The market-leading team at HAVEL & PARTNERS s.r.o., attorneys at law draws on the bench strength of offices in Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Pilsen, Olomouc and Ostrava to represent government bodies and major insurers (Allianz), financial institutions (BNP Paribas, UniCredit) and domestic and multinational corporates (including Google, Volvo and T-Mobile) involved in high-profile litigations and arbitrations. The group's active client roster spans such sectors as sports, tech, telecoms, automotive, energy and construction. The experienced litigators and arbitrators who jointly head the practice are:Dušan Sedláček, an expert in insolvency cases, and Jan Šturm, a specialist in IP litigation and unfair competition matters.
Testimonials
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‘HAVEL & PARTNERS has the biggest team of dispute resolution professionals on the local market. They are known for an in-depth litigation and arbitration experience in various industry sectors, namely telecommunications, automotive and finance.’
‘Jan Šturm, a head of dispute resolution at HAVEL PARTNERS, is a leading individual for the dispute resolution in the Czech Republic. He is known primarily for his strategic and diligent approach.'
Key clients
- T-Mobile
- Škoda Auto
Work highlights
- Representing T-Mobile Czech Republic, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, in a widely-publicised fraud case.
- Representing Google in a high-profile litigation initiated by a competitor claiming damages following a decision by EU Commission which fined Google EUR 2.42bn for the alleged abuse of dominant position.