Ivo Šimeček

Counsel

Email:
ivo.simecek@havelpartners.cz

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Ivo Šimeček specialises in competition law, administrative proceedings and judicial review of the administrative decisions, public procurement, and state aid.

In the field of competition law, Ivo focuses on cases involving investigation of cartel agreements, cases related to the issue of dominance abuse and the regulation of business relations between suppliers and purchasers. In this respect, he also has extensive experience in applying the Czech Act on Significant Market Power in the sale of agricultural and food products. Ivo also focuses on issues related to the application of the Act on Prices. In addition, he focuses on state aid and market distortions. In the area of public procurement, Ivo has extensive experience in advising candidates and tenderers on their participation in public procurement procedures, including submission of joint tenders. Ivo also deals with diverse legal issues relating to the interpretation and application of EU law.

During his practice, Ivo has actively participated on representation of the interests of numerous major companies in proceedings before the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition, administrative courts, and also preparation of submissions and defense of clients’ interests in proceedings before the European Commission. Before joining our law firm, Ivo worked at the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition. Later, he completed a one-year postgraduate course on EU law in Germany in 2004 and joined a major Czech law firm, where he worked until 2010, specializing in competition law and public procurement.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Czech Bar Association

Languages
Czech, English, German

Education

Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Brno (2001), Mgr. (Master of Laws)
Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Brno (2000), Ing. (Master’s degree)
Europa-Kolleg Hamburg - Universität Hamburg, Hamburg (2004), M.E.S.

  • representing a client in connection with an alleged cartel agreement among construction companies
  • advising on a major case in the field of telecommunications related to the construction of infrastructure
  • advising a leading car manufacturer with respect to investigation of its steps vis-à-vis the distributors
  • several successful cases of representing a client in administrative proceedings before the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition in the matters of an alleged abuse of significant market power
  • representing a client in the procedure for the clearance of a concentration in the field of television broadcasting
  • notification of joint ventures in the field of payment card issuing
  • advising a client in defending its rights in discriminatory tender procedures

Publications and newsletters

Does the Directive on Unfair Trading Practices Change Anything?
Authors: Robert Neruda, Ivo Šimeček, Martin Rott The Directive on unfair trading practices in bu… read more »

Articles and Interviews

Does the Directive on Unfair Trading Practices Change Anything?
The Directive on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural… read more »

Significant Matters

HAVEL & PARTNERS was the legal advisor to T-Mobile in the successful closing of the European Commission proceedings concerning mobile network sharing in the Czech Republic
HAVEL & PARTNERS, in cooperation with the Brussels office of US law firm Jones Day, provided co… read more »