HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest Czech-Slovak law firm, has promoted Petr Dohnal internally to partner. As an expert in international transactions and distress projects, Petr is a member of the firm’s M&A, private equity / venture capital and insolvency and corporate restructuring practice groups.

“Petr Dohnal has quickly demonstrated his professional and management qualities, which is why he has become a partner 13 months after joining the firm. He will focus on building and managing a robust and stable interdisciplinary M&A team specialising in distressed assets to enable clients to maximise potential opportunities in the post-Covid market,” said the firm’s managing partner Jaroslav Havel.

Petr Dohnal has been actively involved in major transactions across legal and industry sectors and specialises in challenging projects. He is also part of the financing, restructuring and insolvency team, which offers clients comprehensive services aimed at creating the most commercially and risk-efficient solution to their situation in the post-Covid era, including its subsequent implementation.

Petr Dohnal joined HAVEL & PARTNERS last autumn as a major asset having many years of experience in M&A, restructuring and insolvency. Before joining the firm, Petr worked in various legal positions at the PPF Investment Group, where he was involved in a number of projects and transactions on both the sell side and the buy side, particularly in private equity, engineering, transport, construction, IP rights, securities, telecommunications and information technology.