Hynek Peroutka > PETERKA & PARTNERS > Prague, Czech Republic > Lawyer Profile

PETERKA & PARTNERS
Karlovo namesti 24
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic

Position

Partner, Leader of Intellectual Property

Career

Hynek has been with the firm since its establishment and became a Partner in 2001.

Hynek focuses mainly on litigation and arbitration, banking and finance (mainly export financing), and corporate and public contracts (especially in regards to intellectual property). He is the Leader of the Intellectual Property practice at PETERKA & PARTNERS, focusing mainly on litigations in this area. His wide experience across multiple areas of law and business sectors over the course of his twenty years of practice throughout Central and Eastern Europe enables him to hand both domestic and cross-border transactional and litigation matters efficiently. In his litigation and arbitration practice, Hynek focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration of all types. He represents clients operating in a wide range of sectors, such as banking, energy and infrastructure, construction, machinery, automotive, air and road transportation, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, professional services, and luxury and retail.

Languages

Czech, English, French

Memberships

Czech Bar Association

Slovak Bar Association

Sofia Bar Asociation (registered European lawyer)

Bucharest Bar Association (registered European lawyer)

District Bar Association in Warsaw (registered European lawyer)

Croatian Bar Association (registered European lawyer)

Budapest Bar Association (registered European lawyer)

Education

Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Lycée Carnot in Dijon, France

Lawyer Rankings

Czech Republic > TMT

PETERKA & PARTNERS’ TMT practice operates across both the local Czech market and the wider CEE region. With experience in the domestic media law sphere, the firm focuses on the negotiation of media rights agreements and on TMT-related litigation. The offering is co-led by Hynek Peroutka, who handles IP litigation and represents clients from the pharmaceutical and construction industries, and Zdeněk Beránek, who covers sports, media, and gaming matters.

Czech Republic > Dispute resolution

PETERKA & PARTNERS‘ dispute resolution department represents clients before courts and arbitration bodies in a variety of complex commercial and insolvency cases. Benefitting from the combined strengths of the firm’s offices across the CEE region, the team is well equipped to advise on cases which involve a cross-border element. The group’s clientele includes major corporations from industries including gaming, project development, utilities and energy. Jiří Černý heads up the practice, capably supported by Barbora Urbancová and Hynek Peroutka.