LAWYER PROFILE

Martin Šolc

Europe 2026

Kocián Šolc Balaštík

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A

Czech Republic

20 years ranked

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Europe

Practice Areas

M&A

Corporate Restructuring

Company Law

Compliance

Career

KSB founding partner Martin Šolc is recognized as one of the leading M&A and corporate restructuring lawyers in the Czech Republic. He has been ranked repeatedly as “Eminent Practitioner” and "Senior Statespeople" in the Corporate/M&A category by Chambers Europe and Chambers Global. He was twice elected Lawyer of the Year in the Czech Republic in the area of commercial law. In January 2017 Martin became the first person from Central Europe to be elected President of the International Bar Association (IBA - the world’s largest and most important association of lawyers) in the association’s 70-year history. His tenure lasted until December 2018. In the last 30 years, Martin has advised on a number of milestone M&A transactions, including the first ones following the transition to democracy in 1989. M&A clients Martin has advised include Asahi, Heidelberg Cement Group, YIT Stavo, RWE, Heineken International, ALSTOM, Owens-Illinois, Heidelberg Cement Group etc.

Professional Memberships

Czech Bar Association (Vice President 1990-1992, President 1993)

International Bar Association (Secretary-General 2013-2015, Vice President 2015-2017, President 2017-2018)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A - Czech Republic

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Founding partner Martin Šolc is appreciated for the breadth of his expertise in handling complex and often cross-border acquisitions across the hospitality and mobility solutions sectors.

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