Jan Šturm is a leading specialist in dispute resolution and commercial litigation. As a legal counsel and attorney-at-law he has participated in the resolution of disputes worth in total several hundred billion of Czech crowns. He is a listed arbitrator with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) and the Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic.
In dispute resolution, Jan has advised a number of leading multinational and Czech companies and entrepreneurs carrying out business in the field of energy, metallurgy, light industry, banking, transport, construction and IT.
Jan has extensive experience representing clients in legally and technically complex cases including those which involve foreign elements and jurisdictions. In connection with dispute resolution, he also provides legal advice relating to alternative resolutions and conciliation. He also represents clients in complex commercial disputes involving intellectual property issues and unfair competition. He is a co-author of a prestigious commentary on unfair competition provisions of the Czech Civil Code.
Jan has also extensive experience in representing clients in judicial reviews of administrative decisions. In this connection, he participated, e.g., in representing clients in judicial review of zoning decisions and building permits for major construction projects in the Czech Republic, and in judicial review of administrative decisions issued by the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition and other administrative authorities of the Czech Republic.
Prior to joining our law firm, Jan worked almost eleven years with a leading international law firm.
Jan is recommended as a leading litigation expert by international publications Chambers and Partners and Legal500. According to Legal500 rating, under his leadership, the litigation and arbitration team has reached the highest category – Tier 1.
‘Jan Šturm is a well-known figure in the market and considered by peers and in-house lawyers alike as one of the best commercial litigators in the Czech Republic. From my personal experience, he thinks strategically and has an excellent ability to explain complex issues.’
Legal 500, 2024
Czech Bar Association – an attorney and a member of the supervisory council
Slovak Bar Association – a registered European lawyer
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – an arbitrator
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) – an arbitrator
Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) – an arbitrator
Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic – an arbitrator
Arbitration Centre for .CZ domains – independent expert for domain-name dispute resolution
Czech Institute for the Popularisation and Revitalisation of Arbitration (CZIPRA) – a member of the board
