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Our competition law team is the largest in Czechia and Slovakia. We offer one comprehensive solution for both countries. Due to the location of our main offices (Praha, Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc, Pilsen, Bratislava), we are prepared to provide quick assistance to our clients in case of dawn raids regardless of the client location.


The competition team’s practice results have not only been recognized by our clients, but also market insiders. Aside from being awarded by Chambers and Partners – Europe for Competition/Antitrust as Band 1 (ranked department) with Robert Neruda as Band 1 and Lenka Štiková Gachová and Petr Kadlec as Band 3 ranked individuals, our competition team has become the absolute winner of its category in the Czech Law Firm of the Year Awards (2020, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013) and has been ranked among the highly recommended law firms in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. In addition, we and our members have been awarded for our practice in Czechia by GCR 100 – The Global Elite and by The Legal 500 as EU and Competition winner. In 2024 (as well as in 2023 and 2022) we have become the absolute winner of the Slovak Law Firm of the Year Awards in the Competition Law category. Our Slovak competition law practice was awarded as the largest in Slovakia in The Slovak Spectator review for the third year in a row.


The team is led by Robert Neruda, partner and former Vice-Chair of the Czech NCA.


Chambers Review

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Competition/Antitrust - Slovakia

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

With lawyers splitting their time between the firm's offices in Prague and Bratislava, HAVEL & PARTNERS is well positioned to handle phase II merger investigations and foreign direct investment filings before both the Czech and Slovakian competition authorities. It has further expertise in behavioural investigations, including into alleged cartels and resale price maintenance, as well as market inquiries in both jurisdictions. Team members also assist clients with the competition law compliace aspects of distribution agreements.

Work Highlights

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  • HAVEL & PARTNERS represented Meggle in an appeal against the Slovakian Competition Authority's decision to impose a fine for alleged retail price maintenance.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Lenka Gachová
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Based in Prague, Lenka Štiková Gachová frequently represents clients in abuse of dominance and cartel investigations, before the Slovak authorities, as well as in appeals against authority decisions. She also assists clients with competition and public procurement compliance issues.

She provides practical, business-oriented advice.

Robert Neruda
Robert Neruda
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The Prague-based Robert Neruda is highly regarded for his broad competition law practice, which covers advising clients on merger control and FDI filings before both the Czech and Slovakian authorities, as well as representing them in sector inquiries and behavioural investigations in both jurisdictions. He offers further experience in the competition law compliance aspects of distribution strategies.

His outputs are brilliant and his personality makes working with him very pleasant.

Robert Neruda is always very responsive and is an expert in the competition law area.

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Lenka Gachová
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Robert Neruda
Robert Neruda
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