As usual with the onset of summer, HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest Czech and Slovak independent law firm, has announced internal promotions. As of 1 July 2021, 10 attorneys will be promoted: three of them to the position of managing associate and seven others will be promoted to the position of senior associate.

Current senior associates Kateřina Surková, Martin Drahotský and Jiří Kunášek will become managing associates in July.

As of that date, Pavel Amler, Soňa Karbanová Schweizer, Pavla Kaufmannová, Jakub Kocmánek, Pavla Korcová, Marián Minárik and Martin Stančík will change their position from associates to senior associates.

“The legal profession is mainly about people. This is why I am very pleased that in the HAVEL & PARTNERS’ team we have colleagues who contribute to the firm’s continuous growth and development with their work commitment, excellent professionalism, exceptional professional knowledge and management skills, and the outstanding quality of services," said Jaroslav Havel, the firm’s managing partner.

“Our objective is to work with the best lawyers on the market and, above all, to retain them in the long run. That is why we place great emphasis on the professional and career development of our successful colleagues at all levels of seniority. We foster a motivating environment in the firm with a clear vision of career growth, which is much faster in the case of exceptional legal talent than at our competitors. I congratulate all our promoted colleagues and I also believe that we will achieve many new successes down the road as we continue working together”, added Jaroslav Havel. HAVEL & PARTNERS as an extremely stable team of senior lawyers.

The vast majority of partners active in the firm have been promoted to senior positions within the firm through internal promotions. The firm also remains the most sought-after employer in the industry, winning the TOP Employers poll for the seventh year in a row.