07.05.2010 bpv | LEGAL Alliance present at the Real Vienna

bpv LEGAL can be found on the Real Vienna at booth number C0834. On 19 May 2010, starting at 10:30 a.m., we may invite attendees of the Real Vienna fair to meet us for brunch at our booth

Details on the Real Vienna fair can be found under www.realvienna.at

23.04.2010 bpv | JÁDI NÉMETH - Best Law Firm in Hungary for M&A Legal Work 2009

Our firm, bpv | Jádi Németh Attorneys at Law advised clients in numerous national and international M&A transactions some of which are considered to be among the most complex deals in Hungary. Our impressive track record includes transactions in various industrial sectors such as building and construction, defense, pharmaceuticals, energy, white appliances, or automotive. This prize is a spectacular acknowledgement for our deal-oriented approach, the care and diligence as well as the high quality of our services in the field of corporate and M&A transactions.

To view the full article of bpv | Jádi Németh Attorneys at Law, published in Corporate INTL on occasion of the Legal Award Announcement, please click here.

For further information please visit www.emag.corp-intl.com.

23.04.2010 Dr. Andrea Jádi Németh – New Board member of AmCham

The American Chamber of Commerce is the largest organization representing foreign investors in Hungary. In the past few years the Hungarian AmCham became the most important American chamber of commerce in the Eastern-European region.

Today, AmCham is the most acknowledged and most influential organization representing not only the interests of American investors, but the complete international and Hungarian business community as well, regardless of politics and profit.

To view the Gallery of the Annual General Assembly, please click here. 

21.04.2010

Despite the global financial crisis, which also affected the legal market, 2009 was by far the most successful year in the 15-year history of bpv Braun Partners. The success experienced in 2009 enabled the firm to make changes to its organisational and ownership structure, which will bring entirely new opportunities and fresh outlook, namely for the new partners and lawyers who are to join the team in mid-April 2010. The aim of the new structure is to build a long-term partnership – not just among the owners but also with the associates and clients, which is also reflected in the new name: bpv Braun Partners.

„On the one hand, our significant development could be explained by the transactions in the energy industry. On the other hand, we also experienced a steep increase in business in the area of insolvency law, banking & finance and advisory service provided to Czech companies with respect to German law, and also in representation in litigation and arbitration proceedings“, says Arthur Braun, managing partner of the firm.

Mr. Pavel Vincík, who has been with the firm since 1996, commented on the new structure: „We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Jiří Bárta LL.M. as a new partner to our law firm. Mr. Bárta is a seasoned lawyer who was with the international law firm Lovells for more than 10 years leading their real estate practice since 2007. With his move to our firm, we are expanding our real estate capabilities."

The law office bpv Braun Partners currently consists of 24 professional lawyers with broad international experience. The mid-term objective of today’s five partners of bpv Braun Partners is to build a team of 30 to 35 highly-qualified lawyers and tax advisors. The future growth is expected to be organic instead of seeking a merger with other law firms. The considered development of our Slovak branch continues with the same success.

02.04.2009

bpv Hügel co-organises a conference on the new guidance on Article 82 EC with a focus on rebates and predatory pricing on 2 April 2009 in Brussels - for more info click here.

27.01.2009

Tomáš Linhart worked with bpv BRAUN HAŠKOVCOVÁ briefly in 2008 as a trainee and now returns after having successfully passed the bar exams in Germany. In addition to this, Tomáš also worked at the Provincial Court in Passau for two years and in one of the local law offices. During this period, he gained experience mainly in the area of Community law and German commercial law. Tomáš graduated from the Law School of the University of Passau, where, as one of the few Czech students, also successfully completed his trainee practice (an equivalent of a junior trainee in the CR). In addition to his mother tongue, he is fluent in German, English and French.

„bpv BRAUN HAŠKOVCOVÁ in Prague is exceptional with its team of Czech-speaking German lawyers who provide advisory services in the area of German commercial law for Czech and Slovak clients alike. We are glad that Tomáš is going to join not only this team but also the team of experts in Community law.”
Arthur Braun MA, managing partner bpv BRAUN HAŠKOVCOVÁ

21.01.2009

Starting January 2009 bpv GRIGORESCU expands its contentious practice into a full-fledged Litigation and Arbitration practice area. The practice will be headed by Liz Minea who joined our firm as a partner.

The decision to expand the Litigation and Arbitration practice was triggered by the large number of client requests for litigation and arbitration services and by the need to complement the advisory practice with litigation knowledge and experience allowing us to design the best possible conflict prevention strategies.

“The Litigation and Arbitration practice will play a significant role in the firm's strategy to consolidate as a full-service firm. For this purpose we attracted in our team a partner with significant experience" stated Catalin Grigorescu, managing partner with bpv GRIGORESCU. “We think that Liz Minea is the right person in pursuing our goals in this area, given her experience in litigation and arbitration, spanning almost 14 years of practice, and the fact that she shares with the existing partners the same type of serious commitment and involvement in client representation matters" added Catalin Grigorescu.

Our strong advisory background in commercial, corporate and regulatory matters provides our Litigation and Arbitration practice with the most needed expertise in dealing with a broad range of litigation matters and enables us to understand and adapt our litigation strategies.

While providing full-range litigation services, we differentiate from litigation practices of other law firms by placing a strong emphasis on administrative litigation, in particular antitrust, public procurement and tax litigation.

We advise and represent clients in all litigation and arbitration phases, including enforcement procedures, in the following areas: antitrust, banking and securities, civil and commercial litigation, commercial arbitration, corporate and insolvency, employment, environmental, insurance, intellectual property, product liability, public procurement, real estate and construction, zoning and planning, taxation.

Liz Minea will lead a team of 5 lawyers with mixed expertise, able to cover the actual workload on Litigation and Arbitration. The mixed expertise of the team will give us a valuable flexibility in resource allocation and thus we will adapt more easily to the nature of litigation that are triggered by the current economic context.

10.11.2008

bpv Hügel co-organises a conference on Vertical Restraints (Brand Owners and Internet / Retail) on 20 November 2008 in Brussels - for more info click  here

10.10.2008

29 October, Bucharest – PRACTICAL COMPETITION LAW Seminar hosted by bpv GRIGORESCU

"Practical competition law: Compliance, Leniency and Damages" is first in a series of four seminars to be held jointly by bpv LEGAL member firms in major CEE jurisdictions.

The first seminar will be hosted by bpv GRIGORESCU in Bucharest, on October 29, 2008.

The complete calendar of events is:

October 29, 2008 in Bucharest, hosted by bpv GRIGORESCU

November 25, 2008 in Prague, hosted by bpv BRAUN HASKOVCOVA

December 4th, 2008 in Budapest, hosted by bpv JADI-NEMETH

January 22, 2009 in Vienna, hosted by bpv HÜGEL RECHTSÄNWALTE

Compliance with competition law is higher than ever on the risk management agenda for companies in all sectors. The penalties for breaching competition law are severe and constantly on the increase and might amount up to 10% of global turnover of firms, while in certain jurisdictions criminal prosecution is an additional threat.

With expert speakers from private practice, you will hear from practitioners who are at the center of these developments. They will share their experience and give you a comprehensive and commercially oriented update on the key practical enforcement issues which will enable you to carry out within the company a learned self-assessment and thus assist you in minimizing risks and limiting financial damage.

The seminar will cover EU rules, which apply in all target legislations, but will include presentations of specific aspects of the respective national competition law which applies in the jurisdiction where the seminar is held, wherever appropriate.

Who should attend: executives and top managers, in-house lawyers and compliance officers.

If you are interested in attending the first seminar in Bucharest or any of the seminars held in other locations please contact Ms. Stefania Vasiliu on stefania.vasiliu@bpv-grigorescu.com or at +40 21 264 16 50. Due to limited availability, participation is subject to confirmation.

Please click here for more details on the upcoming event.

26.05.2008

At this year’s Real Vienna – to be held at Vienna Trade Fairs Messe Wien throughout 27 – 29 May, bpv LEGAL alliance member firms will have an important exhibitor presence. While at Real Vienna our guests will be welcomed at our stand number A0427 to be found in Hall A.
Partners from bpv LEGAL alliance member firms will be available for meetings and discussions throughout the entire exhibition period.

Also, on the occasion of this highly- recognized CEE/SEE real estate and investment fair, the bpv LEGAL alliance is proud to host an evening cocktail event with the participation of member firms from Bucharest, Vienna, Prague and Budapest and a large number of registered business partners.

The event will take place on 27 May 2008 in bpv HÜGEL RECHTSANWÄLTE's office in the ARES-Tower, Donau-City-Straße 11, 1220 Vienna, starting with 7.00 pm.

20.05.2008

On 15 May 2008 bpv GRIGORESCU hosted in its offices a real estate event as part of a series of Special Events focused on real estate in CEE and SEE countries organized by CompEtencE Circle - the real estate industry platform for the New Europe.

The focus of the event was the panel discussion "Bucharest - Urban Planning, Investment and Real Estate Market" which benefited from the presence of leading representatives of the real estate industry from companies such as  AIG/Lincoln, Chapman Taylor Romania, CompEtencE Circle, CPB International Property Consultants and UniCredit S.p.A, as well as from the hosting firm bpv GRIGORESCU.

The panel discussion was followed by an evening cocktail and networking session allowing the speakers and the attending participants to discuss their interests and develop business relationships.

18.04.2008

On April 17, 2008 bpv GRIGORESCU officially inaugurated its new offices with an elegant cocktail reception organized in its meeting and conferencing area.

This special event brought together a large group of bpv GRIGORESCU's clients, colleagues from member firms of the bpv LEGAL alliance, business partners and local staff. The atmosphere created in the historic building located at 33, Dionisie Lupu Street was animated by Electric Brother and Vlaicu Golcea. Our guests' enthusiasm and warm wishes were the main ingredients for the success of this special event.

bpv GRIGORESCU relocated to the historic villa "Miclescu - Bossy" on Dionisie Lupu Street in February 2008, after the completion of a restoration project which saw the building being fully reconverted into a modern office facility, while keeping its heritage architecture and original decoration.

17.04.2008

PLC Which Lawyer?, a leading international guide to the legal markets across Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, upgrades bpv GRIGORESCU to a top 6 position in a market- wide ranking of law firms in Romania by their level of expertise. According to the latest re-searches conducted by the publication, the company received several credentials of “highly recommended” (Tax Law) and “recommended” (Competition, Real Estate, Corporate/ M&A, Labour and Employee Benefits, Restructuring and Insolvency) alongside some of the most reputable names on the Romanian legal market. Previously bpv GRIGORESCU was ranked among the top 11 firms in the country.

The same publication ranks several partners of bpv GRIGORESCU as leading practitioners in various areas of practice. Catalin Grigorescu was upgraded to “highly recommended” for his expertise in Competition and Antitrust Law, as it was the first time when this level of recommendation was introduced with respect to Romanian practitioners. Anca Grigorescu features as “recommended” for her expertise in both Tax Law and Labour and Employee Benefits, while Alexandru Rusu is recognised for his work in Restructuring and Insolvency Law.

“We have founded this firm on the strong belief that if we are to become a name to be reckoned with, we have to deliver nothing less than excellent services to our clients. This updated ranking is a new confirmation that we are true to this belief in our daily practice and that we are constantly improving”, says Catalin Grigorescu, the Managing Partner of bpv GRIGORESCU. “The ranking also shows that when it comes to professional expertise, the size of the firm is not the decisive argument.”

PLC Which Lawyer? provides independently researched market information on leading lawyers active in the core commercial practice areas. The extensive researches conducted by the editorial team in order to establish the law firms rankings follow a thorough methodology capable of ensuring accuracy and reliability of the information. The process implies getting input from clients' in-house legal departments as well as recommendations from private practitioners thus ensuring that the rankings take into consideration the quality of legal work, as perceived by the clients, and the industry and peers' appreciation.

Please see for reference the links below:
Recommended Firms in Romania
bpv GRIGORESCU - Individual recommendations

2-3.04.2008

It is with great pleasure that we inform you of our participation in the annual JOGERŐ Legal Jobs and Scholarship Fair at the Eötvös Lorand Science University.

This job fair has a strong tradition at the Eötvös Lorand Science University dating back to the 1990’s. The job fair aims to serve both Budapest and Countryside Law Students. Amongst the exhibitors it is possible to find not only leading domestic and international legal offices but also universities offering post-graduate courses, head-hunters, tax advisors, and foreign cultural institutes.
Rather than being viewed as simply a job fair, it is considered a highly specialised forum and exhibition which offers career guidance to final year students and graduates alike.

We believe that in spite of the current situation in the job market for legal careers, those students who are suitably determined, and prepared as far as possible professionally will be able to find both a challenging career and an excellent working environment within our office.

11-14.03. 2008

It is with great pleasure that we announce our participation at MIPIM in Cannes between March 11-14, 2008 as an exhibitor of the Budapest Stand.

We are proud to have a property team that is acclaimed for its efficiency in providing tailor-made advice to the most complex real estate transactions. The proven credentials of the individual team members along with our high sensitivity to taxation considerations make the team ideally suited to advise on a variety of intricate real estate deals ranging from acquisition, development, property finance to property management and vendor representation. Besides transaction-oriented counseling the Real Estate team has a proven track-record of procedural representation in litigious and administrative matters with an accent on environmental, competition, taxation and public procurement law.

The annual MIPIM is the world's premier real estate summit presenting the largest available showcase of development projects. It provides a unique opportunity for industry decision makers to meet, develop long term relationships and showcase their latest development projects.

We are pleased to welcome you at the Budapest stand.

For more information, please visit www.mipim.com.

25.02. 2008

In February 2008 bpv | JÁDI NÉMETH hired a new German senior associate in order to strengthen the “German Desk”. Ms. Dagmar Reindl, LL.M (29) passed her First Legal State Exam in 2003 at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen- Nürnberg. After having successfully passed the bar exam in 2005 and qualifying as a German Lawyer, Ms. Reindl post-graduated at the Andrássy Gyula University in Budapest in the fields of comparative political and legal studies and received her Master of Law degree (LL.M.). In September 2007 she became a doctoral candidate at the European Legal Studies Institute of the legal faculty of the University of Osnabrück in Germany. Her thesis is titled “The Effectiveness of defense and recovery of the Hungarian public procurement law”. Ms. Reindl is a member of the German Bar Association in Nürnberg. During her time as a legal trainee she worked as a free-lancer for the law firm Dr. Endress & Partner in Nürnberg, primarily in the fields of real estate law. After having done her Master of Law degree she worked as a legal intern for the Hungarian Ministry of Justice, at the Department for coordination of European Law and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. Before joining bpv | JÁDI NÉMETH, she worked as an associate for the law firm bnt Szabó Tom Burmeister in Budapest and experienced a trilingual and multi-disciplinary environment. She gained professional expertise especially in the fields of German and Hungarian corporate and economic law, labor and civil law. Ms. Dagmar Reindl is a German citizen and fluent in Hungarian and English and also has elementary knowledge in French and Italian.

25.01.2008

In less than 2 years from its establishment, due to rapid business growth, independent Romanian law firm bpv GRIGORESCU will relocate into a state–of-the-art historic building in central Bucharest. 

Starting 4 February 2008 the new address of bpv GRIGORESCU will be 33, Dionisie Lupu Street, in the historic villa "Miclescu - Bossy", a building fully reconverted into a modern office facility, while keeping its heritage architecture and original decoration. "We needed office space that had to be suitable in terms of both representation and functionality, as well as supportive of our planned growth in the following years. We are very satisfied with the outcome, achieved with the great support offered by Colliers, as the new location is a special building with state-of-the-art facilities creating an excellent working environment", says Catalin Grigorescu, Managing Partner of bpv GRIGORESCU. "Due to the fact that the villa is located in the close proximity of a multitude of historic buildings, we intend to keep it in the artistic circuit and support the urban culture events taking place during the summer of 2008 on Verona Street", continued Catalin Grigorescu. The relocation was a prerequisite for bpv GRIGORESCU law firm in order to cope with the fast pace of its business growth. Upon its establishment in 2006 the firm started with 8 lawyers and now the team counts for 18 professionals specialised in different areas law. In 2008 the team will increase by an anticipated 10 professionals. The location provides appropriate office space for approximately 40 professionals, plus administrative staff and an extension possibility in a connected building which is part of the second stage development of the property. At the same time the portfolio of clients grew at a constant rate allowing for the firm to gain recognition, increase its prestige and expertise. The fastest growth was achieved by the Corporate and M&A practice area. In the last half of 2007, among other projects, bpv GRIGORESCU was involved in 3 major M&A transactions: the sale of Best Distribution (part of RTC Holding) to the Greek company CD Media, the acquisitions of BIP (leading local sales and marketing outsourcing company) by British company IMSG and the sale of Pay Store (subsidiary of RTC Holding) to PayPoint plc. "We built a strong team of lawyers with expertise in Corporate and M&A. This practice area contributed by more than 40% to bpv GRIGORESCU's overall turnover this year, which was slightly over EUR 2.3 million”, says Catalin Grigorescu. "We have reasonable expectations that our 2008 turnover will exceed EUR 3 million."

In 2007 bpv GRIGORESCU was ranked in top positions in reputable international Legal Directories – "Chambers and Partners", "The Legal 500", "IFLR" and "PLC Which Lawyer?".

24.01.2008

Bucharest, 24 January 2008. BIP Grup Romania, a leading Romanian sales and marketing outsourcing company, was advised by bpv GRIGORESCU law firm on the share purchase agreement concluded in December 2007 with the UK-based company IMSG (leading UK company in sales and marketing services). The legal advice provided during negotiation and contract conclusion covered corporate, M&A and tax issues.Besides the assistance with negotiation of the share purchase agreement, the legal advisory services provided by bpv GRIGORESCU also covered issues relating to the management agreements concluded with the management of BIP Grup Romania. It was specifically requested by the acquiring company that the present management will continue its mandate for the following 5 years due to the nature of the business in which both seller and buyer are active.According to the contractual terms, the transaction between BIP Grup Romania and IMSG is a staged process and, as a result, the acquisition will be completed in 3 years with the value of the final purchase price depending upon BIP Grup Romania financial results.The team of lawyers that worked on this transaction was lead by Alexandru Rusu, Partner with bpv GRIGORESCU.

"I am very satisfied with the legal work supplied by bpv GRIGORESCU team of lawyers and I think that much of the transaction success was due to their professionalism and dedication. Their expertise in M&A transactions and no-nonsense approach was key in choosing them for this deal", says Eugen Saulea, General Manager of BIP Grup Romania.

21.01.2008 New apppointments at bpv Braun Haškovcová

Prague, 21 January 2008 Prior to joining bpv Braun Haškovcová Mgr. Dagmar Bicková (29) worked for six years at PWC and most recently for the law firm KMVS. During this period she was engaged mainly in commercial, financial and, in particular, pharmaceutical law. Dagmar also gained experience in the field of tax consultancy. Dagmar graduated from the Faculty of Law at Palacky University in Olomouc; she is fluent in English, Spanish and German.

Mgr. Petr Šabatka (25) will strengthen the real estate and commercial law practice. For the last two years he has worked as an articled clerk (je to OK, nepoužíváme jiný výraz?) for Sodomka, Souček, Jindra, Mokrý & partners. Petr graduated from the Law Faculty at Masaryk University in Brno and he is currently studying for his doctor’s degree in private law at Charles University in Prague. Besides English he also has a command of French.

“We are delighted to welcome our new colleagues Dagmar and Petr. As far as legislation is concerned, the pharmaceutical industry sector is becoming more and more important. Because of many changes in this sector we have been looking to broaden our team.”
Arthur Braun, founding member bpv Braun Haškovcová

“Petr will be a great support for the real estate and financial team. In these two fields we have always provided excellent services. Thanks to the constant broadening of our team with highly qualified colleagues we are able to provide clients with exceptional professional and reliable services.”
JUDr. Thu Nga Haškovcová, founding member bpv Braun Haškovcová

Bpv Braun Haškovcová team consists of 22 specialists from the Czech Republic, Germany and England, with some of them considered the best professionals in their fields in the Czech Republic.

19.12.2007 bpv Braun Haškovcová preferred counsel for UTC in the Czech Republic

Prague, 19 December 2007 bpv Braun Haškovcová will be responsible for UTC operations, transactions and litigation legal services for the next three years. UTC specializes in industrial products like air conditioning systems, elevators and escalators, aircraft engines, helicopters as well as in protection services. The group with its 4,000 locations in approximately 62 countries and 215,000 employees is the 47^th largest employer and 55^th largest publicly held manufacturer in the world. In the Czech Republic UTC is represented by various business units, including OTIS and Carrier.

5 December 2007

bpv | LEGAL has once again increased its prestige and recognition both in Hungary and internationally by appearing in Pesterlloyd magazine with a personal interview.
Pesterlloyd is a politically neutral German language weekly newspaper which is read by approximately 100,000 people. Among its subscribers are the Hungarian Parliament, various Hungarian ministries, and numerous foreign companies and organisations.

To read the interview please click here!

15.11.2007

Bucharest, 15.11.2007 Partner Catalin Grigorescu and associate lawyer Raluca Ittu from bpv GRIGORESCU law firm advised RTC Holding and CD Media on their recent negotiations regarding the sale of BEST Distribution. According to the agreement, CD Media, a regional player in video games and consoles industry took over 40% of Best Distribution’s shares and retains the option to acquire the remaining 60% within 6 months. This is the second transaction on which RTC turns to bpv GRIGORESCU for legal advice after this year sale of Pay Store SRL division to Paypoint, the leading cash and internet payment company in UK and Ireland.The legal advice provided by bpv GRIGORESCU to both seller and buyer included contract drafting and review, assistance during negotiation and closing as well as in the registration phases of the transaction. “We are very pleased to assist this second large transaction of RTC Holding and our cooperation until now demonstrates that our commitment to knowing our client’s business and to building an excellent partnership is a good recipe” says Managing Partner Catalin Grigorescu. He adds that “As opposed to the majority of our projects, the fact that we were engaged by both the seller and the purchaser, as joint adviser, put us in the position to rather guide and mediate the relationship between the parties to the transaction, than to defend a party’s position and interests“. With respect to the firm’s practice “Corporate and M&A transactions remain an area of focus and further development for us. We built a good team of lawyers with an extensive experience in Corporate and M&A deals and we are keen to exploit the market potential in this field. As a result, we expect this department to contribute by more than 40% to bpv GRIGORESCU overall turnover this year, which we project to be slightly over EUR 2 million”.

25.09.2007

Bucharest, 25 September, 2007. A team of bpv GRIGORESCU lawyers, led by partner Anca Parascan, advised EvoBus, leading full-line supplier on the European bus and coach market, throughout the entire transaction process. The support provided to EvoBus included legal assistance for the preparation of tender documentation and support during negotiation of the public procurement contract with RATB. According to the terms of the contract signed in September 2007, the first 50 Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses will be delivered by EvoBus in December 2007 and the remaining 450 are to be delivered by the end of 2009. This is the second transaction concluded by RATB and EvoBus after the first acquisition of 500 city buses in 2005. "Usually, public procurement transactions can easily turn into time consuming deals due to additional request for clarifications and claims raised by the participants in the tender. In the case of this deal, due to the professionalism of the teams involved, everything went smooth and therefore the deal was concluded in less than 4 months", says partner Anca Parascan.

21.09.2007 bpv Braun Haškovcová celebrated successful first year and new partners

Prague, 21 September 2007 More than 250 clients and friends joined bpv Braun Haškovcová and partners from the other offices of the bpv LEGAL celebrating the successful launch of bpv in 2006 as well as the three new partners made in September 2007. The newly renovated premises of the Dominican Monastery in Prague provided a unique and to almost all guests completely unknown location which, together with the excellent jazz music by Milan Svoboda quartet, made many quests stay long after midnight. photo gallery

01.09.2007 New partners at bpv Braun Haškovcová

Prague, 1 September 2007 bpv Braun Haškovcová has appointed Pavel Vincík, David Vosol and Fritjof Winkelmann to its new partners.

Prior to bpv Braun Haškovcová, Mgr. Bc. Pavel Vincík was at Haarmann Hemmelrath, where had worked since 1996 as a graduate of law and economics, firstly as a legal trainee, and latterly as lawyer. Pavel's particular focus lies on Business Law, Real Estate Law, and Litigation. Over many years he has also developed exceptional skills in the field of new investments.

Mgr. David Vosol MBA, member of the team since 2000, gained his first experience abroad and with a large international law firm based in Prague. His economical thinking and understanding is manifested not only by his Master of Business Administration degree, but above all by his day-to-day work for the clients. Though his principal areas of practice are transactions and acquisitions in Corporate and Real Estate Law, David also has considerable experience in restructuring processes and in the area of Banking and Financial Law.

Prior to bpv Braun Haškovcová, Fritjof Winkelmann also worked for Haarmann Hemmelrath. Before this, he had worked for seven years at a medium-sized law office based in Germany. Fritjof specialises in conducting trials and arbitration, and his other areas of professional interest are Insurance Law, Real Estate Law, and renewable energies.

“The strength of any law firm is dependent on its team. In this respect I am delighted to welcome three new colleagues into partnership. I have no doubt that Pavel, David and Fritjof will continue the good name of bpv Braun Haškovcová, leading the law firm to further success in the coming years. All our lawyers have in-depth local knowledge and understand the specific needs of clients entering the CEE as well as needs of clients working in an international environment. Appointments like these, combined with a personal, service-oriented approach will help us to extend our client base as an alternative to the bigger, international competitors.“
Arthur Braun MA, founding Partner of bpv Braun Haškovcová

bpv Braun Haškovcová’s team consists of some 22 Czech, German and English advocates and consultants, some of them regarded as most respected professionals in the Czech Republic.