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Jan Šturm

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Jan Šturm is a leading specialist in dispute resolution and commercial litigation. As a legal counsel and attorney-at-law he has participated in the resolution of disputes worth in total several hundred billion of Czech crowns. He is a listed arbitrator with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) and the Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic.

In dispute resolution, Jan has advised a number of leading multinational and Czech companies and entrepreneurs carrying out business in the field of energy, metallurgy, light industry, banking, transport, construction and IT. 

Jan has extensive experience representing clients in legally and technically complex cases including those which involve foreign elements and jurisdictions. In connection with dispute resolution, he also provides legal advice relating to alternative resolutions and conciliation. He also represents clients in complex commercial disputes involving intellectual property issues and unfair competition. He is a co-author of a prestigious commentary on unfair competition provisions of the Czech Civil Code.

Jan has also extensive experience in representing clients in judicial reviews of administrative decisions. In this connection, he participated, e.g., in representing clients in judicial review of zoning decisions and building permits for major construction projects in the Czech Republic, and in judicial review of administrative decisions issued by the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition and other administrative authorities of the Czech Republic.

Prior to joining our law firm, Jan worked almost eleven years with a leading international law firm.

Recommendations of international publications

Jan is recommended as a leading litigation expert by international publications Chambers and Partners and Legal500. According to Legal500 rating, under his leadership, the litigation and arbitration team has reached the highest category – Tier 1.

‘Jan Šturm is a well-known figure in the market and considered by peers and in-house lawyers alike as one of the best commercial litigators in the Czech Republic. From my personal experience, he thinks strategically and has an excellent ability to explain complex issues.’

Legal 500, 2024

Membership in professional associations

  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) – an arbitrator
  • Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) – an arbitrator
  • Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic – an arbitrator
  • Czech Bar Association – an attorney and a member of the disciplinary panel
  • Czech Institute for the Popularisation and Revitalisation of Arbitration (CZIPRA) – a member
  • Arbitration Centre for .CZ domains – independent expert for domain-name dispute resolution
Languages
Czech, English
Education
  • University College London (UCL), Faculty of Laws, London, United Kingdom (2008), LL.M. (with merits)
  • Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Law, Brno (2004), Mgr. (Master of Laws)
  • Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Law School, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2002)
  • advising a major industrial company in connection with several interrelated commercial disputes with a supplier before Czech courts, with the disputed amount exceeding in the aggregate CZK 31 billion
  • advising a major industrial company on litigation with a supplier of technological equipment, with the disputed amount exceeding CZK 1 billion
  • advising a client in connection with a long-term commercial dispute with a strategic supplier concerning amounts exceeding in the aggregate CZK 1 billion
  • advising a client on defence against unjustified claims worth in the aggregate several billions of CZK
  • advising a client in connection with an amicable out-of-court settlement of a protracted commercial dispute with a supplier of a strategic raw material
  • advising a major Czech company in connection with litigation involving the abuse of trademarks and unfair competition practices used by its competitor
  • advising a client on judicial review of the zoning decision and building permit by administrative courts with respect to a construction project worth nearly CZK 37 billion
  • advising a client in connection with several cassation complaints before the Supreme Administrative Court concerning wrongful decisions of tax administration authorities with strong potential impact on the client’s financial position
  • advising a client in connection with judicial review of building permits for a major infrastructure project worth over CZK 10 billion
  • advising a client in connection with proceedings before the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition concerning the review of the client’s conduct with respect to a contract worth over CZK 5 billion
  • advising a Czech client in connection with negotiations with foreign suppliers concerning a complex contract for the provision of strategic services in the energy sector, worth several billions of CZK
  • advising a Czech client in connection with negotiations concerning long-term contracts with foreign partners for cooperation in the transport business
  • legal advice in connection with a contract for rehabilitation of a major technological facility
  • advising on negotiation of a strategic mineral mining contract
  • advising a Czech engineering company on asserting their claims against a foreign contractor and the associated negotiations with the foreign partner
  • advising a major Czech company on negotiation of a contract with a foreign supplier for the supply of rail cars exceeding CZK 5 billion
  • advising a major telecommunication company on consolidation of their business in the Czech Republic and associated corporate changes
Press releases
HAVEL & PARTNERS’ Dispute Resolution team receives top ranking from The Legal 500
Mezinárodní žebříček The Legal 500 zařadil tým pro řešení soudních sporů a arbitráží v HAVEL & PARTNERS do nejvyšší kategorie – tzv. Tier 1 – v České republice v období 2024/2025.
Publications and newsletters
English language version of the Czech Act on Class Actions
Our litigation team at HAVEL & PARTNERS has prepared a translation into English of the Czech Act on Class Actions (on Civil Class Proceedings). The Act was officially published 24 June 2024 in the Czech language which is the only binding version. Please note that the below text is an unofficial and a working translation […]
Significant Matters
Legal advice on the sale of a stake in Packeta s.r.o. 
Havel & Partners advised JSK Investments s.r.o. and its shareholders Simona and Jaromír Kijonka on the sale of a stake in Packeta s.r.o. Packeta is the parent company of a major domestic technology and logistics company, Zásilkovna, which operates not only on the Czech market but also in other EU countries. This is one of […]
Significant Matters
Representing US domain registration company GoDaddy Inc. in a dispute over the removal of online content
HAVEL & PARTNERS successfully represented in litigation the US company GoDaddy Inc., one of the largest global domain registration platforms. GoDaddy Inc. was sued by an influential businessman with connections to Russia, seeking the removal of investigative internet articles. He also demanded financial compensation.   The team of litigation experts, headed by partner Jan Šturm and […]
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 largest Czech company ŠKODA AUTO in resolving disputes over the use of the ŠKODA sign. The long-standing disputes with the Škoda Group’s engineering companies, which are part of the PPF Group, ended with an agreement among all parties on the transfer of rights […]
Press releases
The partners of HAVEL & PARTNERS nominated by the Moderní advokacie platform succeeded and were elected members of the Board of Directors and other bodies of the Czech Bar Association
At their assembly, attorneys-at-law elected all four representatives of the law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS, nominees of the Moderní advokacie platform, to the supreme bodies of the Czech Bar Association. For the next four years, František Korbel, a partner in the law firm, will be a member of the Board of Directors of the Czech […]
Publications and newsletters
Ten main changes under the new Act on Experts
Authors: Jan Šturm, Adam Forst, Klára Vitovská On 1 January 2021, the new Act No. 254/2019 Sb., on Experts, Expert Offices and Expert Institutes (the Act on Experts), entered into force, replacing Act No. 36/1967 Sb., on Experts and Interpreters. This is undoubtedly the most significant change in this area in the last 30 years. […]
Press releases
Ondřej Majer and Jan Šturm named equity partners and Josef Adam a new partner of HAVEL & PARTNERS
HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest Czech and Slovak law firm, has promoted a total of 14 lawyers with the start of the New Year. Ondřej Majer and Jan Šturm have become equity partners with effect from 1 January 2021. Josef Adam has moved from the position of counsel to partner. In addition, another 11 lawyers […]

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