Josef Hlavička

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josef.hlavicka@havelpartners.cz

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Josef Hlavička specialises in real estate and construction law, PPP projects, commercial and corporate law, greenfield and brownfield investments, real estate-related mergers and acquisitions, public procurement and state aid and environmental law.

He has advised clients in connection with the construction of large real estate projects, such as shopping and entertainment centres, factories, motorways and airport terminals, including projects under the FIDIC international standards. Josef was involved in some of the most important transactions completed by our law firm, e.g., the construction of the first outlet shopping centre in the Czech Republic, construction of a new terminal at the Prague Airport, a pilot B.O.T. highway construction project and the largest greenfield investments in the Czech Republic in 2004 and 2005.

Josef has published numerous articles on corporate law and real estate law in both Czech and international legal periodicals.

Prior to joining our law firm, Josef worked for the Czech branch of Burns Schwartz and then at its successor Czech law firm.

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Josef Hlavička is recommended legal expert for Construction according to PLC.

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Czech Bar Association

Languages
Czech, English

Education

University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Law, Plzeň (1999), Mgr. (Master of Laws)

advising a major foreign investor with global operations on the execution of a greenfield project for the overhaul and remanufacturing of gas turbines in the Czech Republic
advising a major U.K. private equity investor on the acquisition of two real estate projects of shopping centres in Prague and Karlovy Vary
advising a U.K. property development and management company on the acquisition of a portfolio of six supermarkets in the Czech Republic
advising a Dutch developer on the sale of real estate projects, including carrying out special due diligences
advising a U.K. developer and operator of shopping centres on the preparation of standard lease documentation and negotiating with approximately 90 tenants of retail premises
advising a U.K. developer and operator of shopping centres on the acquisition of land in the Czech Republic, construction of the first outlet shopping centre in the Czech Republic and drafting, negotiation and administration of lease agreements with approximately 90 tenants of retail premises
advising a Korean automobile parts manufacturer on the construction of a manufacturing plant in the Ostrava industrial zone worth more than EUR 80 million (the largest greenfield investment in the Czech Republic in 2005)
advising a Taiwanese computer manufacturer on developing an assembly plant and a repair centre in the Ostrava industrial zone worth more than EUR 20 million (investor of the year in 2004 and the largest greenfield investment in the Czech Republic in 2004)
advising numerous major greenfield investors in the Czech Republic
advising an Australian financial institution on the contemplated acquisition of a major Czech developer of logistic parks and shopping centres
advising the operator of the Prague Airport on the preparation of standard documentation for the lease of retail space at the Prague Airport and negotiation of the retail space lease agreements with individual tenants
advising numerous multinational companies on several lease transactions, legal aspects of maintenance and operation of office space, and creation of the legal framework for relocation to new office premises
advising a Dutch developer on several residential, leisure, industrial and shopping development projects in the Czech Republic
advising on the construction of Terminal North II at the Prague Airport, valued at approximately EUR 330 million, including the drafting of contracts with the construction project manager and contracts on works pursuant to FIDIC standards and related legal services
advising a multinational construction company on its planned construction of a five-star hotel in Prague, including the drafting of a construction contract under the FIDIC standards
advising a leading European construction company on construction disputes in relation to the delivery of construction works at the largest nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic and a major shopping centre construction in Plzeň
advising the Czech Ministry of Transport on a PPP project for the construction of the D47 motorway, including issues related to the construction of roads and real estate matters in general
advising the Czech Ministry of Transport on several feasibility studies concerning the construction of roads and motorways suitable as pilot PPP projects
advising the contracting authority in a pilot governmental PPP project in Prague on the financing, construction and operation of a hotel-type accommodation facility with a capital cost in excess of EUR 25 million
advising the contracting authority in a pilot governmental PPP project on the selection of a concessionaire for the construction of a prison, preferably using the PPP method, with a capital cost of approximately EUR 35–50 million
advising various clients on environmental matters in respect of brownfields, environmental compliance and waste management

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