KŠB Ranks Once Again In The Prestigious Legal 500
KŠB is a very recommended law firm in business law, corporate law and mergers & acquisitions (Kocián Šolc Balaštík handles a wide range of M&A transactions. Dagmar Dubecká heads the M&A group, Petr Kasík heads the corporate team and Martin Šolc has ‘a great reputation’. Martin Kubík, Jan Dědič and recently promoted partner Christian Blatchford are also noted.) and in dispute resolution (Kocián Šolc Balaštík provides ‘enormously consistent and clear’ advice. Team head Pavel Dejl is praised for his ‘understanding of client needs’; recently promoted partner Sylvie Sobolová is also recommended.).
In the category of energy and project law the yearbook emphasizes: “With ‘deep industry knowledge’, Kocián Šolc Balaštík stands out for its ‘strong’ expertise in energy projects.”, and mentions KŠB partner Václav Rovenský, managing partner Dagmar Dubecká and partner Christian Blatchford.
KŠB’s tax team is described as “experienced” and KŠB partner Helena Navrátilová is recommended.
Moreover, Legal 500 recommends KŠB in the categories of banking, finance and capital markets (KŠB partners Martin Krejčí and Petr Kasík), telecommunications law (counsel Drahomír Tomašuk), labour law (Kocián Šolc Balaštík’s ‘highly recommended’ team acts for domestic and international clients. Václav Rovenský and Michal Kašpárek are recommended.) and real property and construction law (Jiří Horník, Václav Rovenský and Martin Krejčí are noted.)
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