Why Forlex?
LOYALITY
We respect our moral and ethical obligations to our clients. Clients trust us for our loyalty, our individual approach, and for not creating obstacles where none exist.
Why Forlex?
EXPERTISE
We are a top legal team that draws on our experience from more than 20 years in commercial advocacy. We are the fi rst choice of successful international and local clients to deal with their demanding legal and business matters. In our work, we strive both to provide excellence in law and good orientation in our clients’ businesses and industry.
Why Forlex?
FLEXIBILITY
At times, proper immediate action must be taken when delay or compromise are not options. At your service at any time, we are deeply committed to and enthusiastic about our work.
Why Forlex?
OPENNESS
Openness to new challenges, openness to new practices, openness among colleagues and towards clients – these are the basic principles that shape our business approach.
Why Forlex?
RESOLVE
Quick, clear and eff ective response and recommendation are the goals of all our activities.
Why Forlex?
LOYALITY
We respect our moral and ethical obligations to our clients. Clients trust us for our loyalty, our individual approach, and for not creating obstacles where none exist.
Why Forlex?
EXPERTISE
We are a top legal team that draws on our experience from more than 20 years in commercial advocacy. We are the fi rst choice of successful international and local clients to deal with their demanding legal and business matters. In our work, we strive both to provide excellence in law and good orientation in our clients’ businesses and industry.
Why Forlex?
FLEXIBILITY
At times, proper immediate action must be taken when delay or compromise are not options. At your service at any time, we are deeply committed to and enthusiastic about our work.
Why Forlex?
OPENNESS
Openness to new challenges, openness to new practices, openness among colleagues and towards clients – these are the basic principles that shape our business approach.
What is new?
News
13/10/2020
coronavirus update - new measures
Dear clients, we bring you a list of newly issued extraordinary and crisis measures: Crisis Measure no. 1021 from 14th October 2020 (00:00 a.m.) to 3th November 2020 (11:59 p.m.)
Full article9/10/2020
coronavirus update - crisis measures
Dear clients,, We bring you a list of newly issued crisis measures (some of them are effective from today midnight – 9th October 2020, 12:00 a.m.)
Full article5/10/2020
coronavirus update - Traveling abroad
Dear clients, From midnight tonight (Monday 5th October 2020, 00:00 am.) a new protective measure of the Ministry of Health is effective (full text here) to soften, among other things, mandatory testing on return from holidays in risky countries with a travel agency/agency (including mandatory testing of foreign employees).
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Our services
DISPUTES AND ARBITRATION
- Representation at civil courts, arbitration courts or media-tions in the czech republic and abroad
- Representation in administrative proceedings
- Representation in insolvency proceedings, protection against fraudulent insolvency petitions, debt recovery
- Representation of injured corporations in criminal proceedings
- Representation in employment disputes
- Representation in complex disputes involving supplier-custom-er relationships
- International litigation and international arbitration
Our services
REGULATORY AND PUBLIC SECTOR
- Administrative proceedings
- Judicial reviews of administrative decisions
- Assistance in permit proceedings
- Analysis of risks, costs and alternatives to public regu-lation at municipal and regional level
- Protection against inaction of administrative authorities
- Competition, public aid
- Energy, construction law
- Health, environment
- Grant projects
- Taxes, fees and duties
Our services
CORPORATE LAW
- Mergers, acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures
- Corporate advisory services
- Corporate finance
- Investments
- Corporate restructuring, reorganisation and insolvency
- Corporate governance
- Venture capital, start-up advisory, alternative investment structures
Our services
BANKING & FINANCE
- Credit financing, acquisition financing
- Real estate financing, project financing, leasing
- Collateralisation of receivables in commercial relations
- Factoring and other forms of receivables financing
- Debt securities and other investment instruments
- Multilateral credit relations (club deals and syndications; assis-tance in adjusting creditor relationships)
- Investment models and structuring of investments
- Crisis finance, international financial relations
- Receivables transactions
Our services
REAL ESTATE
- Preparation and review of contractual documentation (work contracts, purchase contracts, engineering)
- Representation before cadastral and building authorities
- Facility management and rental of offices, production plants, administrative buildings, housing blocks and shop-ping centres
- Legal advice in specific administrative procedures (e.g. zon-ing, building proceedings or subsequent approvals of build-ings)
- Financing of real estate transactions, including security
- Legal support for the planning, construction and use of buildings
- Preparation of contractual documentation according to FIDIC
Our services
PRIVATE CLIENTS
- Structuring and management of private and family assets
- Legal support in private investments
- Family matters and inheritance
- Prevention and mitigation of personal liability
- Legal support for senior management
- Services related to clients’ other personal needs
Our services
EMPLOYMENT LAW
- Preparation and review of employment documentation
- Legal advice on termination of employment relationships
- Remuneration and benefits systems, incentive programmes
- Internal regulations and collective agreements
- Employment disputes
- Representation in negotiations with the labour office or labour inspectorate
- Support in the employment of foreigners and the posting of employees abroad
- Employee training, regular seminars for clients and moni-toring of legislative changes
- Complete legal coverage of HR
Our services
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
- Prevention of criminal and administrative liability of companies
- Codes of ethics
- GDPR, whistleblowing, other systems to protect vulnerable parties
- Implementation of esg rules
- AML, internal security and anti-corruption systems
- Competition compliance and unfair competition prevention
- Cybersecurity rules and systems
Our services
IT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Copyright, software and internet law
- Licensing agreements, franchising
- Trademarks, design
- Employee works, contracts for work
- Protection of unregistered know-how
- Judicial enforcement of intellectual property rights
Our services
BUSINESS RELATIONS
- Supplier and distribution agreements, general terms and conditions
- Commercial disputes and damages, liability and guarantees, complaints procedure
- Operational lease, finance lease
- Consulting and counselling agreements, outsourcing
- International trade, incoterms
- EPC/ EPCM contracts, turnkey projects, FIDIC
- E-commerce and online services
Our services
DISPUTES AND ARBITRATION
- Representation at civil courts, arbitration courts or media-tions in the czech republic and abroad
- Representation in administrative proceedings
- Representation in insolvency proceedings, protection against fraudulent insolvency petitions, debt recovery
- Representation of injured corporations in criminal proceedings
- Representation in employment disputes
- Representation in complex disputes involving supplier-custom-er relationships
- International litigation and international arbitration
Our services
REGULATORY AND PUBLIC SECTOR
- Administrative proceedings
- Judicial reviews of administrative decisions
- Assistance in permit proceedings
- Analysis of risks, costs and alternatives to public regu-lation at municipal and regional level
- Protection against inaction of administrative authorities
- Competition, public aid
- Energy, construction law
- Health, environment
- Grant projects
- Taxes, fees and duties
Our services
CORPORATE LAW
- Mergers, acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures
- Corporate advisory services
- Corporate finance
- Investments
- Corporate restructuring, reorganisation and insolvency
- Corporate governance
- Venture capital, start-up advisory, alternative investment structures
Our services
BANKING & FINANCE
- Credit financing, acquisition financing
- Real estate financing, project financing, leasing
- Collateralisation of receivables in commercial relations
- Factoring and other forms of receivables financing
- Debt securities and other investment instruments
- Multilateral credit relations (club deals and syndications; assis-tance in adjusting creditor relationships)
- Investment models and structuring of investments
- Crisis finance, international financial relations
- Receivables transactions
Our services are appreciated by all clients
References
Our services are appreciated by all clients. These include leading Czech companies, major global investors present in the Czech Republic and some of the leading domestic investors.
We also provide top-notch services through our branch in Brno.
Get to know us
Our team
ALEŠ KLECH, JUDR., LL.M.
Attorney, Partner
Aleš Klech is a founding partner of the law firm FORLEX who has been practicing law for more than twenty years. He specializes in real estate law, arbitration and litigation in commercial and civil matters, insolvency and acquisitions and sales of companies.
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EVA OSTRUSZKA KLUSOVÁ, MGR., LL.M.
Attorney, Partner
Eva Ostruszka Klusová is a partner at FORLEX with more than 15 years of experience in providing legal services. She specializes in labour, healthcare and pharmacy law. She also advises clients in the field of commercial law and provides services to French speaking clients.
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MARTIN ŠLAMPA, MGR.
Attorney-at-law, registered mediator
Martin Šlampa is an attorney at FORLEX. He specialises in litigation and is a registered mediator. He represents clients in a wide range of commercial disputes as well as in administrative proceedings and proceedings before administrative courts.
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ADAM TIETZ, MGR., LL.M.
Attorney
Adam Tietz is an attorney at FORLEX. He focuses primarily on advising on real estate and construction law, administrative law, healthcare law and e-commerce law. In addition to the above, Adam Tietz is also interested in the ever-evolving law related to e-sports.
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KAMILA FIŠEROVÁ ULRICHOVÁ, MGR.
Attorney
Kamila Fišerová Ulrichová is an attorney at FORLEX. She focuses primarily on real estate law, administrative law, personal data protection and compliance, and also advises in the field of labour law. In the field of real estate, Kamila Fišerová Ulrichová has provided comprehensive legal advice on drafting...
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JIŘÍ VEČERKA, MGR.
Attorney
Jiří Večerka is an attorney at FORLEX. He focuses primarily on mergers & acquisitions, litigation, corporate and contract law. In the area of mergers and acquisitions, Jiří Večerka has been involved in a number of transactions both on the sellers and buyers side, particularly in the agricultural...
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SIMONA ZAHRADNÍČKOVÁ, MGR.
Attorney
Simona Zahradníčková is an attorney at FORLEX. She specialises in labour law, corporate law, and mergers & acquisitions. She also provides services to French speaking clients. In the field of labour law, Simona Zahradníčková specializes particularly in coverage of HR areas in the legal field, illegal employment issues and labour law due diligence.
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ŠTĚPÁNKA KOČAŘOVÁ, MGR.
Associate
Štěpánka Kočařová is an associate at FORLEX. She focuses primarily on contractual relations and general contract law, real estate law, IP/IT rights, compliance and whistleblowing. Among others, she also consults on employment law, especially in the field of job placement and employment agencies and specialises in family law.
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About us
Regularly recommended as a leading law firm in the Czech Republic
We are a modern law firm operating in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. As well, thanks to our long-standing working relationships with major independent law fi rms, we provide legal services to our clients across the EU and in a number of other countries around the world (particularly in other European countries, including Ukraine, the USA, various CIS, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Asia).
With more than 20 years of experience in commercial law practice with a commitment to the highest standards, we are your reliable partner. Our main goal is to achieve success for our clients. Your satisfaction is our priority.
We provide legal services with an international standard and a high degree of specialisation at a fair price that is appropriate for our region. Our team faces challenges with determination and can meet even the most demanding client requirements with the utmost satisfaction and without compromise.
We regularly provide services in English, German, French, Russian and other world languages, as well as legal services under Slovak law in Slovak.
Highly recommended and recommended regional law firm of the year 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Legal services in CZ, SK and abroad
Contact
info@forlex.cz
+420 596 110 300
Ostrava
FORLEX s.r.o., attorneys-at-law
28. října 3159/29, 702 00 Ostrava
Brno
FORLEX s.r.o., attorneys-at-law
Jana Babáka 2733/11, Královo Pole, 612 00 Brno
Billing information
IČO: 04275705, DIČ: CZ 04275705
ČSOB
Account No. CZK – 321695472/0300
Account No. EUR – 333568649/0300
Registred in the Commercial Register maintained by the Regional Court in Ostrava, Section C, File 63028.
Consumer protection information
On 5 February 2016, the Czech Bar Association was authorized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic to deal with alternative consumer dispute resolutions in the field of disputes between a lawyer and a consumer arising from legal service agreements (under Act no. 634/1992 Sb., on consumer protection, as amended). The website of the designated body is www.cak.cz.