CZECH REPUBLIC Law and Practice Contributed by: Robert Němec, Michal Sylla, Viktor Glatz and Adéla Šmahelová, PRK Partners
PRK Partners is a leading full-service law firm with over 100 legal and tax professionals and a presence in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In its over 30 years of outstanding service, PRK has worked on many of the region’s largest and most complex transactions. PRK has a reputable litigation and dis- pute resolution team of experienced lawyers who co- operate closely with the firm’s other attorneys and tax advisers. In recent years, PRK has successfully represented its clients in defence against collective
actions filed by claimants on behalf of thousands of customers. The team is also participating in a land- mark Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) project in the Czech Republic. In 2024, PRK Partners was named Czech Law Firm of the Year in Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. PRK Partners is the only Czech member firm of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of in- dependent law firms. The firm is also a member of the AFI, LMA, CVCA, ITECHLAW, INTA, Energy Law Group and Quantera Global.
Authors
Robert Němec is a senior partner at PRK Partners specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration, banking, M&A, and insolvency and restructuring. Robert is an arbitrator of the Exchange Court of Arbitration
Viktor Glatz is an attorney specialising in litigation, arbitration, execution and insolvency
proceedings. He is also experienced in corporate law, consumer finance law, and contract and obligation law. He gained international experience as an intern at a leading law firm in London. Viktor joined PRK Partners as a legal student in 2014, and was admitted to the Czech Bar Association as an attorney at law in 2021. Since January 2023, Viktor has been the secretary of the ICC Czech Republic Commission on International Arbitration. Viktor is fluent in Czech and English.
at the Prague Stock Exchange and the Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic. He has also been named an arbitrator of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC). Robert is an immediate past president of the Czech Bar Association and currently serves as a member of the Appellate Disciplinary Panel of the Czech Bar Association. He is fluent in Czech and English.
Adéla Šmahelová is an associate specialising in dispute resolution, enforcement and insolvency
Michal Sylla is an associate partner at PRK Partners specialising in dispute resolution, general corporate law, banking and finance. Michal is an expert in judicial procedural law and he represents clients at all stages of
proceedings. She obtained an MA from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague in 2023. As part of her studies, she completed a year-long internship at University College Dublin. Adéla joined PRK Partners as a legal student in 2019, and started working as an associate in 2023. She is fluent in Czech and English.
proceedings. Michal also has experience in arbitration proceedings and represents clients in civil proceedings as well as before the European Court of Human Rights. He is the Bar Association’s representative in the Collegium of Experts for the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Michal has been recognised among the Top 10 Influential Czech Lawyers Transforming the Dispute Resolution Landscape. Michal is fluent in Czech, German and English.
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