DLA Piper draws on a network of over 40 locations spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific, leveraging deep bench strength and the experience of its team to represent domestic and multinational financial institutions (including UniCredit and Raiffeisenbank) and corporates in real estate, entertainment, retail, aviation and healthcare involved in domestic litigation, arbitration and insolvency proceedings. The practice is led by Petr Šabatka, a specialist in litigation and regulatory matters, and Miroslav Dubovský, who brings over 30 years to complex arbitration mandates.
Testimonials
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‘We appreciate especially the high legal of legal knowledge, practical and business-oriented approach and real experience with Czech courts. We have used DLA Piper (specifically Petr Šabatka and Jan Karabeleš) on several cases and always managed to achieve a satisfactory result.’
‘Petr Šabatka is an extremely results-oriented specialist with excellent technical and communication skills. His focus on a good outcome for the client is truly extraordinary.'
‘DLA Prague delivers outstanding service on many levels. We are together for almost ten years and I have never been tempted to seek elsewhere. Although we are not the biggest of customers, we always feel treated this way.’
Key clients
- UniCredit Turn-Around Management CEE GmbH
- MCI Prague s.r.o./MCI Benelux
- VITRABLOK s.r.o.
- MONETA Leasing, s.r.o.
- UniCredit Leasing CZ a.s.
- UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.
- QINN INVEST s.r.o.
- Raiffeisenbank a.s.
Work highlights
- Representing UniCredit Turn-Around Management CEE GmbHin insolvency proceedings of ODIS COMPANY s.r.o. and in connection with enforcement of secured receivable amounting to approx. CZK 150m.
- Representing UniCredit Leasing and its affiliates (UniCredit Fleet Management and RCI Financial Services) in litigations, arbitration proceedings and execution proceedings related to debt collection (tens of cases per year).
- Representing QINN INVEST s.r.o., a local developer of commercial real estate, in a legal dispute before the Czech courts in which a third party requests determination of invalidity of a land purchase agreement executed 10 years ago with a international supermarket chain.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Petr Šabatka, Miroslav Dubovský