Martin Krejčí becomes new Partner at Kocián Šolc Balaštík
January, 2010 - 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Martin Krejčí, a Kocián Šolc Balaštík („KSB“) lawyer of many years standing, became a partner effective 1 January 2010. The firm now has nine partners and nearly seventy legal and tax specialists.
Mgr. Ing. Martin Krejčí graduated from the Charles University Law School in 1998 and the University of Economics, Prague, in 1999. Martin joined KSB in 1998 and became an advocate in 2001. His specialization includes banking, project financing, real estate law, corporate law and M&A.
He has represented domestic and international financial clients in many deals, including financing and refinancing, loan and security documents. He advises clients in a number of development projects and real estate transactions. He has been involved in advising key domestic and foreign clients in major acquisitions and transactions, most recently the UNIMEX-TVS consortium in the privatization of Czech Airlines and Citibank in corporate banking and contract documentation. Additionally he has advised the Prague Airport on bills of exchange, SKANSKA in connection with a restructuring project and the Quinlan Group in a cross border acquisition transaction that included a pioneering case of financial assistance under newly enacted Czech legislation.
On Kocián Šolc Balaštík
Founded in 1990, Kocián Šolc Balaštík (“KSB”) is one of the largest law firms in the Czech Republic. Based in Prague with branches in Karlovy Vary and Ostrava, KSB provides comprehensive legal and tax advice to domestic and foreign clients through a team of nine partners and nearly seventy lawyers and tax advisers. With 20 years of activity on the Czech legal market, KSB has carved out a reputation as a highly successful and independent law firm repeatedly winning the most prestigious international and domestic accolades including Law Firm of the Year in the Czech Republic 2006 - 2009 (Who’s Who Legal Awards), Czech National Law Firm of the Year 2008 (Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence), Leading Law Firm of the Year 2008 in Czech corporate law (ePravo.cz) and Leading Law Firm of the Year 2009 in Czech company law and competition law (ePravo.cz).
