PRK Partners represents clients before competition authorities and courts, overseeing merger approval proceedings and conducting internal investigations. Radan Kubr brings extensive experience to the practice, handling a significant number of merger control matters.

In November 2024, HAVEL & PARTNERS s.r.o., attorneys at law launched the Dawn Raid Protection service to help clients respond to the growing number of unannounced inspections by competition authorities. ‘At the top of his game’, team head Robert Neruda specialises in advising on cartels, abuse of dominance, the assessment of mergers and acquisitions from a competition perspective, significant market power, state aid, and public procurement. Lenka Štiková Gachová oversees the competition aspects of merger clearance proceedings and other planned projects, while Roman Světnický represents clients in proceedings before the Office for the Protection of Competition and before the administrative courts.

Skils s.r.o. advokátní kancelář handles complex matters involving alleged abuses of dominant position and is often engaged in resale price maintenance in regulated industries. The practice represents clients before the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition and advises Czech-based corporations in proceedings before the European Commission. Karel Muzikář and Jiří Kindl co-head the practice, with the ‘truly exceptional’ Kindl bringing ‘great academic knowledge’ with ‘extensive professional experience’ in the areas of significant market power, unfair competition, and commercial agency contracts. He is supported by Martin Koudelka, who is well-versed in Czech and EU sector-specific regulations on bargaining and significant market power in the food-supply chain, and Stanislav Mikeš, who represents clients in litigation before the Office for the Protection of Competition.

Kocián Šolc Balaštík has extensive expertise in domestic and cross-border transactions, handling merger notifications, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, and defending damages claims under competition law across the agriculture, energy, and IT sectors. Pavel Dejl and Sylvie Sobolová jointly lead the practice, with Dejl representing the Czech and international clients in merger control, cartel investigations, and abuse of dominant power matters, and Sobolová oversees litigation and arbitration on competition, state aid, and public procurement matters, with a particular focus on the automotive and pharmaceutical sectors.

The ‘one-of-a-kind competition law boutique’ Nedelka Kubáč advokáti s.r.o. is well-versed in competition law and public procurement under Czech, Slovak, and EU law. Martin Nedelka brings deep expertise in regulatory and compliance aspects of competition law, while Radovan Kubáč handles strategic merger control and state aid mandates, with a strong focus on the automotive, pharmaceutical, and gaming sectors.

ROWAN LEGAL handles the full spectrum of competition law matters, from day-to-day advisory and private enforcement to merger-related issues, representing clients before Czech competition authorities, courts, and the European Commission. The practice is co-led by Vilém Podešva, who focuses on cartels and abuse of dominance, drawing on his experience on appellate commissions for second-instance competition cases; Michal Nulíček, who advises on regulatory and competition aspects of domestic and international acquisitions; and Jiří Mňuk, who manages proceedings involving alleged breaches of competition law before Czech and European authorities.

Schoenherr Czech Republic advises on foreign direct investment, competition aspects of merger filings, and compliance issues. Team head Jan Kupčík is experienced in all aspects of competition law and project management, including advising foreign clients on direct investment-screened transactions and merger control proceedings, while Rudolf Bicek focuses on compliance with unfair trading practices and managing dawn raids.

White & Case, s.r.o., advokátní kancelář represents clients before state authorities on a broad spectrum of competition matters, including merger filings, cartel investigations, follow-on damages claims, state aid, foreign direct investment, and foreign subsidies regulation issues. Team head Ivo Janda supports domestic and multinational companies on all aspects of regulatory, competition, and corporate compliance matters, while Magda Olyšarová has extensive experience in merger filings with EU and national competition authorities.

A&O Shearman handles the full spectrum of competition matters, including market and sector-specific regulatory investigations, competition litigation, and matters related to state aid and subsidy control. Marta Sendrowicz and Ivana Halamová Dobisková co-head the practice, with Dobisková representing clients across telecommunications, retail, energy, and life sciences sectors in merger control and other competition investigations before the Czech Competition Authority and the European Commission.

Baker & McKenzie s.r.o., advokátní kancelář is well-versed in Czech and Slovak competition law, advising on transactional matters, horizontal and vertical agreements, foreign direct investment reviews, as well as cases involving abuse of dominance. Team head Alexandr César represents clients before the Czech Competition Authority and handles private competition litigation.

Eversheds Sutherland offers extensive expertise in EU and competition law, with significant experience representing clients before the Czech and Slovak competition authorities in cartel and unfair trading practices cases, as well as in merger control matters. Team head Michal Hrabovský advises clients on all aspects of competition law and has substantial experience representing them in merger control, cartel, and abuse of dominance proceedings in the Czech Republic and before the European Commission.

Kinstellar handles a wide range of competition law matters, including unfair competition, abuse of dominance, cartel agreements, and dawn raids, and has particular expertise in merger control cases. Team head Tomáš Čihula focuses on competition, state aid, and public procurement law, drawing on his experience at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition.

Taylor Wessing Czech Republic assists international and domestic clients on all aspects of competition law, including cartel and abuse of dominant power investigations, merger controls, cooperation and distribution agreements, as well as public procurement and state aid law. Team head Markéta Deimelová oversees a wide range of compliance, investigations, and enforcement matters across borders, including merger control and foreign direct investment screening.