HAVEL & PARTNERS is the largest Czech law firm and the fifth largest law firm on the Slovak market. It is the largest law firm in the field of Intellectual Property law and Competition law

01. 12. 2021

In the TOP 10 largest law firms ranking, which is compiled by the daily SME and The Slovak Spectator according to combined measurable criteria, HAVEL & PARTNERS is the largest Czech law firm, the fourth largest regional law firm and the fifth largest law firm operating on the Slovak market. It also took the top spot this year in Intellectual Property law and Competition law. In addition, it took second place in the M&A category and was also ranked among the top 10 largest law firms advising on Real Estate, Banking and Finance.

HAVEL & PARTNERS has again strengthened its position in the overall ranking of the TOP 10 largest law firms by two places year-on-year. In addition, in the ranking, which reflects the number of deals for which a law firm was rewarded more than EUR 20,000, HAVEL & PARTNERS was ranked first regionally, and in the overall ranking it took an excellent second place, also strengthening its position by two places year-on-year in both rankings. “We very much appreciate our top places in the TOP 10 largest law firms ranking and we are pleased that we are steadily rising in all rankings, despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis. We want to continue to strengthen our position as the largest and most successful Czech-Slovak law firm, which is the first choice for Czech companies operating in Slovakia and Slovak companies operating in the Czech Republic. I thank our clients for their trust and all our colleagues in Slovakia for their commitment, loyalty and teamwork," said Jaroslav Havel, the firm's founder and managing partner.

Taking winning places in the TOP 10 rankings not only confirms the prominent position of HAVEL & PARTNERS on the legal services market, but also speaks for the high quality of the services provided, the exceptional versatility of the specialised teams and the cutting-edge know-how of the firm’s lawyers.

Intellectual Property

The firm won in the Intellectual Property law category, where it was ranked first among the ten largest and most prestigious law firms: “We are extremely pleased and honoured to be ranked number one in Intellectual Property law among the largest law firms. We are trying to build our IP practice and team organically with a long-term perspective, and we consider our ranking in the TOP 10 in this category as proof and the result of our high-quality, long-term work in this field. This success goes hand in hand with the constant expansion and strengthening of our team’s specialisation, which would not be possible without the trust of satisfied clients and the ever-increasing number of interesting cases that we have the opportunity to address for them not only in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, but also internationally,” added firm partner Štěpán Štarha.

Competition

The firm also won in the Competition law category and thus became the most successful law firm in this field in Slovakia.  “We very much appreciate our success in Slovakia. We started systematically building our competition advisory practice here ten years ago, since then we have worked on large projects and have gained the trust of many major Slovak clients. We would like to thank them for that. The award is a confirmation that we are on the right track and an encouragement to keep improving," said Robert Neruda, adding: “We are the only firm on the market that effectively combines legal and economic competition law advice. This enables us to offer our clients unique know-how for solving complex competition and regulatory issues."

Mergers & Acquisitions

In the field of Mergers & Acquisitions, the firm has improved in the ranking compared to last year and moved up to an excellent second place. This ranking continues to confirm HAVEL & PARTNERS' leading position in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions, in which it has been the market leader for more than 10 years, not only in the Czech Republic, but also in Slovakia and across Central Europe. “The year 2020 was exceptionally good for the firm in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions. I consider our top ranking in the TOP 10 largest law firms in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions in Slovakia to be a confirmation of our firm’s growing position on the Slovak market,” added Ondřej Majer, the firm’s partner co-responsible for M&A.

The TOP 10 ranking, the results of which were published on 30 November 2021, has been compiled since 2015 by the daily SME in cooperation with the English-language newspaper The Slovak Spectator according to combined objective criteria.

Methodology:

The ranking of the TOP 10 largest law firms in Slovakia was compiled in cooperation with the English-language newspaper The Slovak Spectator. The ranking was influenced by six criteria (for the number of lawyers and number of deals, data from 2020 were taken into account; for revenue and profit, the averages for 2018-2020 were taken into account). The weight of each criterion was as follows: number of lawyers (30% weight); number of law graduates (excluding attorneys) practising longer than three years (16% weight); number of law graduates (excluding attorneys) practising less than three years (8% weight); revenue from the sale of own products and services (23% weight); profit after tax (7%); number of deals for which a law firm was rewarded more than EUR 20,000 (16% weight).

The full results are available HERE

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