
The team at Baker & McKenzie s.r.o., advokátní kancelář remains a market leader, leveraging the bench strength of a global network of 70 offices across North America, Latin America, and the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, to represent domestic and multinational financial institutions (including Credit Suisse) and corporates involved in high-value, cross-border litigation and arbitration. With an active client base spanning the telecoms, tech, food and beverages, manufacturing, energy and medical devices sectors, the firm specialises in disputes in such areas as corporate law, European law, product liability, employment, competition law, IP and unfair trade practices. The group is led by Martin Hrodek, an authority on commercial litigation and domestic and international arbitration. Martina Marchand and Kristína Doupal bring expertise in representing clients in civil proceedings, including insolvency matters.
Testimonials
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‘The team is hard-working, pro-client orientated, practically thinking, very experienced in the Czech procedural law. Especially the expertise in the arbitration law is outstanding, and unique on Czech market.’
‘We cooperate especially with Martin Hrodek and Kristina Doupal (nee Bartošková). We value them especially for their experience, friendly and practical communication, getting to the point easily, analysis skills, very well-written court submissions, and also representation before the courts at the oral hearings.’
Key clients
- ADM International Sarl
- AT&T
- Československá obchodní banka, a. s. (ČSOB)
- Commerzbank, a.s.
- Credit Suisse AG
- CTP Invest spol. s r.o.
- Czech Export Bank, a.s.
- Dura Automotive
- Eckes AG
- EP Industries a.s.
- ERB bank, a.s.
- ESSAR PROJECTS LIMITED
- HDI Versicherung AG
- Kofola ČeskoSlovensko a.s.
- PFNonwovens Czech s.r.o.
- Sberbank CZ, a.s. v likvidaci / JUDr. Jiřina Lužová
Work highlights
- Advising liquidator of Sberbank CZ, a.s. v likvidaci in connection with claims raised by its creditors.
- Representing Credit Suisse AG in insolvency proceedings related to the Czech Republic of Rezidence Kavčí Hory.
- Representing Eckes AG in disputes with minority shareholders of Stock Pilsen regarding the amount of consideration paid to them due to a squeeze out.
Lawyers

Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Martin Hrodek