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About
Provided by Ladislav Smejkal
Practice Areas
Ladislav Smejkal is Head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice that covers also the Criminal law practice, in Dentons’ Prague office.
He has more than 20 years’ experience advising clients on litigation and criminal law cases. In litigation, Ladislav advises and represents clients in particular in the area of commercial disputes, unfair dismissal claims and other employees-related litigation cases as well as in construction litigation. In criminal law matters, he represents clients in criminal cases as defense counsel or advises clients in the areas including white collar crime, anti-corruption, criminal compliance, and both internal and governmental investigations.
Ladislav provides legal advice to both individual and corporate clients from a wide range of sectors, with a focus on the manufacturing, construction, IT/media, financial services, automotive, health care and pharmaceutical sectors.
Career
Ladislav serves as a the Czech Republic Co-Managing Partner since December 2023.
Joined Dentons in 2014; Local Partner (2009-2014) and Associate (2008-2009) in White & Case, Prague; Associate (2006-2008) and junior Associate(2002-2005) in Kocián Šolc Balaštík, Prague.
Professional Memberships
Czech Bar Association
Personal
Doctor of Laws (2007) and Master of Laws (2000), Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague
Chambers Review
Europe
Leading compliance lawyer Ladislav Smejkal advises on complex internal investigations. He also assists with the setting up of anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and compliance management systems. He covers a wide range of industries, including construction and IT.
Ladislav Smejkal is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious mandates, handling companies' full employment portfolios. He regularly assists clients with remunerations and unfair dismissal disputes and also offers experience in mass redundancies and discrimination complaints.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has a very well-established practice."
"Ladislav Smejkal is very experienced and has a very good helicopter view before taking action, assessing all options."
"He has a very well-established practice."
"Ladislav Smejkal is very experienced and has a very good helicopter view before taking action, assessing all options."