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News II/2021

HAVEL & PARTNERS has become the absolute winner of the Law Firm of the Year 2021 competition with the best results ever and is strengthening its team across all key specialisations.

Transaction overview

Overview of selected transactions involving HAVEL & PARTNERS consultancy services

Over the past 15 years, we have been involved in 750 transactions, not only in mergers, acquisitions, divestments and restructurings. Their total value exceeds CZK 750 billion. Here is an overview of the most important ones conducted in the last period.

Interview

Our lead was in determination and a willingness to take risks

Elite Anglo-American law firms with comprehensive services and professional management were their role models. They started in 2001 in a small office, where they sat on boxes around a table. Three of the five founders of HAVEL & PARTNERS – Jaroslav Havel, Robert Nešpůrek and Marek Vojáček – continue to be active in the firm and, 20 years on, they recall difficult beginnings and plan the future of the firm.

Foreword I/2021

HAVEL & PARTNERS is celebrating its 20-year anniversary, which is covered in this special issue of our H&P Magazine. We would like to share with you our recollections and values, reflect on the pillars of our success, outline our further plans, and thank you for being with us.

Jaroslav Havel · 11 January 2021

Pro bono I/2021

A mosaic of HAVEL & PARTNERS’ pro bono activities in 2021 — from a place among the top 10 European law firms for pro bono, through Zdravotní klaun (Medical Clown), Baldies and Loono, to our 20th anniversary and CZK 400,000 for charitable causes.

Case study

Legislation drafted by HAVEL & PARTNERS

Laws that benefit the entire society, or when the “client” is in fact everyone

Being a market leader also means responsibility and commitments to the entire society. We at HAVEL & PARTNERS are aware of this and have long been actively involved in the drafting of good-quality and functional legislation, thus contributing to the refinement of the Czech legal system and business environment.

From an ambitious start-up to the top of Central European law firms

From a small law firm founded from scratch by five young lawyers, HAVEL & PARTNERS has managed to develop into a new generation, world-renowned Central European firm with a unique position on the Czech-Slovak market. It has been writing its success story for 20 years.

News I/2021

An overview of HAVEL & PARTNERS news from the first half of 2021 — first place among TOP Employers for the seventh time, record financial results for 2020, the Czech Business Superbrands and Chambers Europe Awards, and success in the Law Firm of the Year competition in Slovakia.

20 years of HAVEL & PARTNERS

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.

Interview

Academy

A unique educational project, added value, and a matter of the heart

Interview with partners Veronika Dvořáková and František Korbel, who 7 years ago stood at the foundation of HAVEL & PARTNERS Academy and still manage it today.

Veronika Dvořáková a František Korbel · 11 January 2021