ABOUT US
We are attorneys who take pride in the quality of our work and offer a personal approach to clients with an emphasis on earning their trust. Our long-term experience with providing legal services focuses on positive remedy and client satisfaction. We are based in Prague and operate throughout the Czech Republic.
We provide legal services to Czech and foreign clients in Czech, Slovak, English, and German languages. Our team specializes in legal advice covering the fields of corporate law, civil law, real estate, energy and industry, finance and capital market law, labor law and insolvency.
Zbyněk is a graduate of Masaryk University in Brno and he has worked with several leading Czech and international law firms. From 2015, he has been an independent general practice attorney specializing in business and civil law, energy (conventional energy and supportive resources), industry and environmental law, building and real estate law, real estate development, and investment and development projects. As a member of the Czech Bar Association and HST Chamber of Commerce Switzerland - Czech Republic, Zbyněk speaks Czech, English, and German.
Kristina is a graduate of Charles University in Prague and has a postgraduate degree from the University College London. Since 2009 she has been a member of the Czech Bar Association and an independent attorney from 2013. She specializes in corporate law, real estate, financial law, capital markets, and litigation. Kristina communicates well in Czech, Slovak, English and German.
We are members of:
Expertise
CONTRACTUAL AGENDA
- All-inclusive advice e regarding all types of commercial law and civil-law contracts
- Preparation of sample contractual documentation, revision, and/or analysis of existing contractual documentation
- Representation in the negotiation of contractual terms
CORPORATE LAW, MERGERS AND ACQUISITION
- Establishment of business corporations and joint ventures
- Organization of General Meetings and Body Corporate Meetings
- Structuring of relations among shareholders
- Preparation of shareholder agreements
- Squeeze-Outs
- Financial assistance provisions
- Transfers of shares and ownership interests
- Changes of the registered capital stock
- M&A transaction advice and advice by sale and acquisition of corporations including cross-border elements
- Corporate governance practice advice
REAL ESTATE, DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
- Structuring and preparation of documentation for the acquisition / sale, lease, and revitalization of real estate, and/or their intermediation
- Advice in the course of real estate development including investment or development activities
- Advice within the scope of complex real estate due diligence reports
- Representation in administrative proceedings and obtaining permits
- Preparation, review, or analysis of any contractual documentation relating to the acquisition and/or sale of real estate
- Real estate financing advice
- Advice regarding leases , particularly commercial real estate leasing
- Comprehensive legal services for housing cooperatives and unit owners' associations
- Escrow of documents and money
BANKING, FINANCE, CAPITAL MARKET
- Acquisition, operation, and project financing
- Bond finance
- Preparation of transaction documentation and client representation in negotiation of financing conditions
- Structuring and establishment of funds
- Regulatory counseling
ENERGY, INDUSTRY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- Advice on production, distribution, and trade of electricity, gas, and heat, including cross-border energy/commodity trade
- Drafting / revising of contracts with energy suppliers (electricity, gas, heat), media (water, steam), raw materials, fuels and other inputs
- Advice regarding conventional energy sources
- Advice regarding supported/renewable energy sources (solar, wind and hydroelectric power stations, biogas plants, biomass combustion plants, combined heat and power generation)
- Representation in proceedings before the relevant regulatory authorities (including the Energy Regulatory Office), authorization and registration procedures
- Settlement of disputes and administrative offenses in the field of energy law and environmental law
- Consultancy in the field of waste management and packaging, water management and air protection
LITIGATION
- Analysis of success probability in a contemplated dispute
- Representation in court and arbitration proceedings
- Out-of-court dispute resolution
- Settlement negotiation
- Debt recovery
INSOLVENCY
- Advice on a manner of solving insolvency, preparation of controlled insolvency
- Draft and submission of insolvency proposal
- Reorganization counselling, drafting of reorganization plan
- Advice on asset disposition during insolvency proceedings
- Support in insolvency proceedings, representation in creditors' bodies
- Representation in incidental disputes
LABOR LAW
- Advisory on establishment, modifications, and termination of employment
- Preparation of employment contracts and other labor law documents
- Employment of managers and preparation of managerial contracts
- Addressing issues related to the concurrence of parallel employment and performance of function in a corporate body
- Drafting of internal company labor directives
- Assessment of liability in labor law relations
- Labor law disputes with employees or managers
CONTACT
Hanuš & Kohlová, Attorneys
Sokolská 1805/26 Praha 2 - Nové Město 120 00
Czech Republic
Mgr. Zbyněk Hanuš
Attorney
Tel.: (+420) 246 052 531
Cell phone: (+420) 602 775 055
E-mail: zbynek@hanuskohlova.com
Czech Bar Association No.: 16257, ID No: 04005864
Mgr. Kristína Hartmann, LL.M.
Attorney
Tel.: (+420) 246 052 530
Cell phone: (+420) 774 123 732
E-mail: kristina@hanuskohlova.com
Czech Bar Association No.: 14741, ID No.: 01338218
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