Ivan Houfek specialises in dispute resolution, commercial litigation and arbitration as well as in issues of contracting, real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and media law.
In dispute resolution, Ivan has advised a number of Czech and multinational clients esp. in the field of energy, metallurgy, transportation and media. He has extensive experience with complex legal proceedings and commercial disputes. As a legal counsel, he has participated in the resolution of disputes worth in total of billions of Czech crowns.
In the field of mergers and acquisitions he has been involved in numerous transactions (advising buyers and sellers alike) in various industries, esp. energy, automotive, transportation and media. Ivan also provided legal advice in connection with public procurement in the area of energy and transportation.
Ivan was awarded in the category The talent of the year within The lawyer of the year 2012.
Prior to joining our law firm, he worked for almost six years in the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges (Prague) and later for almost six years ran his own law firm. Before his attorney practice, Ivan worked over three years as assistant to the chairman of the appellate judicial panel of Metropolitan court in Prague, where he dealt with cases previously annulled by the Supreme Court and with the unification of judicial decisions in civil matters.
