech Republic s.r.o.

Loomis CZ, a.s.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, s.r.o.

ALLTUB CENTRAL EUROPE s.r.o.

Mazda Motor Logistics

ADDINOL Central Europe s.r.o.

con4PAS, a.s.

IRIS HR Consulting

ArcelorMittal Europe CZ s.r.o.

Cimpress/Vistaprint

GE Power s.r.o.

Arnold Investments s.r.o.

Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Nordoberpfalz eG

Sweco AB

Work highlights

  • Advise IAC Group, a leading automotive manufacturer, on employment and labour law aspects of their worldwide restructuring.
  • Providing Moody’s with full-scale labour law advice on a spectrum of topics.
  • Providing comprehensive cross-border labour law advice for Ford Motor Company.

Czech Republic > Dispute resolution Tier 3

Glatzová & Co., s.r.o.'s dispute resolution team, which provides a full range of litigation and arbitration services, is particularly strong in regulatory disputes and administrative litigation with a nexus to industries such as banking and finance, energy and real estate. Also notable is that its workload recently included matters arising from the heavy machinery sector. Martin Dančišin and Libor Němec co-head the practice.

Practice head(s):

Martin Dančišin; Libor Němec

Other key lawyers:

Jan Vesely; Petr Mundl

Testimonials

‘Firstly, the level of service is high and consistent. I feel that we are getting premium care for reasonable money. Secondly, it is greatly appreciated in our company that Glatzová & Co. is always available to provide reliable legal support in all areas of our business. What I personally value the most is their ability to deliver tailor-made solutions.’

‘We work closely together with partner Jan Vesely who I can highly recommend. I am impressed by his work ethic; he is a result-oriented and highly committed adviser. I really appreciate that he is personally involved in most of the agenda. For me, the law is all about trust and discussing with a familiar face helps a lot. When it comes to dispute resolution, Jan saves us a lot of pain by openly recommending when it is time to settle and time to fight.’

‘Glatzova is clearly a law firm with a wide range of legal services provided in both Czech and international law. The level of legal services provided is at a high level.’

‘I cooperate with the following lawyers: Libor Nemec, Petr Mundl. I can recommend them for their professionalism, knowledge, processed tasks and speed in handling matters.’

Key clients

SEVA-SEED, spol. s r.o.

TAJMAC-ZPS, a.s.

CENTROPOL ENERGY, a.s.

TAJMAC-ZPS, a.s.

Consolidated Assets B.V.

Mondi Štětí a.s.

Western Union International Bank GmbH

Hotel Leonardo s.r.o.

Group of solar power plant operators

Mechel Service Stahlhandel Czech Republic s.r.o.

Komerční banka, a.s.

Modrá pyramida stavební spořitelna, a.s.

Terex USA and Tadano Demag

ČSOB pojišťovna, a.s.

Hypoteční banka, a.s.

Work highlights

  • Representing majority of shareholders of FVE INVEST a.s. in more than 15 legal disputes against a minority shareholder and board members.
  • Representing CENTROPOL ENERGY, a.s. in a court dispute concerning unfair competition.
  • Advising ČSOB pojišťovna on a multitude of disputes arising from insurance agreements.

Czech Republic > Projects and energy Tier 3

Glatzová & Co., s.r.o. is particularly regarded for its power plant and logistics project development expertise. Beyond that, it advises major Czech banks on the infrastructure financing process and it also litigates in civil law and regulatory matters. According to a client, practice head Erik Kolan is ‘an outstanding lawyer, who always finds a solution when we need one.’ Tomas Kessler is also recommended.

Practice head(s):

Erik Kolan

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Glatzova offers great legal knowledge and client service for reasonable legal fees.’

‘Erik Kolan is an outstanding lawyer, who always finds a solution when we need one.’

‘The team is diverse and so this practice is able to serve well as a one-stop shop for various legal advisory. Given a growth the practice has experienced in recent years we highly value broader coverage and professional manner in which our tasks are managed. Key capabilities: negotiation, business acumen, efficiency.’

‘Mr. Erik Kolan, one of the best transaction lawyers: highly analytical, with proper commercial awareness, able to understand the needs of both parties to get the deal done. Mr. Tomas Kessler, senior associate: always delivering high-quality work under tight time constraints given, outstanding attention to detail, analytical and efficient.’

Key clients

CENTROPOL ENERGY

Obchodní areál Vídeňská s.r.o.

Erste Group Immorent ČR s.r.o.

Centropol Trading, s.r.o.

Portiva

Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH

Discovery Group

Mondi Štětí a.s.

Solar Černilov s.r.o.

AHP HoldCo

FgroupKOVOŠROT GROUP

Mendel Plaza a.s.

Bohemia Properties a.s.

PH Real, a.s.

Raeder & Falge s.r.o.

Pražská energetika a.s.

Work highlights

  • Acted for Pražská energetika a.s. on a development project regarding the development of a solar power plant.
  • Acted for Kovošrot Group on the sale and redevelopment of several extensive industrial sites.
  • Advising CENTROPOL ENERGY  on a development project involving a new industrial zone in Ústí nad Labem.

Czech Republic > Real estate and construction Tier 4

Glatzová & Co., s.r.o., which is particularly highly regarded for its permitting and development-related advice, has a strong profile among clients in the logistics, industrial and leisure sectors. It also has a broad transactional practice. Erik Kolan leads the team, specialising in heritage related planning cases. Also key are Martin Dančišin and associate Tomáš Kessler.

Practice head(s):

Erik Kolan

Testimonials

‘Glatzova offers great legal knowledge and client service for very reasonable legal fees.’

‘Erik Kolan is an experienced lawyer, who leads us through a complicated development process and always finds a solution when we need one.’

 

Key clients

Landia Management

Kovošrot Group s.r.o.

Mendel Plaza, a.s.

PH Real a.s.

Pražská energetika a.s.

Obchodní areál Vídeňská – from the Vegatour Group

Centropol Trading, s.r.o.

Discovery Group

Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Nordoberpfalz eG pobočka Cheb

Verdion GmbH

SPROF a.s.

Miroslav Bouška

B&K Nemovitostní investice a.s.

Raeder & Falge, s.r.o.

Bohemia Properties a. s

Landia Management

Kovošrot Group s.r.o.

Mendel Plaza, a.s.

PH Real a.s.

Pražská energetika a.s.

Obchodní areál Vídeňská – from the Vegatour Group

Centropol Trading, s.r.o.

Discovery Group

Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Nordoberpfalz eG pobočka Cheb

Verdion GmbH

SPROF a.s.

Miroslav Bouška

B&K Nemovitostní investice a.s.

Raeder & Falge, s.r.o.

Bohemia Properties a. s

Work highlights

  • Advised Verdion GmbH on the development process of a logistics centre near the Prague airport for the UPS Logistics Group.
  • Advised Bohemia Properties on the sale of land in Prague to Daramis and setting up a joint venture in the aftermath.
  • Advised Kovošrot Group on the sale of its Prague site to Accolade and several other sites as well.

Slovakia > Dispute resolution

The ‘reliable, available, hardworking and knowledgeable’ team at Glatzová & Co., s. r. o. is known for cross-border litigation work, with particular expertise in matters connected with the Czech Republic. Recent highlights included disputes over insurance, M&A and unfair competition issues. Veronika Pázmányová is ‘a brilliant strategist and has exceptional negotiation skills’. She jointly leads the team with Jiří Sixta.

Practice head(s):

Veronika Pázmányová; Jiří Sixta

Testimonials

‘The team is very reliable, available, hard working and knowledgeable. Great team I would recommend for anyone who wants to have a long close personal relationship with their lawyers.’

‘Veronika Pazmanyova heads the team for couple of years. She is a brilliant strategist and has exceptional negotiation skills. Couple of times she helped me achieve great out of court settlements. She has great people skills, understands what the other party wants, sets a goal and achieves it. She is very motivated, diligent, energetic. What I truly appreciate the most is that she has exceptional understanding of business, negotiations and strategy.’

Key clients

MSA a.s.

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

Suntel Group a.s.

Mazda Motor Logistics Europe NV

ADDINOL Lube Oil GmbH

NTT DATA Business Solutions s. r. o.

Modus-FAM s.r.o

VÁGNER POOL s.r.o.

MSA a.s.

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

Suntel Group a.s.

Mazda Motor Logistics Europe NV

ADDINOL Lube Oil GmbH

NTT DATA Business Solutions s. r. o.

Modus-FAM s.r.o

VÁGNER POOL s.r.o.

Work highlights

  • Advised MSA on a dispute against an insurer seeking a settlement of an insured risk from the insurer. The court in first instance clearly ruled in favour of the client and without disputing, the insurer accepted the decision and paid the claimed amount in full including all the costs of legal representation.
  • Assisted IKB and their Slovak subsidiary IKB Leasing SR, s.r.o. with obtaining an out-of-court settlement with the acquirer of the client’s business concerning claims arising from the sale.
  • Represented ADDINOL Lube Oil GmbH in unfair competition proceedings against the misuse of the reputation of the “ADDINOL” brand pending before the appellate court after the successful first instance proceedings.

Slovakia > Commercial, corporate and M&A

At Glatzová & Co., s. r. o.Vladimira Glatzova (whose practice is split between the Czech Republic and Slovakia) co-heads the team with Veronika Pázmányová, who is ‘capable of managing complex, cross-border deals while demonstrating an impressive knowledge of corporate law and a detailed approach to transactions'. The firm acts for clients such as private equity investors, foreign investors and international companies, among others. Glatzova has a strong track record in M&A and privatisations, and she also has competition law expertise. In addition to  undertaking transactional work, Pázmányová has expertise in complex group structures and shareholders agreements.

Practice head(s):

Vladimíra Glatzová; Veronika Pázmányová

Testimonials

‘The corporate and M&A team at Glatzová & Co has great understanding of the law, is always available and offers very good and competent support even on short-term questions. They focus on providing feasible solutions rather than just legal theoretical opinions.’

‘Veronika Pázmányová is one of the best and most reliable attorneys I have ever worked with. She is capable of managing complex, cross-border deals while demonstrating an impressive knowledge of corporate law and a detailed approach to transactions.’

‘The team is very reliable, available, hard working and knowledgeable. They never came back with an answer that something is not possible, they always find a way to resolve the issue. Team is small, thus the relationship is very personal, partners are very engaged in every matter. Great team I would recommend for anyone who wants to have a long close personal relationship with their lawyers.’

‘Veronika Pazmanyova is an exceptional lawyer, brilliant strategist, and in general, very knowledgeable. She sees the broad picture, has a hands-on approach and pushes the deal forward. What I truly appreciate the most is that she has exceptional understanding of business, negotiations and strategy. Beside having great knowledge of law (which is a must, not a plus, for any lawyer), she is a great business partner that I can rely on to help me with the most difficult challenges we are facing. Best in her field I ever worked with, by far.’

Key clients

innogy – E.ON

NTT DATA Business Solutions s. r. o.

NortonLifeLock Inc.

Greatstar Group

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

Suntel Group / DRFG

Family Service Groupe SAS

Pale Fire Capital SE

HIT Holzindustrie Torgau GmbH & Co. KG

Volvo Group Slovakia, s.r.o.

IAC Group

Work highlights

  • Advised innogy SE on one of the largest transactions in the energy sector for the past few years with respect to the acquisition of a major share in innogy by E.ON.
  • Assisted GreatStar Group, one of the world’s largest hand tool manufacturers, with the acquisition of the Behrens Group.
  • Advising NortonLifeLock Inc., a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, listed on NASDAQ, on its up to $9.2bn merger with Avast plc a FTSE 100 global leader in digital security and privacy headquartered in Prague, the Czech Republic.

Firm overview:  With 27 years of stable, organic growth Glatzova & Co. has established itself as one of the top independent law firms in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and one of the oldest law firms in the Czech Republic. Its expertise has made it a leader in the legal services market, guaranteeing its clients the reliability and quality they have come to expect.

In recognition of Glatzova & Co.’s high standards, it has received numerous awards from prestigious international and domestic rating agencies and has been repeatedly named the best law firm in the Czech Republic.

Glatzova & Co. is not a legal factory; quantity is never its goal. Rather, the firm’s lawyers continually strive for quality in all their work and always look for sophisticated solutions tailored specifically to each client and situation. The firm also does not produce reams of redundant documents merely copied and pasted from standard templates. Instead, everything it produces is efficiently focused on solving each client’s unique legal challenges.

Glatzova & Co. does not measure its success by numbers, but rather by the satisfaction of its clients, who come to the firm to resolve their most complicated issues, handle their most demanding transactions and bring their most critical disputes to satisfying conclusions.

With the firm’s in-depth knowledge of the law, its sensitive approach to clients’ business matters and its positive attitude to solving their legal challenges, its clients can always expect to get exactly what they need when they need it.

Glatzova & Co.’s strong work ethic is based on respect not only for its clients, but also for everyone on its team. The firm uncompromisingly searches for talented lawyers who are passionate about their work and want to grow professionally. It provides them with ongoing education in the form of in-house training and secondments abroad. And because of their stringently ethical approach and unrelenting drive for quality, the firm has created an exceptional environment where people are delighted to work.

Based on these values, the firm has accumulated a long list of satisfied clients with whom it has worked for ten or, in some cases, even 20 years.

Partners: Vladimíra Glatzová, Martin Dančišin, Jiří Sixta, Jindřich Král, Libor Němec, Erik Kolan, Jan Veselý and Veronika Pázmányová

Number of partners worldwide: 8
Number of other lawyers worldwide: 45
Languages: Czech, English, German, Slovak, French

DepartmentNameEmailTelephone
M&A Vladimíra Glatzováglatzova@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring, Energy Law, Automotive Law Jindřich Králjindrich.kral@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Restructuring & Insolvency, Real Estate, Banking & Finance Martin Dančišinmartin.dancisin@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Corporate/M&A, Labour Law Jiří Sixtajiri.sixta@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets Libor Němeclibor.nemec@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Real Estate, Energy law & Utilities, Administrative law & Litigation,Banking and Finance Erik Kolanerik.kolan@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Utilities & Related Areas, Corporate/M&, Arbitration & Litigation Jan Veselýjan.vesely@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Corporate/M&A, Labor Law, Dispute Resolution, Competition & Antitrust Veronika Pázmányováveronika.pazmanyova@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Intellectual Property & IT (IP&IT), Automotive Jindřich Jelínekjindrich.jelinek@glatzova.com+420 224 401 440
Number of lawyers worldwide : 45
Czech
English
French
German
Slovak
International Chamber of Commerce
American Chamber of Commerce
Czech-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Association for Real Estate Market Development
Czech Wind Energy Association
Czech Photovoltaic Industry Association
Czech Capital Market Association
Partner : Vladimíra Glatzová
Partner : Martin Dancišin
Partner : Jirí Sixta
Partner : Jindrich Král
Partner : Libor Nemec
Partner : Erik Kolan
Partner : Jan Veselý
Partner : Veronika Pázmányová
Other offices : Bratislava