Mergers & Acquisitions
We represent the world’s leading corporations, companies with a dominant position within the CEE market as well as emerging Czech companies. At the same time we stand ready to address the specific needs of diverse corporate clients. Our M&A team has provided legal services to buyers and sellers in many private equity and real estate acquisitions and windings-up.
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Contacts:
Petr Kincl +420 251 152 905 |
Daniel Pikal +420 251 152 974 |
Insolvency and Restructuring
The PwC Legal Insolvency and Restructuring practice is based on extensive experience from assisting distressed companies, dealing with debtors in as well as with financial sponsor agreements. We can assist with Turnaround Management solutions and deal with various debtor-related issues.
Thanks to our exceptional know-how and unique way of problem solving, we are able to provide assistance to Insolvency Administrators regarding bankruptcy management and related matters.
As experienced negotiators we are able to cooperate efficiently with a Creditor’s Committee and consequently form the best strategy for maximizing profits and minimizing expenses.
Areas of our expertise include:
Debtors
Distressed Investments
Insolvency proceedings
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Creditor advisory services
Restructuring
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Contacts:
Petr Kincl +420 251 152 905 |
Veronika Střížová +420 251 152 933 |
Real Estate
We provide our clients with professional services based on our unique combination of expertise covering all aspects of Real Estate, Finance, Tax, Capital Markets, Restructuring and Dispute Resolution.
PwC Legal’s specialists can guide you through all phases of development projects including zoning, construction proceedings, construction project management and financing.
Areas of our expertise include:
Legal Consulting
Financing
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Development projects
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Contacts:
Petr Glogar +420 542 520 284 |
Miloš Sochor +420 542 520 272 |
Banking & Finance
We offer a comprehensive range of services related to numerous financial products including syndicated loans, loan and acquisition financing, derivatives, financial services regulatory practice or insolvency & restructuring.
We regularly represent both debtors and creditors operating in the Czech Republic, the CEE region as well as worldwide thanks to the PwC global network.
We believe that our major advantage comes from delivering prompt, clear and accurate advice to our clients. Our outputs combine the profound knowledge and practical experience of our lawyers with their valuable contacts in order to provide our clients with sound and timely legal advice, while at all times accommodating their specific needs when dealing with financial matters.
Both debtors and creditors benefit from our close cooperation with PwC Legal/PwC colleagues - experts from legal as well as non-legal fields.
Areas of our expertise include:
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Contacts:
Radek Buršík +420 251 152 509 |
Daniel Pikal +420 251 152 974 |
Dispute Resolution
We provide a full package of Dispute Resolution services to a wide range of clients coming from all over the world. We represent large public bodies and private entities as well as natural persons. We aim to always resolve disputes as efficiently as possible, thus our dispute resolution strategy emphasizes alternative dispute resolution, especially through mediation.
Our close cooperation with specialists of the PwC global network allows us to take advantage of their full support in areas like forensic analysis, valuations, electronic evidence management. This kind of support substantially improves our position in the area of dispute resolution.
We are prepared to offer our legal assistance with disputes before Courts as well as within Arbitration proceedings. In both cases our main priority is to resolve disputes quickly and effectively, i.e. to the convenience of our client in terms of time and cost.
Areas of our expertise include:
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Contacts:
Radek Buršík +420 251 152 509 |
Veronika Střížová +420 251 152 933 |
EU, Regulatory and Antitrust Matters
PwC Legal can be your guide in today’s constantly changing and evolving European and Czech legal framework. All this transformation evolves as a consequence of the ever developing EU regulatory framework. Due to the assistance of the PwC global network, we are able to cover legal issues within the EU/CEE region as well as worldwide while maintaining the same proficient standards for providing advice.
We have extensive knowledge in the areas of EU legislation, antitrust and regulatory matters. Our specialists have taken part in major projects related to business operations within diverse industries, financial institutions, distributors and service providers.
Thanks to the assistance of our colleagues specializing in diverse legal and non-legal areas, our lawyers benefit from a better understanding of the market specifics linked with particular industries.
Areas of our expertise include:
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Contacts:
Petr Kincl +420 251 152 905 |
Daniel Pikal +420 251 152 974 |
Labor Law
Our team along with other specialists from PwC offers advice on various issues of domestic and cross-border aspects of employment relations. We offer legal consulting covering all issues linked to the employer-employee relationship as well as other labor law-related affairs. We focus on providing practical, strategic and efficient advice to employers in cooperation with their in-house lawyers and HR department in order to bring solutions accommodating all their needs.
We offer legal services along with access to consulting services provided by the global PwC network, i.e. high-quality legal services based on local expertise in more than 80 countries worldwide. Due to close cooperation with other specialists of the global PwC network, you can take advantage of the true one-stop-shop services provided to you with respect to labor law and employment matters.
We will help you address all fundamental questions related to employer-employee relationships, walk you through the phases of the restructuring process as well as assist with remuneration matters, as we understand that remuneration directly impacts the performance and productivity of employees. In this context the remuneration method is key for both the management of the company as well as its employees.
Areas of our expertise include:
Fundamental legal issues with respect to:
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Remuneration
Restructuring
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Contacts:
Petr Glogar +420 542 520 284 |
Miloš Sochor +420 542 520 272 |
Intellectual Property and Technology, Media, Telecommunications
PwC Legal’s lawyers provide their services to the world’s leading corporations, leaders in the CEE market as well as to Czech start-up companies and therefore have an understanding of the special needs of various types of clients. Thanks to the assistance of our colleagues specializing in diverse legal and non-legal areas, our lawyers benefit from a better understanding of the market specifics linked with particular industries.
Areas of our expertise include:
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Contacts:
Petr Kincl +420 251 152 905 |
Jan Svoboda +420 542 520 273 |
Private Clients
Our private client-oriented practice concentrates on individuals as well as families and provides them with advice associated with the accumulation, management and transfer of personal assets. We are able to provide legal services to influential individuals as we understand their specific needs and requirements. Professional discretion is guaranteed.
We will help you to gain increased value from the companies you own or control or to transfer those in a tax-friendly way. Thanks to the assistance of our colleagues specializing in diverse legal and non-legal areas, our lawyers benefit from a better understanding of the market specifics linked with particular industries.
Areas of our expertise include:
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Contacts:
Petr Kincl +420 251 152 905 |
Aleš Terš +420 251 152 573 |
Corporate and Corporate Secretarial Services
As a law firm offering a wide range of legal services to its corporate clients, PwC Legal not only provide excellence in the M&A area, but also delivers high-quality corporate housekeeping services.
Areas of our expertise include:
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Contacts:
Petr Kincl +420 251 152 905 |
Aleš Terš +420 251 152 573 |
Private Equity
We act on behalf of the world’s leading private equity companies as well as growing companies in the CEE region including the Czech Republic. We have a deep understanding of the specific needs and requirements of various types of clients.
With the right balance between advice provided from abroad and legal expertise in the Czech Republic we are able to provide legal services in connection with local and cross-border investments. PwC Legal private equity practice includes lawyers in more than 80 countries worldwide and provides its services in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the United States of America and the Middle East.
We are able to advise you on every aspect of the investment life cycle. Our lawyers represent private equity companies in the time of their growth including the establishment, private equity investments, financing, initial public offerings as well as during mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships and trade sale exits.
We believe that our major advantage comes from delivering prompt, clear and accurate advice to our clients. Our outputs combine the profound knowledge and practical experience of our lawyers and other PwC professionals in order to help you resolve your matter as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Areas of our expertise include:
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Contacts:
Petr Kincl +420 251 152 905 |
Daniel Pikal +420 251 152 974 |
Data protection, personal data protection, GDPR
PwC Legal’s lawyers have extensive experience in the field of IT law and privacy law. Our specialization includes data and information protection in general, as well as the protection of personal data and legal consulting in the field of GDPR. PwC Legal offers a wide range of specialists to clients. The PwC network team consists of lawyers, IT risk and security specialists and project managers. Since the GDPR is a European regulation, we are also able to effectively apply the knowledge from our international cooperation.
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Contacts:
Radek Buršík +420 251 152 509 |
Jan Svoboda +420 251 152 974 |
Public contracts, concessions and PPP projects
We are aware that, during the awarding of the contract, it is not only important to comply with the relevant legislation, but also ensure that investment carried out by the award procedure is advantageous and supported by a sufficient audit trail. We have experience with the implementation of large and complex projects for Czech and international contracting authorities. To our clients we offer a wide range of services related to the award or participation in the procurement procedures and a possibility to use PwC specialists from other countries and from non-legal fields.
Areas of our expertise include:
For contracting authorities
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For tenderers
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Contacts:
Miloš Sochor +420 542 520 272 |
Alena Larionova +420 251 152 912 |