Roman Světnický

Managing Associate

Email:
roman.svetnicky@havelpartners.cz

Practice Areas:

Roman Světnický specialises in competition law, public sector law and regulation. He has been working with our law firm in various positions since 2010.

In the field of competition law, Roman provides legal advice on cartels, abuse of dominance, competition law assessment of mergers and acquisitions (including foreign investment review), as well as state aid and abuse of significant market power. In his practice Roman has, among other things, represented many leading companies in proceedings before the Office for the Protection of Competition and in the administrative courts. He also provides legal advice in connection with the analysis of clients’ planned projects in terms of their compliance with competition law.

Roman has broad experience in providing legal advice on compliance. Within the firm, he is involved, inter alia, in the preparation and implementation of competition law audits, professional training in competition law for company employees and management, and the preparation of tailored compliance manuals.

Membership in professional associations

Czech Bar Association

Languages
Czech, English

Education

Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Brno (2012), Mgr. (Master of Laws)

  • Advising a major international group on the acquisition of control of a domestic company active in the retail sale of daily consumer goods
  • Advising a major internet company on the unilateral conduct of undertakings
  • Advising a major international group on the acquisition of control of a domestic company providing public bus transport services
  • Advising and representing a client in relation to an alleged cartel of construction companies
  • Advising a major international group on the acquisition of control of a domestic cleaning products manufacturer
  • Ongoing legal advice to a leading European petrochemical group, in particular on the abusive conduct of undertakings and mergers of the same
  • Advising a city on alleged distortion of competition by a public authority
  • Representing a leading distributor of aroma products in proceedings concerning alleged resale price fixing
  • Comprehensive competition law audit and ongoing advice to a company active in rail freight transport
  • Ongoing legal advice on competition law and abuse of significant market power to a leading online retailer of convenience goods
  • Representing a major energy holding company in proceedings before the competition authority regarding alleged abuse of dominance

Press releases

Law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has 2 new partners, 14 lawyers in total have been promoted to more senior positions
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Publications and newsletters

Czech Republic to start FDI screening from 1 May 2021
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Significant Matters

HAVEL & PARTNERS represented the proprietors of KOMIX in the sale of the company to the KKCG group
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