Jan Měkota

Clients

· Moravia Steel Group is the Czech Republic’s largest steel producer, focused on modernization, higher-value products, and sustainable low-carbon production

· Prague Airport is the Czech Republic’s largest international airport and a key gateway to Central Europe, serving millions of passengers and destinations worldwide

· AGEL is Central Europe’s leading healthcare provider, operating hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, laboratories, and other specialised health facilities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

· CEZ Group is one of the largest economic entities in Czechia and Central Europe active in both renewables and traditional energy production, distribution and trade, contributing significantly to the development of the region’s energy sector

· Forests of the Czech Republic is the country’s state forest manager, focused on sustainable forest management, nature conservation, and long-term balanced forestry

Practice Areas

Jan’s practice focuses on competition law and state aid, public procurement and PPP, sector regulation, energy, telecommunications, and e-commerce.

Career

· Chrenek, Toman, Kotrba - April 2025 – Present

· Kačerová Měkota Advokáti, September 2024 – March 2025

· ROWAN LEGAL, September 2013 - June 2024

· Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, May 2012 – August 2013

Professional Memberships

· Czech Bar Association

· Remonstrance Committee of the Czech Office for Protection of Competition

· Participation in various competition-related conferences

Publications

· Modern Competition Law and Economics (co-author), C. H. Beck, 2024

· Act on Public Procurement, Commentary (co-author), Wolters Kluwer

· EU Antitrust: Hot Topics & Next Steps (co-editor), Charles University, Faculty of Law, 2022

· Competition and Telecommunications’ Network Sharing (co-editor), International Workshop, Charles University, Faculty of Law, 2020

· Consortium Cooperation in Public Procurement from the Perspective of Competition Law (co-author), epravo.cz, 2019

· Competition Law Aspects of the Assessment of the Market Position of Online Platforms (co-author), epravo.cz, 2019

· On the Meaningfulness of Certain Content Requirements for a Concession Project (co-author), epravo.cz, 2016

· Documentation Demonstrating Fulfilment of Qualification Requirements Submitted After the Deadline (co-author), ekonom.cz, 2014

· The Bidder’s Commitment to Its Submitted Tender (co-author), ekonom.cz, 2014

· Developments in Public Procurement (co-author), ekonom.cz, 2013

Personal

Jan Měkota has been working at the law firm Chrenek, Toman, Kotrba since 2025 and leads its team for competition, state aid, and regulation.

Jan graduated from the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague in 2011 and has been listed in the register of lawyers maintained by the Czech Bar Association under No. 17666 since 2017.

Jan specializes in competition law, public procurement and PPP, sectoral regulation, especially in the fields of energy, telecommunications, or e-commerce. He has long been involved in representing clients before the Office for the Protection of Competition, the European Commission, or administrative courts. In his practice, he focuses on managing the legal aspects of projects aimed at cooperation between the public and private sectors. He holds individual awards in a number of international rankings.

Work Highlights

·Successful representation of the Heureka price comparison service before the CJEU in preliminary ruling proceedings, resulting in clarification of the limitation period in the private enforcement of competition law, with EU-wide significance (Case C-605/21)

·Successful defence of a major CEE provider of energy infrastructure in alleged cartel proceedings before the Czech and Slovak competition authorities, as well as before the national administrative courts

·Comprehensive legal assistance in projects across various sectors of nationwide or CEE-wide importance, including energy, transport and brownfield development

Industry Sector Expertise

·Energy and Utilities – operational transformation of the largest Czech water and sewage operator; legal advice relating to nuclear power plant projects; day-to-day assistance to energy construction companies; legal advice in EC state aid proceedings relating to energy price caps

·Environment and Waste – day-to-day legal advice to a major waste management company; assessment of competition law aspects relating to waste management; advice on public procurement relating to municipal waste systems

·Government and Public Sector – public procurement, PPP, and property management

·Property, Construction and Infrastructure – assistance to clients in tender procedures; competition compliance

·TMT – day-to-day advice to ICT companies (hardware and software) on procurement-related issues; competition law advice and representation of telecom operators before competition authorities, including the EC, and before courts

Expert in these Jurisdictions

· Czech Republic

· Slovakia

· European Union

Languages Spoken

· Czech: Native speaker

· English: Full professional proficiency

· German: Professional working proficiency

· Slovak : Full professional proficiency

Education

Awards