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Josef Hlavička

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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.

Recommendations of international publications

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

Membership in professional associations

  • 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
Significant Matters
HAVEL & PARTNERS organized an architectural competition for the selection of the design of the Vltava Philharmonic Hall building in Prague
A specialised team of HAVEL & PARTNERS lawyers led by partner Josef Hlavička and managing associate Kamila Kulhánková successfully arranged the organisation of an architectural competition for the design of the new Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague. The winner was the Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group. According to the plans of the city administration, the […]
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 […]
Significant Matters
HAVEL & PARTNERS provided full service in organising an architectural competition to select the design of a new high-speed railway terminal
A specialised team from HAVEL & PARTNERS provided full-service administration of an international architectural competition in which the design of the future first high-speed railway terminal in the Czech Republic was selected. The firm’s partner Josef Hlavička and senior associate Kamila Kulhánková from the specialised public sector team not only provided legal advice but also […]
Publications and newsletters
CONSTRUCTION LAW CHANGES STARTING FROM NEXT JANUARY
Authors: František Korbel, Josef Hlavička, Jiří Buryan, Jan Fikar The new year 2021 will entail, among other things, changes in construction law. Act No. 403/2020 Sb., with effect from 1 January 2021, amends problematic institutes of construction law and brings a number of conceptual novelties that we have been expecting only since the future recodification. The amendment is primarily […]
Publications and newsletters
State of emergency and the legal regime
Authors: Josef Hlavička, Petr Kadlec, František Korbel The Czech cabinet has declared a state of emergency throughout the entire territory for 30 days in connection with the health threats due to the proven occurrence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pursuant to Constitutional Act No. 110/1998 Sb., effective as of 2:00 pm, 12 March 2020. In connection […]
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HAVEL & PARTNERS listed as the most sought-after employer among law firms for the sixth time in a row
HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest independent law firm in Central Europe, has again defended its title of the most sought-after employer among law firms in the TOP Zaměstnavatelé (TOP Employers) survey. Organised annually by the Association of Students and Graduates, the survey ranks employers nominated by university students, i.e. their potential employees, in several categories. […]
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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 Year competition an award for Best Client Services, and also won first place in the Mergers and Acquisitions category and for the fourth time in the Public Procurement category. In all other categories, it ranked among the […]
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HAVEL & PARTNERS has won the title of the most sought-after employer among the law firms in the Czech Republic for the fifth time
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS is the most sought-after employer among law firms in the Czech Republic for the fifth time. This comes from the latest results of the survey TOP Employers, which was organised for the eighth year by the Association of Students and Graduates. In addition, the law faculty students with […]

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