As the Czech government signed off on the EU “Green Deal”, which aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions to zero by 2050, the Czech Republic needs to find ways to achieve this goal, or at least to get close to it. Even though certain legislative and other supporting measures are currently being undertaken towards transitioning to low carbon energy – changes to the Czech Act on supported sources of energy, state subsidies for the (re)construction of power plants – given its geographical specifics and historical background, nuclear power is likely to play a key role in replacing coal-burning power plants...
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For over 3 decades, Kocian Solc Balastik (KSB), a four-time recipient of the prestigious Chambers Europe Award for Excellence, has been an acclaimed market leader, creating innovative and groundbreaking legal solutions for its clients involving new legislation and legal and business concepts. A proudly independent Czech law firm, KSB is globally interconnected through long-term relationships with other leading independent law firms, with whom it frequently works on cross-border transactions. Its mission is to strategically guide its global and domestic clients in attaining and exceeding their business objectives in the Czech Republic. Delivering commercially driven and sector specific advice, the firm is not just ready for the future, but actively facilitating it in the evolving 21st century business world for the benefit of its clients, whose success is the firm's greatest satisfaction.
KSB has the skill and experience to advise on all aspects of commercial and financial law relevant to business and on all related issues of civil, employment and criminal law. Our aim is to obtain the fullest possible understanding of the client's business so that we can identify the best legal- and tax-effective solutions to achieve the client's business plans. KSB puts strong emphasis on professional ethics and building long-term relationships with clients based on mutual confidence and respect. KSB's lawyers and tax advisers, many of whom acknowledged leaders in their area of expertise, are able to form a closely-integrated team capable of responding swiftly to clients' needs. Several are qualified in other industry fields, allowing KSB to focus on practice areas where legal knowledge alone may be insufficient. Many have studied or practiced in other countries, regularly attend and speak at conferences and seminars and make contributions to professional publications in the Czech Republic and abroad. Leading KSB's advocates lecture at Czech universities, conferences and seminars at home and abroad. All lawyers and tax advisors speak fluent English or German while others communicate in other languages (Italian, Spanish, French, Slovak or Russian). KSB's advocates are qualified to advise on Czech and European law; some are also qualified to advise on the law of other jurisdictions such as England.
Year this Office was Established: 1990
Lawyers Worldwide: 64
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Jiri Balastik
Emeritus Partner
Jan Beres
Lawyer
Filip Buchta
Lawyer
Jan Dedic
Partner
Pavel Dejl
Managing Partner
Hana Dejlova
Lawyer
Dagmar Dubecka
Partner
Radka Felgrova
Lawyer
Jana Guricova
Lawyer
Richard Hamran
Lawyer
Michal Hanus
Lawyer
Hana Heroldova
Counsel
Jiri Hornik
Partner
Dana Jackova
Lawyer
Petr Kasik
Partner
Matus Kovacic
Lawyer
Martin Krejci
Partner
Josef Kriz
Lawyer
Martin Kubik
Counsel
Milada Kurtosiova
Lawyer
Jan Lasak
Partner
Katerina Lasak Slovackova
Lawyer
Ota Mach
Lawyer
Petra Mirovska
Counsel
Miloslav Petru
Counsel
Vlastimil Pihera
Partner
Jakub Porod
Lawyer
Sabina Prokopova
Lawyer
Ivo Prusa
Counsel
Vaclav Rovensky
Partner
Tomas Sequens
Partner
Sylvie Sobolova
Partner
Martin Solc
Partner
Martin Stefko
Lawyer
Sasha Stepanova
Lawyer
Drahomir Tomasuk
Partner
Tomas Travnicek
Lawyer
Pavla Veselkova
Lawyer
Martin Vrab
Lawyer
Ludek Vrana
Counsel
Tomas Zach
Lawyer
Jaroslav Zahradnicek
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Jan Cernohouz
Counsel
Simona Hornochova
Tax Advisor
Alena Juric
Tax Advisor
Ema Kacurova
Tax advisor
Lucie Kretkova
Tax advisor
Helena Navratilova
PartnerOther
Klara Dvorska
Junior Lawyer
Jiri Dycka
Junior Lawyer
Lina Fidlerova
Marketing ManagerFilip Rehak
Junior Lawyer
Zuzana Slaba
Junior Lawyer
Karolina Vosatkova
Junior LawyerArticles
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