Jan Králíček

Managing Associate
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E-mail
jan.kralicek@havelpartners.cz
Practice Areas
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Jan Králíček specialises in insolvency law and dispute resolution.

In the field of insolvency proceedings and restructuring, Jan has recently participated in a large number of major cases, representing creditors or advising distressed companies.

On the part of creditors, Jan has represented mainly banks in insolvency proceedings against companies operating in heavy engineering, aviation, the automotive industry and retail. On the part of debtors or investors, Jan has participated in the out-of-court restructuring or reorganisation of prominent companies with a turnover of hundreds of millions of Czech crowns.

He also has experience in representing clients in civil proceedings.

Before joining HAVEL & PARTNERS, Jan worked in the Prague office of an international law firm for more than 4 years.

Membership in professional associations

Czech Bar Association

Languages
Czech, English
Education
  • Charles University, Faculty of Law, Prague (2014), Mgr. (Master of Laws)
  • University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (2016), LL.M.
  • Maastricht University, Netherlands (2016), LL.M.
  • University of Economics in Prague, Faculty of Economics, Prague (2018), Bc. (Bachelor of Arts)
  • reorganisation of an online clothing shop comprising the restructuring of liabilities exceeding CZK 400 million, including the issue of new bonds as part of the reorganisation
  • representing a bank creditor in recovering claims against a group of engineering companies in the course of several parallel insolvency proceedings
  • pre-packed reorganisation of a leading automotive supplier
  • recovery of claims of a secured creditor against a group of companies operating in the energy sector
  • representing a bank creditor in insolvency proceedings against a manufacturer of components for the aviation industry
  • revision of bank documentation for risks associated with insolvency proceedings
  • assessment of the strategy and individual pre-insolvency and insolvency scenarios to ensure maximum satisfaction for a bank creditor
  • representing a bank creditor in appellate review proceedings relating to the satisfaction of a secured debt in insolvency proceedings
  • a due diligence exercise in connection with the representation of an investor in the acquisition of a part of a business from the bankrupt’s estate
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HAVEL & PARTNERS successfully represented in litigation the US company GoDaddy Inc., one of the largest global domain registration platforms. GoDaddy Inc. was sued by an influential businessman with connections to Russia, seeking the removal of investigative internet articles. He also demanded financial compensation.   The team of litigation experts, headed by partner Jan Šturm and […]
Another wave of internal promotions marks a follow-up to the largest Czech-Slovak law firm’s successful year. Existing partners Veronika Dvořáková and Ivan Rámeš become the firm’s shareholders, while counsels Lenka Štiková Gachová, Michal Smrček and Josef Žaloudek were promoted to partners as of 1 January 2022. An additional 12 lawyers of the firm at three […]
Authors: Dušan Sedláček, Jan Králíček In response to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 disease epidemic, the so-called Lex Covid Justice was enacted, followed by Lex Covid Justice II, which introduced a number of significant changes, including in the field of insolvency law. We have discussed these laws in detail in previous articles available here […]
Authors: Dušan Sedláček, Jan Králíček Initially, Act No. 191/2020 Coll., also known as Lex Covid Justice, responded to the crisis caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus. The Act caused a number of significant changes in the field of insolvency law. We published a basic overview of information on this law in our article of 1 […]

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