How has a young law firm founded in 2001 achieved worldwide recognition over two decades as a top Central European firm with a unique position on the Czech-Slovak market? Follow the path of HAVEL & PARTNERS over the past twenty years.
2001
Five young lawyers set up their own law firm
We found the law firm Havel & Holásek in Prague, at the birth of which stand five young lawyers with experience from leading international and domestic law firms. From the beginning, we cooperate exclusively with Deloitte as its legal partner for the Czech Republic.
2002
We are on the radar of global rating agencies
As a newcomer to the market, we profile ourselves as a domestic law firm offering top legal services to Czech and international clients. We succeed in gaining clients in key markets in Germany, the United Kingdom and North America, and as a result we are on the radar of prestigious global rating agencies.
2003
We are the best law firm cooperating with Deloitte in the CEE region
Our international reputation and portfolio of services continue to grow. Two years after its foundation, we receive an award for the best law firm cooperating with Deloitte.
2004
We grow and consolidate our market position
This year heralds the significant growth of the firm over the next three years. We gradually establish regular cooperation with elite international and foreign law firms; we increase the number of lawyers and the number of our clients also grows. We strengthen the firm’s position on the Czech legal market.
2005
We go our own way
The four-year close cooperation with Deloitte comes to an end and we go our own way as an independent law firm. We double the firm’s revenues and profit within a year.
2006
We head to Ostrava and abroad
We open the first office outside Prague in the north of Moravia. With our size, the reach of our legal services also grows, not only within the Czech Republic. We also go abroad with our clients, and we are increasingly using the gradually built network of partner law firms throughout Europe, North America and Asia for Czech clients.
2007
We are a top law firm in M&As
The favourable economic climate and the global wave of mergers and acquisitions contribute to the further growth of our firm. In terms of the number of transactions we have completed, we stand among the top law firms in Central Europe.
2008
We establish an office in Slovakia
For the first time, we are number one in the Czech Republic in the number of completed transactions. At the same time, we expand into the Slovak legal market and establish an office in Bratislava, which is today one of the largest in Slovakia. We are the first law firm on the Czech-Slovak market to form an advisory group specialising in services for private clients.
2009
We establish an office in Brno
Our fourth office is established, this time in Brno. Despite the culminating financial crisis, we hire more lawyers, adapt our services, grow our revenues and gain a decisive edge over our competitors amidst the crisis. We become the largest Czech-Slovak law firm.
2010
We uphold our position as M&A leader
We uphold our exceptional position on the market with the highest number of completed transactions in the entire Central and Eastern Europe, despite only operating within the region in two jurisdictions.
2011
We change the brand and are among the most economically stable companies on the market
We celebrate the tenth anniversary of the foundation of the firm. We hire new partners and enter the next decade with a new business name, Havel, Holásek & Partners. We receive the AAA Czech Stability Award for the most economically stable companies in the Czech Republic.
2012
We grow most dynamically in Europe
Thanks to strategic thinking, the way the firm is managed and the annual double-digit increase in turnover, our firm becomes the most dynamically growing law firm in Europe.
2013
A thousand clients, our own Foundation
The number of the firm’s clients continues to grow and this year it jumps over a thousand. We work for major Czech, Slovak, and foreign companies. We also establish our own Foundation to support our pro bono activities.
2014
We move to the Florentinum and found an Academy
We integrate legal teams from renowned law firms, including the closing Prague office of Norton Rose Fulbright. We also found our own training Academy and move to new offices in the Florentinum, a prestigious address in the centre of Prague.
2015
The most popular law firm for clients and students
We confirm our position as the economically strongest law firm in the country and, according to domestic and global awards, we are the best, most popular with clients and most sought-after law firm in the Czech Republic in terms of services provided.
2016
We extend our portfolio of services
We focus on further extending our services and strengthening our relationships with key clients. We establish exclusive cooperation with the law firm SEIFERT A PARTNEŘI, and thus extend our offer with comprehensive criminal law advice.
2017
We have the best work and client environment
We achieve excellent financial results, which confirm our position as the most stable law firm on the Czech-Slovak legal market, and we receive the Office of the Year award for the best working and client environment among law firms.
2018
We change the name to HAVEL & PARTNERS
The firm’s economic results are the best in the last 5 years, all our offices experience double-digit growth, and profit also grows significantly. We have a new brand HAVEL & PARTNERS and open our fifth office in Olomouc.
2019
We strengthen our tax practice and open an office in Pilsen
We significantly strengthen our tax practice and also head to the west of Bohemia, where we open our sixth office in Pilsen. For the first time, the turnover of the entire group exceeds one billion Czech crowns. As part of our sophisticated digital strategy, we accelerate the internal digitization of processes and strengthen online marketing.
2020
We uphold our continuous growth despite the crisis
In times of the crisis, we once again increase our competitive edge by making immediate use of our investments in digitization and marketing, and in turn respond to the market situation and our clients’ needs. We become the absolute winner of the Law Firm of the Year competition and also receive the most prestigious global Chambers Europe Awards for the best law firm in the Czech Republic. Turnover and profit also continue to grow. With our results, we uphold the position of legal market leader.
2021
Successful with you for 20 years. Rightly so.
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