H&P Magazine I/2026

A New Era of Advisory Services

The Age of Technology at HAVEL & PARTNERS

Artificial intelligence, automation, and digitalization are reshaping the business landscape. At HAVEL & PARTNERS, we aim to play a key role in this transformation – we continuously innovate, lead in AI implementation and help our clients with it as well.

From lawyers to advisers

A quarter century of courage to grow

In 2001, five young lawyers sat in an office on cardboard boxes instead of chairs, driven by a vision of building a great law firm. Today, HAVEL & PARTNERS stands as a comprehensive advisory group of 350 professionals who support more than 4,000 clients.

Architects of family wealth. Calm, stability and confidence

Family office and private client services were once reserved only for the wealthiest global dynasties such as the Rockefellers or Rothschilds. Today, thanks to HAVEL & PARTNERS and ONE FAMILY OFFICE, these services are available to successful entrepreneurs and families in the Czech Republic and Slovakia as well.

A foundation for the right decisions

Where tax meets law

At HAVEL & PARTNERS, tax consulting is about far more than numbers – it is about truly understanding a client’s business and the people who drive it. Over the past seven years, our tax team has grown from a small group of specialists into a respected advisory practice that combines deep tax expertise with legal insight and strategic perspective.

Business from Every Angle. One-Stop Shop Solutions

HAVEL & PARTNERS is today the largest Czech-Slovak advisory group with an international reach, offering a full spectrum of services – from legal and tax advice to patents, competition economics and GDPR, through to accounting and debt management.

Education as a pillar

At a time when legislation is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and business faces new regulatory and technological challenges, education matters more than ever. That’s why we offer HAVEL & PARTNERS ACADEMY – a truly unique educational platform in the legal and advisory services market, delivering added value to our clients and business partners.

Case study

Venture capital miracle from the centre of Europe

Credo Ventures shows that even in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a fund can be created that is equal to those in Silicon Valley. We at HAVEL & PARTNERS have been with them from the very beginning – we have been working for Credo as legal and tax advisors since 2009.

5 Steps to Becoming Better

At HAVEL & PARTNERS, we have experienced 25 years of uninterrupted growth. That’s why last year we undertook the most significant transformation in our firm’s history: the TIGER project.

Case study

Heart in the Czech Republic

Our work is diverse and sometimes it’s not just about big transactions and international deals, but about the valuable human stories that give our work exceptional meaning.

The Right to Legal Aid, When the Law Helps

Pro bono I/2026

Our pro bono and CSR activities rest on four pillars. Over the past decade, we have delivered 10,000 hours of pro bono legal advice worth CZK 50 million to foundations, charities, public organizations, and community projects.

Case study

Rohlík is rolling

Talking about long-term partnerships, one of the illustrative examples is our more than ten years of work for the Velká Pecka group, operating the best-known online grocery store Rohlík.

HAVEL & PARTNERS Worldwide

More than 70% of our cases involve an international element. We provide legal and tax advisory in 12 languages and have assisted clients in nearly 110 countries.

Case study

Energy for future generations

In the energy sector, HAVEL & PARTNERS as legal counsel assisted with one of the most important projects in the modern history of the Czech Republic – the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Dukovany.

Case study

When you’re buying missiles

HAVEL & PARTNERS assists ministries, state-owned enterprises, regions and municipalities in setting up transparent processes, preparing key tenders, and negotiating strategic contracts that have a real impact on the functioning of the state and society.

Case study

ŠKODA versus ŠKODA

In 2022, we helped Volkswagen Group’s ŠKODA AUTO to put an end to protracted disputes over the use of the ŠKODA designation. In terms of its significance and value, it was one of the biggest intellectual property cases in the history of the Czech Republic.

The DNA of success

Values that connect

Strategic thinking, a personalised approach, a top-tier legal team, and long-term partnerships – these are not marketing slogans, but the corporate values we genuinely live by.

Case study

Czech Republic as a client

The new Construction Act or the laws on banking identity, on the right to digital services, on accelerating the construction of linear infrastructure, or on building information modelling – all these are new and useful pieces of legislation with the contribution of HAVEL & PARTNERS’ experts.

Case study

Tax litigation for a good cause

In 2023, our tax litigation specialists helped Česká spořitelna resolve a complicated and significant tax issue concerning the deduction of a donation from the tax base.

Commentary

Trust is not a given. On lawyers’ gratitude and humility

When we founded our law firm at the turn of the millennium, the legal profession was mainly associated with the image of lawyers of the 1990s – assertive individualists building their reputations in what now seems like the wild and unpredictable “nineties”.

Jaroslav Havel · 12 January 2026

What’s New I/2026

Our best-ever result in the Law Firm of the Year competition, a second consecutive appearance in the Czech Elite ranking, and NextWomen project data on the growth of women’s wealth.

Case study

Architectural gems and cultural footprint

We like doing projects with an overlap – we help develop culture, education and architecture through legal advice.

Case study

Mergers in banking

Banking, Finance & Capital Markets is one of our key practice areas. Our clients include major leading Czech, Slovak and foreign banks, insurance companies, as well as other financial institutions, corporations and major institutional and private investors.