Jan Koval

Partner

Email:
jan.koval@havelpartners.cz

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Jan Koval specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity/venture capital, legal audit and legal due diligence investigations, labour law and employee benefits.

He has represented numerous sellers and buyers in mergers, acquisitions and restructurings in the Czech Republic, primarily in the engineering industry, the food industry, IT/TMT, the consumer goods sector and services. During the past four years, he has advised on a large number of major M&A and restructuring transactions executed in the Czech Republic.

In the area of labour law and employee benefits, Jan has been involved in a number of projects, primarily dealing with contractual arrangements between companies and their top managers, restructuring of human resources, and setting complex employee remuneration systems.

Before joining our law firm, he worked for three years at the Prague offices of international law firms, including Dewey Ballantine.

Membership in professional associations

Czech Bar Associations

Languages
Czech, English, Polish

Education

Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Brno (2002), Mgr. (Master of Laws)

Jan has acted in the field of mergers and acquisitions as the lead counsel or in an instrumental role in a number of major transactions executed in the Czech Republic during the past years.

  • the merger of the two largest distributors of automotive spare parts in the Czech Republic
  • entry of a major fixed telephony operator to the Czech market
  • sale of a major group of food companies in the Czech Republic
  • restructuring one of the largest IT solutions providers in the Czech Republic
  • acquisition of several cable TV companies in the Czech Republic
  • global acquisition of a cell phone producer
  • formation of the largest provider of corporate training in the Czech Republic

Press releases

HAVEL & PARTNERS is the most popular law firm for clients and the best law firm in the Czech Republic for the third time in a row in the Law Firm of the Year competition
The results of the 15th annual Law Firm of the Year competition in the Czech Republic, organised by… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS is a founding member of the unique platform Climate and Sustainable Leaders Czech Republic, which deals with sustainability and climate protection
HAVEL & PARTNERS as a founding member has joined the association Climate and Sustainable Leader… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS becomes the absolute winner of the Law Firm of the Year Awards again, confirming the most successful year in its history
HAVEL & PARTNERS has continued its success at the Chambers Europe Awards 2020 for the Best … read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS maintains its position as the most successful law firm in the Law Firm of the Year competition
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS received in 12th year of the Law Firm of the… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS contributed to the prestigious International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mergers & Acquisitions 2019
HAVEL & PARTNERS contributed to the prestigious International Comparative Legal Guide to: … read more »

Publications and newsletters

The government approved further changes in provisions on solar plant operating aid
Authors: Jan Koval, Robert Porubský, Ivo Skolil On 27 April 2020, the government approved a draf… read more »

Changes to the Labour Code as part of combating the viral disease COVID-19
Authors: Jan Koval, Štěpán Štarha, Lenka Ostró On 4 April 2020, a government proposal amendin… read more »

“Antivirus” Program
Authors: Jan Koval, Petra Sochorová Updated on December 7 2021. As of 30 November 2021, the … read more »

Closure of stores and other operations... What are the impacts on employers? [SK version]
Authors: Jan Koval, Štěpán Štarha, Zuzana Hargašová Due to the declaration of an emergency si… read more »

Closure of stores, operations… What are the impacts on employers?
Authors: Jan Koval, Veronika Plešková The Czech government declared a state of emergency on Thur… read more »

Coronavirus from the employer´s perspective [SK version]
Authors: Jan Koval, Štěpán Štarha, Zuzana Hargašová Due to an increasing number of questions… read more »

Coronavirus from the employer’s point of view II
Authors: Jan Koval, Veronika Plešková The situation around the Coronavirus outbreak in Europ… read more »

Coronavirus from the employer´s perspective
Authors: Jan Koval, Ema Drštičková, Veronika Plešková Given the growing questions and growing c… read more »

AMENDMENTS IN LABOUR LAW IN 2020
Authors: Jan Koval, Štěpán Štarha, Zuzana Hargašová Entitlement to a longer vacation The amen… read more »

A malady of the modern era – are you sure that it does not concern you?
Authors: Jan Koval, Veronika Plešková, Pavla Kaufmannová You have probably heard about it but ha… read more »

01-2019 Energy Flash CZ, PDF dokument
(Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu připravuje zásadní změny v podpoře obnovitelných zdrojů energie) … read more »

01-2019 Brexit Flash EN, PDF document
(Czech Brexit law will help British nationals legalise their stay in the Czech Republic and access… read more »

Significant Matters

HAVEL & PARTNERS provided comprehensive advice on the settlement of disputes over the “ŠKODA” sign
HAVEL & PARTNERS’ experts provided comprehensive legal support to the Volkswagen Group's larges… read more »

Advice for PricewaterhouseCoopers on the sale of its Global Mobility Tax and Immigration Services business
M&A experts in the law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS have taken part in a major international advis… read more »

Comprehensive advice to the seller during Michelin’s acquisition of ČEMAT
Michelin, a prominent global manufacturer and distributor of tyres, has completed its acquisition o… read more »

Legal advice to the HELUZ family business on the purchase of an insulating glass manufacturer
The professional M&A team at HAVEL & PARTNERS provided comprehensive legal advice to HELUZ,… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS provided legal support to CapVest in the Czech Republic in the sale of an Irish multinational food producer
Experts from the law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS provided legal support to the British investment com… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS has led advisory services in an international facility management deal
HAVEL & PARTNERS has led comprehensive legal advisory services in a substantial international f… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS has provided comprehensive advisory services to SEBRE, an investment group purchasing a share in the Sousedé.cz platform
HAVEL & PARTNERS has provided comprehensive M&A advisory services to SEBRE, an investment g… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS provided comprehensive advice on the acquisition of Medema
Dentamed, a member of the Lifco group, has acquired 100 percent shares in Medema, Brno-based vendor… read more »

Comprehensive advice to an Austrian fund on an investment in the Czech payment service Twisto
By providing comprehensive legal advice to the Elevator Ventures fund, the law firm HAVEL & PAR… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS is representing Raiffeisenbank in the acquisition of Equa bank
HAVEL & PARTNERS has provided comprehensive legal advice to Raiffeisenbank on the purchase of 1… read more »

Comprehensive advice during the sale of the Czech company GuideVision to the Indian IT company Infosys
HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest Czech-Slovak law firm, has provided comprehensive legal and tax a… read more »

Advising the City District of Prague 6 on the sale of lucrative land plots for residential construction
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has provided comprehensive legal advice to… read more »

Legal advisory to the largest group of construction project companies in the Czech Republic on entering the IT market
Law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has provided comprehensive legal advisory to SUDOP GROUP a.s., the… read more »