2.6.2022
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Publications
KSB Experts Co-Author Book on Competition and Public Contracts
Almost three dozen experts, including KSB partners Sylvie Sobolová and Pavel Dejl and associates Martina Parusová Zímová and Martin Vráb, contributed to the book titled “Competition and Public Procurement: Synergies and Intersections”, which was initiated by Petr Mlsna, Chairman of the Czech Competition Authority. The KSB authors contributed to the book with the topic of horizontal cooperation between contracting authorities.
Co-authored by a number of renowned attorneys, academics and economists, in addition to the Czech Competition Authority’s staff, the book focuses primarily on bid rigging – cartel agreements between bidders for public contracts. In addition, it also covers issues such as private collection of damages suffered as a result of illegal conduct, criminal law aspects of illegal conduct, the impact of the Green Deal on competition law, AI’s potential of hurting competition, and responsible public procurement.
The book was released on 18 May 2022 during the gala evening of the May Public Procurement Conference.
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10.6.2025
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Advising J&T on EMMA Capital Bond Issuance
KŠB provided legal advice to its long-term client, the J&T group, in connection with the preparation of a bond programme for the investment group EMMA Capital. The base prospectus has already been approved by the Czech National Bank and notified to the National Bank of Slovakia. At KŠB, the advisory team was led by Josef Kříž, under the partnership supervision of Vlastimil Pihera.
28.5.2025
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Advising GRIDARCH a.s. on the Sale of Land in the Ostrava Airport Multimodal Park
KSB’s team (Jiří Horník, Jakub Porod, Jakub Mehl) provided legal counsel to GRIDARCH a.s. in connection with the sale of land located in the Ostrava Airport Multimodal Park (OAMP), which is being developed into an industrial zone with logistics facilities. The purchaser of the 110,000 sqm of commercial land was EQT Exeter.
20.5.2025
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With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of JUDr. Alexandr Kocián, one of the founders of our firm.
e was not only an icon of the legal profession in Karlovy Vary and a respected lawyer, but also an inspiring colleague, a mentor to an entire generation of our attorneys, and, last but not least, a man with a sense of humor who always spread good cheer.
