The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS is strengthening its team. Petra Čorba Stark has joined HAVEL & PARTNERS as counsel in Slovakia, as a member of the M&A and corporate law team in the Bratislava office. Matěj Potměšil has joined the Prague office as a senior associate. He specialises in commercial, real estate and construction law and advises start-up companies. Senior associate Pavel Ondrák has joined the team of M&A and corporate law experts in Prague.

“As we are constantly increasing our staff capacity, we are able to cover the growing demands and expectations of our clients to the maximum extent possible,” explained Jaroslav Havel, the firm’s managing partner. “I am glad that we have managed to hire three more outstanding and experienced professionals to senior positions, who, in addition, largely focus their practice on the most important segments of our services – comprehensive M&A, commercial law and real estate advisory,” he added.

Petra Čorba Stark specialises in acquisitions and divestitures and has been involved in numerous transactions in the telecoms, transport, energy, manufacturing and private equity sectors. In corporate law, she focuses on corporate reorganisations and restructuring and corporate governance issues, and is also an expert in capital market-related advice. Petra has more than 20 years of experience in leading law firms, and for the last five years she was the head of the corporate team of an international law firm in Slovakia. The prestigious international rating agency Legal 500 ranks Petra as one of the best lawyers, having recognised her experience as a next generation partner in commercial, M&A and corporate law.

Matěj Potměšil specialises in commercial, real estate and construction law. He is also an expert in advising start-up projects, assisting clients with the appropriate setting of rules between investors and founders or creating a legal framework for the start-up itself. Before joining the firm, Matěj worked in law firms specialising in the above areas, where he advised a number of major clients operating in the Czech and international markets. 

Pavel Ondrák focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law and public procurement law, having been involved in a number of major transactions and projects, particularly in the telecommunications and industrial sectors. In addition, he has also participated in representing major clients in disputes in the areas of commercial law, trademarks and restitution. In the context of public procurement and concessions, Pavel specialises primarily in representing contractors, having provided legal services in one of the largest public procurement contracts in the Czech Republic, including representing clients before the Office for the Protection of Competition and in ensuing proceedings. Before joining HAVEL & PARTNERS, Pavel worked for several years in a leading Czech law firm.