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According to the TOP Employers 2021 study, the law firm was once again rated the most attractive employer among law firms in the Czech Republic, for the seventh year in a row. In the survey, the best employers are selected by Czech university students, with 12,000 of them voting this year. They evaluated companies according to their work environment, professional training offered, social responsibility or chances for high incomes in the future.
HAVEL & PARTNERS also defended its first place in the Lawyer category, in which the votes are cast by top performing law students. "In our law firm, students have access to the unique know-how that we have been building for twenty years, so they can experience working in a large law firm from the early stages of their career. From the beginning, they work on exceptionally interesting cases with us, and at the same time we give them a chance for smooth and extremely fast career growth,” said Daniel Soukup, HR Manager at HAVEL & PARTNERS.
The law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has once again confirmed that it is one of the brands with an excellent reputation. For the sixth time, it received the prestigious Czech Business Superbrands award. The Superbrands title is awarded in almost 90 countries on 5 continents on the basis of an evaluation by the public and a jury composed of marketing experts, representatives of associations and the media. In the Czech Republic, HAVEL & PARTNERS was the only law firm to receive this award.
"Building a trustworthy brand is a continuous, long-term and never-ending process for us. It is therefore an honour for us that our brand is one of the best on the Czech market, and thus belongs to the club of exceptionally successful companies with which people associate significant values such as stability, credibility and loyalty," commented Jaroslav Havel.
The firm excelled again in the Law Firm of the Year competition in Slovakia. In the 9th year of the competition, HAVEL & PARTNERS won the award for best client services in 2021 and also defended its No. 1 ranking in the M&A category. In 10 other categories in which the firm competed in Slovakia, it ranked among the best law firms.
"Winning the Best Client Services category is the most important recognition for us and a message that clients are extremely satisfied with our legal and tax services, as well as client care. It is also an acknowledgement of the superb expertise of our lawyers. Thanks to their extensive experience and unique know-how, they can effectively and successfully respond to all individual client requests," said Jaroslav Havel, the firm's founder and managing partner.
HAVEL & PARTNERS has been present in Bratislava since 2008. The Bratislava branch is the main contact point not only for Slovak clients, but also for Czech and foreign clients doing business in Slovakia. Thanks to the firm’s elaborate cooperation structure, all branches of HAVEL & PARTNERS offer the comfort of a single Czech-Slovak law firm for both countries, allowing clients to implement their business plans with ease.
In Bratislava, a team of more than 30 experienced lawyers provides comprehensive legal advice in all relevant areas of Slovak law. Its services are received by more than 300 permanent clients, which include the largest companies in Slovakia, including 20 of the top 100 Slovak companies as well as large international companies, medium-sized firms or individual entrepreneurs and investors.
Success in the law Firm of the Year competition in Slovakia confirms the firm’s exceptional position in the Slovak and Czech legal markets; HAVEL & PARTNERS thus remains the most successful and comprehensive law firm in both countries.
Despite the crisis and the circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic, HAVEL & PARTNERS closed 2020 with record financial results once again. The firm’s total turnover increased by more than 8% year-on-year last year, with the success being mainly attributable to the first half of the year with 17% growth in the sales of services. Sales of services exceeded CZK 789 million in 2020 and turnover of the entire group, including the collection agency Cash Collectors and tax consultancy services, again exceeded CZK 1 billion.
"Our excellent financial results and turnover growth, even during the coronavirus crisis, reflect our ability to adapt to market circumstances and respond flexibly to the needs of our clients. I believe that our commitment and high level of expertise, as well as the flexibility of all our teams combined with an individualised approach to clients and the development of strategic partnerships with them even in these difficult times, have been and remain our main competitive advantages," added Jaroslav Havel.
The prestigious UK rating agency Chambers and Partners once again rated HAVEL & PARTNERS as the best law firm operating in the Czech Republic in its international rating of law firms, the Chambers Europe Awards.
"The award given by Chambers and Partners is considered the most prestigious international award for law firms, which is not easy to win, but even harder to maintain. That is why it is a great honour for us to win it again in 2021. I would like to thank not only all my colleagues for their maximum work commitment in the past year, but also all our clients and business partners for their trust. This amazing victory was possible in particular thanks to their references. Similarly, I would like to thank our competitors and fellow lawyers from other prestigious law firms in the market for showing their respect. They are also among those who decide who will win this award, " commented Jaroslav Havel, the managing partner of the law firm, on this success on the international scene.
