9.5.2007
News

Kocián Šolc Balaštík once again named Czech Republic’s Law Firm of the Year

Press release: Prague, 9 May 2007 Kocián Šolc Balaštík has been named Czech Republic’s Law Firm of the Year 2007 in the Who’s Who Legal Awards. This is the second consecutive time the firm has been recognised in this way, having won the inaugural award last year. In addition, Kocián Šolc Balaštík was the first independent national firm to ever win the award.

The awards are awarded by Law Business Research Limited, a London based researchcompany engaged in legal market research and evaluation of legal serviceproviders. It is considered to be one of the most reliable sources ofinformation on the legal services market in over 100 countries worldwide and isthe official research partner of the International Bar Association. The resultsare officially published in The International Who’s Who of BusinessLawyers, a compendium volume of the practice areas covered by Who’s WhoLegal’s separate single volume publications.

Editor in chief Callum Campbell said, “It is an outstanding achievement to winthe Czech Republic’s Law Firm of the Year Award for a second time. KociánŠolc Balaštík’s continuing success demonstrates its consistent andunparalleled level of individual and collective talent. We have no hesitation indeclaring Kocián Šolc Balaštík the leading firm in Czech Republic.”

Martin Šolc, the Managing Partner of Kocián Šolc Balaštík, added, “Asit was paraphrased many times in the past, winning once is not as difficult aswinning twice. Long-term respect from our clients and positive feedback from ourcompetition – forming the grounds for the Who’s Who Legal evaluation– are the signals that our efforts are meaningful and serves as anincentive for us to further improve.&rdquo

Who’s Who Legal Awards is the result of thousands of nominations fromclients and private practice professionals. The evaluation criteria includeinformation such as the number of attorneys in a particular firm listed in thecompendium, number of practice areas covered by the firm, the ranking in theprevious awards and the aggregate weighted votes cast in favour of the lawyersin the firm compared with the aggregate cast if favour of attorneys from otherlaw firms in a particular country. It is impossible to buy entry into TheInternational Who’s Who of Business Lawyers. Financial considerations playno part in the selection process and only lawyers who have met independentinternational research criteria are listed. This book represents an accurate andimpartial picture of the global private practice marketplace. For details, seewww.whoswholegal.com.

On Kocián Šolc Balaštík

Kocián Šolc Balaštík was founded in 1990 and has from the outset sought toprovide full and professional advice to both domestic and internationalclientele. The aim has been fully realized – KSB is currently a leadingindependent law firm in the Czech Republic with a team of more than fiftyattorneys and lawyers who, in close cooperation with tax advisors and patentrepresentatives, offer legal and tax advice in a number of significant areas forentrepreneurial entities, including complex transaction consultancy. In additionto headquarters in Prague, the law firm has branches in Karlovy Vary andBrussels.

For further information, contact:

Romana Frkalová
Marketing Manager
Tel: +420 224 103 316
E-mail: rfrkalova@ksb.cz

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