Europe
Practice Areas
Jan Šturm is a partner and a head of the HAVEL & PARTNERS’ dispute resolution practice.
Jan Šturm is generally recognized in the Czech Republic as a leading specialist for high-profile and complex commercial litigations and arbitrations and resolution of crisis situations.
Jan Šturm has advised on cases collectively worth hundreds of millions of Euros and has supported and worked with the most demanding and sophisticated clients - mostly Fortune 500 companies, Czech Top 100 businesses, and leading entrepreneurs, on landmark cases before Czech and EU courts and various arbitral institutions.
Jan Šturm also serves as an independent arbitrator and is listed with the LCIA, VIAC, the Czech Arbitration Court and WIPO.
Career
Prior to joining HAVEL & PARTNERS in 2014, Jan Šturm worked almost eleven years with a world leading international law firm.
Professional Memberships
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) – arbitrator
Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) – arbitrator
Arbitration Court attached to the Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic – arbitrator
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - arbitrator
Czech Bar Association – fully qualified Attorney at law and a member of the Supervisory Board
Czech Institute for the Popularisation and Revitalisation of Arbitration (CZIPRA) – member
Arbitration Centre for .CZ domains – independent expert for domain-name dispute resolution
Publications
Co-author of a leading commentary on the unfair competition provisions of the Czech Civil Code and author and author/ co-author of many articles on topics related primarily to dispute resolution.
Personal
Repeatedly recognised as a Leading Partner and recommended for dispute resolution in the Czech Republic by international legal rankings.
Ranked among the Top 10 litigation lawyers in the Czech Republic by Forbes.
Ranked by Chambers Europe in Dispute Resolution and Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel in the Czech Republic.
Experience
Representative cases:
● Advised a major CEE energy corporation in interconnected commercial disputes exceeding EUR 1.25 billion.
● Represented a global technology corporation before Czech courts and the Court of Justice of the EU (Grand Chamber) in a landmark competition dispute with exposure of EUR 200M+.
● Successfully represented a world-leading automotive company in a high-stakes intellectual property dispute with exposure of EUR 160M+.
● Successfully represented a world-leading pharmaceutical company in a high-stakes multi-jurisdictional dispute with exposure exceeding EUR 150M+.
Languages Spoken
Czech, English, German, Slovak
