Marta Zavadilová > Bríza & Trubac > Prague, Czech Republic > Lawyer Profile

Bríza & Trubac
Palladium Prague
Na Poříčí 1079/3a
110 00, Prague 1
Czech Republic

Work Department

International private law / dispute resolution with cross-border element / family law / law of obligations

Position

Partner

Career

Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic (2003 – 2018)

Marta is a partner working in the Bříza & Trubač law firm. Before joining Bříza & Trubač, she worked in the International Section of the Ministry of Justice for more than 15 years, including as Director of the International Civil Division, Head of the International Civil Law Department and Head of the European Civil Law Department. Since 2007 she has been externally cooperating with the Faculty of Law of Charles University; since October 2018 she has been working as an assistant professor for private international law at the Department of Commercial Law.

In the area of private international law, she focuses primarily on disputes with a cross-border element and family law.

Languages

Czech, English, German

Memberships

Czech Bar Association

Internal Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters

Education

Charles University Faculty of Law (Master in 2003, JUDr. 2007, Ph.D. in 2007)

Universität Passau, Germany (2000-2001), program Erasmus/Socrates

Lawyer Rankings

Czech Republic > Dispute resolution

Bríza & Trubac’s dispute resolution practice is collectively led by Petr Bříza, a specialist in international investment arbitration; Marta Zavadilová, who has a key focus on succession disputes; and Tomáš Hokr, who is well versed in tax litigation. Often involving cross-border elements, the department’s workload includes family disputes, and it is also recognised for its focus on foreign judgment recognition cases. The team regularly appears in front of domestic courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings.