We Manage Your Legal Risks | We Stand By You
Efficiently | Systematically | Responsibly
We are no novices. Our office has a history of over 15 years and has long been one of the top-rated law firms on the Czech market. We once rescued our first clients from unpleasant litigations and difficult positions with large international concerns stifling them. Our office provided all possible support and they grew in size. Many of them have multiplied their turnover to billions of CZK and made it among the FORBES 50 largest companies in the Czech Republic. This often started by us convincing them at the beginning of our cooperation that it is possible to grow to an international level from the Czech Republic. Our office assisted them in their growth through well-managed mergers and acquisitions. We keep successfully acquiring operating companies in the Czech Republic and around the world for our clients until today. We actively help to administer them and take responsibility for managing all their legal risks. Our office does this with efficiency and financial predictability by continually developing the lawyers' ability to diagnose legal vulnerabilities quickly while coming up with suggestions - often new and unusual - to address those vulnerabilities. We have built a unique legal risk management system on these grounds that is fully compliant with the ISO standards, which can be found below.
Products & Services
Our office provides our clients with systematic, methodical and responsible care regardless of their seat. We secure a professional legal back office. The foundations of our activities are (a) legal vulnerability diagnosis, (b) implementation of our legal risk management system, (c) administering external activities, and (d) legal services of a traditional law firm. #LegalBackoffice #BackofficeOutsourcing
Legal Vulnerability Diagnostics - Internal Legal Audits
Being in charge of an organisation, you know that running an enterprise carries a significant number of risks. Therefore, it is essential to know its weak spots and the extent of legal vulnerability. Our legal vulnerability diagnostics are fixed in terms of price so you always know in advance how much it will cost and the output you will receive from us. We always attach to the output specific suggestions for appropriate action. This product is suitable for management who want a realistic picture of their organisation's legal health. It is important to distinguish between the financial health of an organisation and its legal health. Your organization may be in great financial health, but a potential first sanction or litigation can easily destroy the company. Moreover, it can have a very unpleasant impact on the senior managers directly responsible. They are often personally liable and obliged to act with due care. Damages caused by undiscovered or unaddressed legal vulnerabilities can ultimately be demanded directly from senior managers. Our audits prevent such situations. The diagnostics are either complex or segmental (e.g., finance, sales, HR/HR, technology, IT, security, etc.). The audit output is subject to attorney-client privilege, i.e., confidential, and intended only for use by the client.
ISO Systems for Legal Risk Management
Our office has been the first in the Czech Republic to be actively involved in this issue, academically and practically. This is our core product and trade secret, based on a clearly defined methodology, principles and processes. Our legal and compliance risk management system is no performative exercise. We have been developing and running it successfully for multiple years with many clients. We have proven to our clients and ourselves that it pays off and we are not afraid to take direct responsibility for it. We have passed ISO Lead Risk Managers courses and designed the system to fully comply with ISO 31022 (Legal Risk Management) and ISO 37301 (Compliance Management Systems). We can customize, deploy and manage our risk management system in any type of organization. Moreover, we can do so remotely. This ensures maximum efficiency, predictability and affordability.
Administering External Activities
Our office has years of experience in project management and development, crisis management, internet services and business, mergers and acquisitions and marketing. We run a reliable network of international partner law firms and tax advisors. We established a reliable network of contractors and partners in real estate development, UX/UI designers, programmers and marketers. We know how to effectively manage projects in the Czech Republic and abroad. Since 2008, we have been consistently investing in startups and have a track record of successful exits and implementations. For our clients we provide development and full administration of external projects in the online environment (especially web portals, digital services, IoT services, etc.) and in the classic offline environment. We are able to find and structure a suitable business opportunity, we can implement it and then manage it properly. We know how to involve and motivate the right people. We build separate teams consisting of internal and external collaborators for these activities. Our typical activities in this area are e.g. bootstrap administration, financing and management of startups, building private equity portfolios, M&A activities of a commercial nature - actively searching for companies to buy and negotiating with owners, JV activities with key people, expansion abroad and managing foreign acquisitions.
Legal Services of a Traditional Law Firm
All of our lawyers gained experience in foreign or large Czech law firms. However, we train and guide lawyers to be always able to suggest specific steps to clients and communicate why they recommend the steps. Our lawyers are specific and pragmatic and take responsibility for what they recommend. We are financially predictable and affordable. We specialize in civil law, commercial law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), litigation (court representation), administrative proceedings, corporate law, corporate governance, labour law, regulations and compliance, corporate criminal liability, liabilities and contracts, software and digital services, ICT, intellectual property (copyright, inventions and patents, trademarks, industrial designs), GDPR, NIS2, ESG. We defend our clients fiercely. We can also fight back and attack lethally on behalf of our clients.
Libor Vašíček
| legal vulnerability diagnostics, legal audits | legal risk management | administration of external business activities | representation in court and administrative proceedings | negotiating and structuring transactions | mergers & acquisitions (M&A) | holding structures | tax law | software, ICT & AI |
Šárka Vašíčková
| legal vulnerability diagnostics, legal audits | legal risk management | labour law | litigation | administrative proceedings | cross-border cooperation | corporate governance and corporate law | intellectual property, patent law, trademarks |
David Flutka
| corporate law | contract law and contract agenda | mergers & acquisitions (M&A) | cross-border cooperation | digital services and online business | GDPR and personal data protection |
Michal Straka
| real estate law | mergers & acquisitions (M&A) | litigation & arbitration | domain disputes | patents, trademarks & copyright | NIS2 & ESG | software, ICT & AI | GDPR & data protection |
Vojtěch-Lev Hart
| public procurement | civil law | corporate law | representation in court and administrative proceedings | digital services & online business |
Natálie Králová
| civil law | labour law | insolvency law | debt collection | corporate governance |
Diana Stará
| corporate law | AI & new technology | digital services & online business | copyright | ESG | NIS2 |
Hana Marková
| investment | stocks | bonds | portfolio management | administration of client's external activities |
Filip Drahoš
| software | information technology | cybersecurity | artificial intelligence (AI) | business intelligence (BI) | administration of clients' external activities |
Jakub Mocek
| legal risk management | administration of clients' external activities | information technology | artificial intelligence (AI) | business intelligence (BI) | marketing | cross-border cooperation |
Whose Needs We Suit Best
Directors, Members of Statutory Bodies & Managers
These persons must act with due care. Failing to do so, they are liable for the damage caused by their actions (or inaction). We do the lion's share of their work by taking on a significant part of their liability. We protect them and give them a peaceful sleep and time to focus on other important things. We are also a match for dedicated C-level managers. Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) appreciate our price predictability, understanding of financial management and taxes, confidence to argue with tax advisors and administrators, and ability to help with the practical tax setup of transactions. CTOs, in turn, appreciate our knowledge of technology and preparedness to comprehend new topics and technologies.
Shareholders, partners, founders & investors
Active management of assets, shares and investments, aiming at long-term profitability is difficult. Being a shareholder or investor bears the right to a share in the profit (dividend). On the other hand, it also means that when things are not going well, you need to resolve the unfavourable situation actively because no one else will. You need to be able to optimize costs, find new business opportunities or streamline existing ones. Sometimes it is necessary to finance the organization from your own resources (additional payments outside the share capital, increase in share capital, etc.). If that fails, you need to be able to resolve relations with creditors honourably, close the investment and focus on projects with greater potential.
HR Managers & Employers
We know employment regulations and how to set up your labour documentation and internal guidelines so that an organization avoids unnecessary risks. We set up contracts with employees so that their possible leaving does not jeopardize an organisation's activities. We help resolve disputes with employees. We help prevent inspections from the labour inspectorate. And if you are being inspected, we know how to pass the inspection successfully.
Manufacturing & Processing Companies
Výrobní a zpracovatelské firmy patří také mezi naše oblíbené klienty. Udržet se dlouhodobě v tomto segmentu znamená, že prostě musíte inovovat, a to je vždy zajímavý proces. Navíc jsou tyto firmy často velkými zaměstnavateli. Řeší tedy problémy typické pro zaměstnavatele, se kterými jim umíme pomoci – pracovněprávní agendu, spory s odběrateli či dodavateli, pracovněprávní spory, distribuční vztahy, kontroly z inspektorátu práce, kontroly správce daně, vymáhání pohledávek v zahraničí, vztahy se zahraničními partnery atd.
Businesses & Services
We know commercial law and how to navigate it. We enjoy structuring transactions, drafting contracts, and negotiating with counterparties. We are pleased to help our clients grow. We are capable of winning disputes on their behalf and eliminating risks related to business. We negotiate and set up legal relationships with other partners (partner agreements / SHA). We know appropriate and safe ways to structure joint activities with partners, supplier and customer relationships, joint ventures (JVs), etc.
Innovators & Traditional Technology Companies
We love technology. We understand AI and new technologies, as well as classic, more demanding, industrially applicable technologies. Our typical client comes either from the ICT sector or traditional sectors such as the military industry, electronics manufacturing, security systems, medical equipment manufacturing, printed circuit board manufacturing, high-volume printing, foundry, industrial furnaces, filtration, nanotechnology, etc.
Startups, ICT, SaaS, PaaS & IaaS Companies
If the abbreviations don't ring a bell you probably fall into a different category of businesses. In any case, our lawyers work with the terms routinely, as well as with regulations governing digital services, information society services, ISP liability, electronic communications, audiovisual services on demand, online consumer relations, etc. If you are dealing with SLAs, maintenance, software escrow, option plans for early employees or perhaps contractual umbrella investment in your startup (seed investment, angel investment, A Round, B Round), debt capitalization, etc., we will be happy to take part.
Public Corporations, State Administration, Local Government & Contributory Organizations
We can also adjust our products and services so that this clientele can afford them and get the maximum benefit. We work for major state-owned enterprises and handle a diverse agenda for them. We perform internal legal audits for ministries, state administration, local governments and a number of contributory organizations. We can effectively represent them in court proceedings.
Associations & Interest Groups
We are long-term partners of the Association of Museums and Galleries of the Czech Republic (AMG ČR). We also cooperate with the Association of Social Service Providers of the Czech Republic (APSS ČR). We provide the associations and their members with specialized services (legal advice, teleconferences, lecturing) as well as regular legal services, which we adjust to meet the needs and means of their members.
Individuals & Non-business Natural Persons
We are not a legal office for non-business natural persons. We do not provide regular legal advice in common civil matters such as neighbourhood disputes, donation agreements between individuals, small purchase agreements, etc. However, we can recommend other independent lawyers who can guide you through the areas, and represent you.
Family Legal Relations
Our office does not usually provide legal advice in family law, divorces, agreements between (future) spouses, disputes between relatives, etc. However, we can recommend experienced notaries or independent lawyers for these areas of law.
Criminal proceedings against individuals
We do not represent individuals in criminal proceedings on suspicion of committing crimes other than property crimes and economic crimes. We can also recommend criminal lawyers for this area. We conduct our legal advice in the style of 100% legal risk management and compliance, i.e. none of our clients may be or is at risk of criminal liability at all.
Companies That Trust Us
Gatema | South Moravian Region
A great company. Still controlled by the founders' two families. Established in 1992, originally focused on ERP systems and software development. The production of printed circuit boards followed a few years later. It became a regionally significant employer with a holding structure and equity participation in many Czech and foreign companies.
Lanik | South Moravian Region
An amazing holding, in operation since 1991. The second generation of the Láník family is now responsible for the management and development of the holding. They achieve success through innovations, a fair human approach and many successful acquisitions in the Czech Republic and abroad. Significant regional employers. A holding company, present in many areas and countries. Wonderful people.
Jablotron | Liberec Region
A giant with an international reach, in operation since 1990. A Czech holding that has grown to international standards in security and communication systems. A major employer and technological innovator in security services and solutions for property and health protection. A major provider of cloud services in security and communication systems on several continents.
Hyperia | Prague
Internet leader. One of the brightest people in the internet business, investor Michal Hradil, is behind the group of companies associated with the Hyperia holding. The group develops and operates its Internet projects with a global reach. It successfully operates in over 40 countries globally and achieves a turnover approaching a billion. Constant year-on-year growth in double-digit percentage points.
Auto ESA | Prague
A leader in used car sales in Czechia. The only giant in the industry that maintains purely Czech ownership and Czech capital. It has long been one of the best-rated second-hand car dealerships in the Czech Republic.
Boskovice City Cultural Facilities | South Moravian Region
An example that we are interesting even for the non-profit sector. Culture means a lot to us and so does the City of Boskovice. The culture in Boskovice is incredibly diverse and beautifully managed. We are happy to be able to help.
Association of Museums and Galleries of the Czech Republic | Prague
The largest Czech professional association of collection-building institutions and individuals working in museums brings together hundreds of Czech museums and galleries. AMG has great management and does a truly commendable job for its members. We cooperate with a number of museums and galleries on a daily basis.
Noabe | Liberec Region
Noabe (formerly JABLOCOM) became the most famous Czech startup in 2005 when CNN broadcast a famous report about the company. This was followed by rocket growth, development and sale of other innovative solutions. They grew from a start-up, through growth-up to a stable large company.
OZM Research | Pardubice Region
A global leader in the research and development of explosives and special measuring equipment. Fascinating and smart people in management. Demanding and interesting technologies. A prime example of how a partnership between the private and university sectors fulfils its huge potential.
Colognia Press | Central Bohemian Region
One of the most innovative printing companies in Europe, introducing new technologies and approaches: Smart labels that communicate with mobiles, security labels with holographic embossing etc. The company is positively appreciated both in professional management contests, such as The Company of the Year, and by its customers.
Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic | Prague
The central state administration body for agriculture, water management, food and forest management. It is not a powerful ministry or high politics. The job is purely about our expertise and diagnostics of legal vulnerabilities - internal legal auditing.
RACOM | Vysočina Region
A great technology, manufacturing and service company specialized in the development and production of wireless data transmission equipment, established in 1991. A leader in the market of radio modems, mobile routers and microwave connections. Their devices are used in telemetry for energy, gas, water and internet provider networks.
ZZOne s.r.o. | Pardubice Region
Another great family company with a hearty relationship with customers and employees and with a healthy business. They are unafraid to come up with innovative solutions. And the only company in the Czech Republic to specialize in the integration and management of office applications from the Zoho suite.
Association of Social Service Providers
The Association of Social Service Providers is the largest professional organization of the kind in the Czech Republic. A well-organized association that offers its members, among other things, opportunities for constant education, high-quality information and news.
Inspirie | Prague
Great crisis managers, great people. They can enter any company, set up processes, heal and fix everything that needs to be fixed. Intriguing and functional ideas.
Military Technical Institute | Prague
A state-owned enterprise with a history dating back to 1922. Foudedy by the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic. An enterprise capable of attracting top experts. An admirable enterprise, an admirable technological centre.
The Game
We see our business as a game. Long-term, fair and open. We take it 100% seriously and we fully comply with its rules and fair play in our relationship with the client. We play the game according to a clearly defined game plan to avoid any unpleasant surprises. We always present the client with a clear game plan for each product at the beginning of the cooperation. It clearly shows our exact proposals, how much it will cost and what benefits you will get from it. Once you approve the submitted game plan, the game begins.
Are we compatible?
We know exactly who gets the largest value added from our work. Check this section to see if you fit in.
Which of our products or services are you interested in?
We provide the services of a traditional law firm on the one hand. We represent clients in court proceedings and can guide them through all areas of law. On the other hand, we are (most importantly!) specialists in long-term, effective and systematic legal risk management. This usually starts with a diagnosis of legal vulnerability and continues with the implementation of an appropriate legal risk management system.
First contact (doesn't hurt and costs nothing)
Call, write or preferably book a time for a short teleconference (MS Teams, Zoom, Google Meet) with the managing partner. No one will explain our products and services to you better than the person who bears the largest responsibility on our side. We will always find time for you.
Game plan (& a specific offer)
You will receive a specific offer from us, which shows exactly what (and why) we are suggesting, how much it will cost you and how you will benefit from it. We suited the game plan to your possibilities. If you like and accept the game plan, the game begins. Of course, you can end the game at any time if you feel that there is no benefit or that it simply no longer makes sense to you.
Hesitating?
If you are still hesitating or considering whether to contact us now or leave it for some other time, let us at least introduce our products and services in a short teleconference. If you leave it until some crisis arises, it will leave us with a much narrower room for manoeuvre and significantly fewer options to eliminate or at least reduce your specific legal risks. Fire prevention is always much cheaper than fighting a fire and subsequently renovating the burn site.
Meeting: Where & How
Our offices are situated in Prague at the Legal Partners headquarters, but we often travel to regions. Of course, the most common contact is by phone, email and teleconference (MS Teams, Zoom, Google Meet). To book a short free teleconference, click here. Other means of contact are listed below.
Legal Partners, advokátní kancelář s.r.o.
Identification Number: 06758967, VAT: CZ06758967
official electronic mailbox: 5wtyrgd
- Záhořanského 1944/4, 120 00 Praha 2
- (+420) 770 778 272
- info@legalpartners.cz