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BDO Legal Opens for Business in Czech Republic

BDO Legal Opens for Business in Czech Republic

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The BDO network of independent tax, audit, accounting, and other professional services firms has launched a law firm in the Czech Republic, with offices in Prague and Brno.

The opening of the legal practice in the Czech Republic follows the July 1, 2020 merger of BDO Slovakia with Slovakian law firm Nexus. The Prague office will be headed by Partner Jiri Smatlak, and the Brno office will be led by Partner Lukas Regec.

BDO has been serving clients in the Czech Republic since 1991. According to a firm press release, the new legal arm in the country will focus mainly on "Corporate law for medium-sized companies," along with representing clients in court proceedings and in insolvency and restructuring matters.

 

Smatlak joins BDO after a year as the head of the eponymous Smatlak Legal firm. Previously he spent a year as a solo practitioner, eight and a half years with Dvorak Hager & Partners (now the Prague office of Eversheds Sutherland), and two and a half years with PRK Partners.

Regec worked with Smatlak Legal for the past year, after spending the previous three as a solo practitioner in Brno.

Trond-Morten Lindberg, BDO International CEO for EMEA, commented on the new offering in the Czech Republic. “We were all very excited about this new service offering. I appreciate the way our Czech partners keep investing in our clients’ needs, aiming to provide them the best possible service. It’s also great news for our international clients operating in the Czech Republic as they now get instant access to a well-established and skilled legal team. I would like to wish the entire team a lot of success in their new partnership.”

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PRK Partners, one of the leading Central European law firms, has been helping clients achieve their business objectives almost 30 years. Our team of lawyers, based in our Prague, Ostrava, and Bratislava offices, has a unique knowledge of Czech and Slovak law and of the business environment. Our lawyers studied at top law schools in the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland and elsewhere. They also have experience working for leading international and domestic law firms in a number of jurisdictions. We speak your language, too. Our legal team is fluent in more than 15 languages, including all the key languages of the region.

PRK Partners has one of the most experienced legal teams on the market. We are consistently rated as one of the leading law firms in the region. We have received many significant honours and awards for our work. We represent the interests of international clients operating in the Czech Republic in an efficient way, combining local knowledge with an understanding of their global requirements in a business-friendly approach. We are one of the largest law firms in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Our specialised teams of lawyers and tax advisors advise major global corporations as well as local companies. We provide comprehensive legal advice drawing on our profound knowledge of local law and markets.

Our legal advice delivers tangible results – as proven by our strong track record. We are the only Czech member firm of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms. As one of the leading law firms in the region, we have received many national and international awards, in some cases several years in a row. Honours include the Chambers Europe Award for Excellence, The Lawyer and Czech and Slovak Law Firm of the Year. Thanks to our close cooperation with leading international law firms and strong local players, we can serve clients in multiple jurisdictions around the globe. Our strong network means that we can meet your needs, wherever you do business.

PRK Partners has been repeatedly voted among the most socially responsible firms in the category of small and mid-sized firms and was awarded the bronze certificate at the annual TOP Responsible Firm of the Year Awards.

Our work is not only “business”: we have participated on a longstanding basis in a wide variety of pro bono projects and supported our partners from the non-profit sector (Kaplicky Centre Endowment Fund, Tereza Maxová Foundation, Czech Donors Forum, etc.).

Firm's website: www.prkpartners.com

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