Praised by clients for its dual litigation and arbitration expertise, ROWAN LEGAL’s dispute resolution department handles a wide range of complex cases, including employment and contractual disputes, insolvency proceedings, and competition law cases. The firm acts for a range of domestic and international corporations, in addition to Czech public institutions. The team benefits from close cooperation with the TMT and M&A departments. The team is collectively led by arbitrator Miloš Olík,who offers know-how in regulatory and banking disputes, litigator Lukáš Duffek, who covers complex construction cases; and senior associate Petr Zábranský.
Testimonials
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‘Very experienced team, all the team members are valuable. The partners involved had a good working knowledge of the case at hand.'
‘The partner makes us feel that we are in good hands, and we do not need to worry about something being omitted.'
‘The team is comprised of experienced arbitrators and litigators - which is a great mixture to provide sufficient expertise and experience to each case.'
‘Miloš Olík is a great arbitrator and human being.'
‘For us, ROWAN gives us top quality legal services for reasonable fees. They combine great know-how of litigation and arbitration (including exceptional experience in setting aside proceedings of an arbitral award and its enforcement), together with great knowledge of insurance and banking, as well as international trade.'
‘We value Miloš Olík's proficiency, responsiveness, and business-oriented advice.'
‘ROWAN Legal has a very experienced and dedicated team of dispute resolution professionals. They definitely belong among the best litigation teams in the Czech Republic.’
‘Miloš Olík is the leading individual at the firm's dispute resolution practice. He is very practical and gives good advice. He also writes well, communicates well and is calm, understanding and approachable.’
Key clients
- Heureka Group, member of ROCKAWAY Group
- O2 Czech Republic
- RBP, zdravotní pojišťovna (Public health insurance company)
- Niko Kari
- Ředitelství silnic a dálnic ČR (The Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic; ŘSD)
- CRESTYL real estate
- Australian Government, Attorney-General´s Department
- VHS stavby (construction company)
Work highlights
- Representing O2 Czech Republic in a case dealing with business agency and distribution issues before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- Representing the holding group of a majoe Central European provider of online shopping price comparison services in its dispute with Google in relation to abuse of dominance by Google on the Czech market.
- Successfully represented Finnish racing driver Niko Kari in a dispute with the company Charouz Racing System SE over his replacement by a new driver.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Miloš Olík, Lukáš Duffek, Petr Zábranský