Robert Nešpůrek

Partner

Email:
robert.nespurek@havelpartners.cz

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Robert Nešpůrek is one of the founding partners of our law firm and currently manages the firm’s Commercial, IP & TMT practice group.

Throughout his professional career in law, Robert has specialized, among others, in contract law, information technology law, intellectual property law, and personal data protection. In the area of information technology, he advises clients on software law, IT delivery and implementation projects, IT outsourcing and resolution of disputes arising from complex IT projects. In intellectual property law, in addition to trademarks, designs, know-how protection, copyright and unfair competition, Robert also deals with, for example, market entry issues, international IP strategies, and commercialization of IP. He has had a long-term interest in personal data protection and has led a large number of GDPR implementation projects. He is also responsible for providing the outsourcing of Data Protection Officer services.

Transactions has always been a significant part of his practice, and particularly transactions with a strong technology or IP rights transfer elements and he has advised strategic investors, investment funds and selling owners on numerous M&A deals involving tech companies or start-ups. Robert also frequently advises on complex commercial contracts and out-of-court settlement of disputes arising out of such relationships, and has also represented clients in arbitrations in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Before establishing our law firm, Robert worked at the Prague and subsequently London offices of a global law firm. He obtained an LL.M. degree in European Business Law from Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

Recommendations of international publications

According to the independent international publication Who’s Who Legal, Robert Nešpůrek is ranked among the leading recognized experts in Information Technology, Telecoms&Media, Data Privacy and Protection, Trademarks and Franchise. The publication Chambers and Partners recommends him as a leading expert in TMT. According to the publication World Trademark Review, Robert is a recommended expert in trademarks.

Membership in professional associations

Czech Bar Association

Languages
Czech, English

Education

Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands (1998), LL.M. in European Commercial Law
Charles University, Faculty of Law, Prague (1997), Mgr. (Master of Laws)

  • advising a major mobile telco operator in connection with the acquisition of a telecommunications company providing fixed telephony services
  • sale of a group of automotive companies
  • acquisition of a home building savings bank by its major competitor
  • acquisition of a leading ammunitions manufacturer by a foreign investor
  • sale of a major manufacturer of consumer goods for the construction industry by a private equity fund
  • advising a global strategic investor on the acquisition and sale of several food companies
  • acquisition of shareholdings in several telecommunications and tech companies by a private equity fund
  • advising one of the leading global IT service providers in connection with a number of projects in the Czech Republic
  • advising an international IT solutions provider in connection with a number of IT outsourcing projects
  • advising foreign media companies in connection with film production in the Czech Republic
  • advising one of the leading producers of food and consumer products in connection with cartel proceedings in the Czech Republic
  • advising a major consumer goods retailer on market entry, including securing related IP rights for the territory of the Czech Republic
  • advising a biotechnology company on international patent protection
  • advising dozens of companies in connection with GDPR implementation and continuing advice on personal data protection
  • representing a number of global corporations in disputes arising out of contractual relationship and in several international arbitrations

Press releases

HAVEL & PARTNERS’ IP team scores again in prestigious World Trademark Review ranking
The World Trademark Review 1000 has ranked HAVEL & PARTNERS among the top IP and trademark firm… read more »

In cooperation with AEC, HAVEL & PARTNERS launches a 24/7 hotline to help clients hit by cyberattacks
In cooperation with leading Czech cybersecurity experts at AEC, HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest C… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS as a legal service innovation leader introduces Certoo, a new service providing indisputable and secure proof of authorship
The law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has responded to clients’ needs and introduced another innovative… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS’ specialised IP/IT and media law teams have again upheld the highest position in prestigious international rankings
For the third time in a row, HAVEL & PARTNERS has been included in the renowned international r… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS’ IP team defends its ranking in the international league chart of the World Trademark Review 1000
HAVEL & PARTNERS and three of the firm’s lawyers have been included in the reputable internatio… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS and three of its lawyers cited by the prestigious international ranking World Trademark Review 1000, listing most outstanding law firms with a focus on trademarks
HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest Czech-Slovak law firm, has been included in the most recent rele… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS has donated CZK 100,000 to the Krása pomoci Foundation, whose activities it has been supporting since its establishment in 2008
As part of the award ceremony of the Czech Lawyer of the Year 2018 Competition, the largest Czech-… read more »

Law Firm of the Year 2018 competition results announced: HAVEL & PARTNERS proves to uphold its position as the most successful law firm in the Czech Republic
HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest Czech-Slovak law firm, has followed up on its success in the yea… read more »

Jaroslav Havel, Robert Nešpůrek and Richard Otevřel on the most recent list of global leading lawyers in IT
The prestigious UK rating agency Who’s Who Legal has published a global overview of leading lawyer… read more »

According to prestigious global ranking, HAVEL & PARTNERS is the best law firm in the Czech Republic in the field of information technology law
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS (until 31 December 2017: Havel, Holásek &am… read more »

Publications and newsletters

Technology News and Law
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Pavel Amler, Tomáš Chmelka Liability for defective products … read more »

MiCA Regulation and its impact on crypto-assets
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Pavel Amler, Tomáš Chmelka In recent years, European la… read more »

Updated instruments for the transfer of personal data to non-EU countries – time to re-contract is running short
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Richard Otevřel Last summer, we informed you that the new Standard Con… read more »

Technology news and law
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Pavel Amler, Tomáš Chmelka Regulation eIDAS 2.0 and the personal walle… read more »

New cookie rules effective from 1 January 2022
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Vojtěch Bartoš With the New Year, new rules for the use of cookies and… read more »

TECHNEMBER or technology news and law
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Pavel Amler, Tomáš Chmelka Art in the crypt? What does NFT stand for? … read more »

Group-wide whistleblowing systems not enough for the European Commission
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Petr Bratský The deadline of 17 December 2021 for the implementation o… read more »

Whistleblowing in the Czech Republic – the state and state-owned companies will have to comply with the rules of the Directive irrespective of the absent Czech law
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Vojtěch Bartoš, Jaroslav Šuchman The deadline for the adoption of a Cz… read more »

Whistleblowing – the biggest compliance news since the GDPR. Are you ready for it?
Author: Robert Nešpůrek With the implementation deadline for the EU Directive on the protection … read more »

Updated instruments for the transfer of personal data to non-EU countries – standard contractual clauses version 2021: seventeen months to re-contract
Author: Robert Nešpůrek, Richard Otevřel If you do business in any field that includes transfers… read more »

How to conclude or sign an agreement remotely (not only) during a state of emergency
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Jan Diblík, František Korbel Dear Clients and Business Friends, Sin… read more »

Home office: What employers should bear in mind
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Richard Otevřel, Jitka Soukupová Ivančíková You might have read our … read more »

Coronavirus and supplier-customer relations in questions and answers
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Štěpán Štarha Coronavirus is now the biggest topic that stirs our ent… read more »

Articles and Interviews

Whistleblowing as protection against corporate criminal liability and damage to property and reputational damage
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Richard Otevřel Source: FairWhistle Blog Correct implementation of … read more »

Whistleblowing in a nutshell
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Petr Bratský Source: FairWhistle Blog Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of 2… read more »

Whistleblowing brings strong whistleblower protection
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, Petra Sochorová Source: FairWhistle Blog The proposed Whistleblower… read more »

Our lead was in determination and a willingness to take risks
Source: EPRAVO.CZ Magazín (1/2021) Elite Anglo-American law firms with comprehensive services an… read more »

From an ambitious start-up to the top of Central European law firms
Source: Forbes (8. 4. 2021) From a small law firm founded from scratch by five young lawyers, HA… read more »

Bank identity as a new dimension of trust and commerce in the electronic world
Authors: Robert Nešpůrek, František Korbel, Dalibor Kovář All our lives we have been a… read more »

Amendment to the Trademark Act in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - What Should Trademark Owners Fear from 1 January 2019?
The amendment to the Trademark Act (the “Amendment”) is to come into effect on 1 January 2019 and 1… read more »