Expertise

After the initial decision to proceed with the transaction, it is crucial to translate the commercial objective into a legally feasible structure. This is precisely where Konečná & Zacha steps in as a partner that understands both dimensions: what the client needs to achieve commercially and what must be built from a legal perspective to get there. At this stage, Konečná & Zacha sets the timetable, the responsibilities of the parties, the rules for negotiations and the documentation so that the client understands in advance the key risks and the steps required to complete the transaction.

The transaction team works with buyers, sellers, investors, funds, financial institutions and company management. In domestic and cross-border M&A projects, we focus on protecting the client's commercial position, the negotiability of terms and the practical closing and completion of the entire transaction.

Scope of legal support

We structure our M&A advice according to the stage of the transaction. A first indicative offer requires different support than legal due diligence of the target company, negotiation of the SPA or the subsequent post-closing agenda.

• legal structure for an acquisition, company sale or corporate transformation

• legal and tax due diligence of target companies

• preparation and negotiation of SPAs, SHAs, JV documentation and related agreements

• acquisition financing, structured financing and security

• competition-law and regulatory assessment of the transaction

• mergers by absorption, demergers, holding structures and corporate changes

• management buy-outs, management buy-ins and management equity investments

• post-closing agenda, settlement of warranty claims and transaction disputes

Why Konečná & Zacha

Mergers and acquisitions require the interconnection of legal documentation, financing, transaction economics, regulatory requirements and negotiating dynamics. Konečná & Zacha is not merely an M&A legal adviser - it is a partner that uses law as a tool to achieve a specific commercial advantage and it combines the experience of a Czech law firm with regional reach in CEE and the support of offices in Prague, Bratislava, Bucharest and Sofia.

Are you preparing an acquisition, company sale, restructuring or cross-border M&A transaction? Contact Radka Konečná – konecna@konecna-zacha.com

Selected experience

• sale of a major Czech manufacturer of electrical engineering equipment to a global industrial group

• advising a foreign private equity fund on acquisitions, development and disposals of investments in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

• takeover and restructuring of a leading travel agency in Central and Eastern Europe

• acquisition, restructuring and subsequent sale of a Czech retail network to a global telecommunications operator

• implementation of a merger by absorption with revaluation of the dissolving companies and the equity of the successor company in an amount of almost CZK 1 billion

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Konečná & Zacha assist foreign investors with acquisitions of Czech companies?

Yes. The firm supports foreign investors entering the Czech market, acquiring Czech companies, conducting legal due diligence, negotiating transaction documentation, setting up corporate structures and handling the subsequent post-closing agenda.

What legal services are usually needed when buying a company?

Typically, these include legal due diligence, the design of the transaction structure, the purchase agreement, the regulation of warranties and liability, assessment of financing and competition law, corporate changes and transaction settlement.

Does Konečná & Zacha also handle cross-border M&A transactions?

Yes. Thanks to its regional presence in Prague, Bratislava, Bucharest and Sofia, the firm coordinates transactions with a cross-border element across Central and Eastern Europe.

After the first assessment of the property, land or project company, it is necessary to verify whether the intended project is sound from a legal, technical and commercial perspective. Konečná & Zacha combines transactional, construction, finance and contractual experience so that the legal solution reflects the nature of the investment. From the first assessment of the property, land or project company, we combine transactional, construction, finance and contractual experience so that the legal framework of the project reflects the nature of the investment and protects its commercial value at every stage of its life cycle.

The real estate team works for investors, developers, funds, property owners and financing parties. It focuses on legal due diligence, permitting processes, contractual documentation, financing, management of lease relationships and a safe exit from the investment. Our objective is not only the legal correctness of individual steps, but ensuring that every legal solution reflects the client's commercial goals and does not restrict the room to achieve them.

Real estate transactions and development

Legal support differs depending on whether the client is acquiring a project company, preparing construction, financing a development, entering into lease relationships or selling a completed asset. We tailor the scope of documentation and risk management accordingly.

• acquisitions and disposals of real estate and real estate companies

• legal due diligence of land, buildings and project companies

• development projects, residential construction, office and retail projects

• logistics centres, industrial zones and mixed-use projects

• lease agreements, commercial leasing and management of lease relationships

• forward sales of projects in preparation

• project financing, construction financing and security for financing

• construction law, zoning proceedings and building permits

• construction contract documentation, including projects under FIDIC

• property management, facility management and asset management

Why Konečná & Zacha

A legal error in a real estate project may become apparent only at the financing, construction, sale or leasing stage. The key advantage of Konečná & Zacha in real estate lies in its ability to cross the boundaries of individual legal disciplines. Where others see isolated legal issues, we see their interconnections - between real estate, M&A, banking, construction law, energy, disputes and corporate matters. This systemic view enables us to design solutions that not only legally secure an investment, but actively support its commercial outcome.

Are you preparing an acquisition, sale, financing or real estate development? Contact Radka Konečná – konecna@konecna-zacha.com

Selected experience

• representing developers and investment funds in acquisitions and sales of shopping centres valued at CZK 1-3 billion

• representing developers in the development of satellite towns on the outskirts of Prague valued at CZK 5 billion

• legal support for residential projects in Pardubice and Mladá Boleslav

• representing developers in forward sales of projects in preparation

• advice on the construction of logistics centres, residential complexes, shopping centres, industrial zones and office buildings under FIDIC terms

• legal advisory services for the refurbishment of apartment buildings in Prague, including the historic centre

Frequently Asked Questions

What legal services does a developer need when preparing a project?

A developer typically needs due diligence on the land, structuring of the transaction, contract documentation, support in building permit proceedings, financing, lease or sale documentation and legal support during project implementation.

Does Konečná & Zacha handle construction law and permitting proceedings?

Yes. The real estate practice includes construction law, zoning and building permit proceedings, legal support in project management and contractual documentation related to construction.

Does the firm have experience with shopping centres, logistics and residential projects?

Yes. Konečná & Zacha has experience with shopping centres, logistics centres, residential complexes, office buildings, industrial zones and development projects.

After assessing the dispute, it is decisive to choose a strategy that protects the client in all positions (legal and commercial). When assessing each dispute, Konečná & Zacha therefore does not consider only procedural risks and the evidentiary position, but also the client's commercial position, its relationship with the opposing party and the long-term consequences of the chosen approach. The result is a strategy that protects the client legally and commercially - and that from the outset works with a realistic picture of what can be achieved in the proceedings.

In addition to representation itself, the team focuses on preparing procedural tactics, securing evidence, protecting claims, negotiations before proceedings are commenced and coordinating disputes with an international element.

Representation in disputes

The firm's litigation practice covers disputes where procedural experience must be combined with an understanding of the commercial context and the value of the dispute.

• commercial disputes between companies, shareholders/partners and investors

• civil disputes and damages claims

• administrative proceedings and judicial review of administrative decisions

• international commercial arbitrations and investment disputes

• disputes arising from acquisitions, transactions and breaches of contractual warranties

• disputes arising from breaches of competition rules

• debt recovery and defence against unjustified claims

• pre-litigation negotiations and strategic assessment of disputes

• enforcement of judgments and follow-up procedural steps

Why Konečná & Zacha

In major disputes, procedural experience is not enough, and it is necessary to understand the commercial impact of every decision and to manage those risks clearly. This is the approach Konečná & Zacha brings to national and international arbitration structures: law as a tool to protect and strengthen the client's commercial position, not merely as a reaction to a problem that has arisen.

Are you dealing with litigation, arbitration or pre-litigation negotiations? Contact Tomáš Zacha – zacha@konecna-zacha.com

Selected experience

• advising a leading Czech securities trader in an international arbitration dispute concerning damages in the hundreds of millions of Czech crowns

• advising a Czech engineering company in a dispute over payment of a guarantee worth more than CZK 0.7 billion

• representing the Czech state in disputes arising from claims by foreign investors under investment protection treaties

• representing a Czech mobile operator in damages claims exceeding CZK 1 billion arising from breaches of competition rules

• representing a Slovak factoring company in an international commercial arbitration with a Czech banking institution concerning the return of approximately CZK 40 billion

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the firm also help before court proceedings are initiated?

Yes. An important part of the practice is pre-litigation negotiations, strategic assessment of claims, evidence analysis and proposing a course of action that can prevent a dispute or improve the client's position.

Does Konečná & Zacha handle international arbitrations?

Yes. The firm has experience with international commercial arbitrations, investment disputes and arbitral proceedings before national and international arbitration institutions.

What types of disputes does the firm most often handle?

The team focuses mainly on commercial disputes, civil disputes, administrative proceedings, transaction disputes, damages, competition disputes and international arbitration.

Legal solutions in the defence and security sector must stand up not only contractually, but also from regulatory, security and reputational perspectives. Konečná & Zacha approaches projects in this sector with an awareness that legal solutions must stand up simultaneously on several fronts: in public procurement processes, in the regulation of controlled and export-controlled goods, in foreign investment conditions, in compliance settings and in cybersecurity requirements.

Legal support is intended for suppliers, investors and entities operating in sensitive or regulated projects. The aim is to set a procedure that can be used in preparing documentation, regulatory review, commercial negotiations and the long-term operation of the project.

In a sector where regulatory complexity, security sensitivity and the client's commercial interests meet at every step, the ability to connect these dimensions into a functioning legal solution is a key competitive advantage. This is precisely the value that Konečná & Zacha brings to these projects.

Regulation of the defence and security sector

Legal support must cover project preparation, classification of regulated goods, licensing regime, contractual setup and long-term control of regulatory risks.

• public procurement in defence and security

• public tender procedures and tender documentation

• classification of weapons, military material and dual-use goods

• export and import control and international trade in regulated goods

• foreign direct investment and FDI screening

• impacts of the NIS2 Directive on the defence and security sector

• contractual documentation for suppliers, investors and public entities

• compliance, internal processes and regulatory risk management

• related cybersecurity and information protection issues

Typical situations

The team is particularly valuable in projects that combine technology supplies, public procurement, foreign investors, security requirements and regulated products or services.

• supplies of defence and security technologies

• assessment of licensing, classification and export regime

• preparation of a bid or participation in a public procurement procedure

• investment in entities operating in a sensitive sector

• setting up a compliance process for dual-use goods

• assessment of the impact of NIS2 on suppliers and operators of critical services

Frequently Asked Questions

What does legal regulation of dual-use goods include?

Legal assessment of dual-use goods includes product classification, determining licensing obligations, export control, contractual setup of deliveries and compliance processes for international trade.

How is NIS2 related to defence and security?

The NIS2 Directive strengthens cybersecurity and risk management requirements. In the defence and security sector, it may apply to suppliers, service operators, critical infrastructure and technology projects.

Does Konečná & Zacha handle public procurement in sensitive sectors?

Yes. The practice includes public procurement and tender procedures in regulated and strategically sensitive sectors, including defence, security and technology.

Do you need legal support in a defence or security project? Contact Radka Konečná – konecna@konecna-zacha.com

As a business grows, changes ownership or enters a new phase, properly structured corporate relationships determine whether the change will proceed smoothly or become a source of conflict. Konečná & Zacha helps set up relationships among shareholders/partners, investors, management and business partners so that they support growth and limit future conflicts.

Our corporate practice is not an isolated practice. It naturally follows on from M&A, financing, restructuring, employment law, administrative law and dispute resolution - enabling founding documentation, investment agreements, commercial contracts and requirements of banks or strategic partners to be aligned within a single project. The client therefore receives a solution that works not only legally, but also in the context of the broader business ecosystem in which it operates.

Corporate and contractual agenda

Commercial law connects the day-to-day operations of a company with its long-term ownership and investment structure. The scope of documentation and the practical setup of decision-making processes reflect this.

• incorporation of companies and setup of corporate structures

• holding structures and group relationships

• shareholders' and partners' agreements, SHAs and investment documentation

• agreements for Czech and foreign investors and strategic partners

• mergers, demergers, transformations of companies and squeeze-outs

• corporate changes, changes to registered capital and corporate governance

• comprehensive contractual documentation and commercial contracts

• joint venture projects and long-term business cooperation

• links to employment law, administrative law, securities and financing

Why Konečná & Zacha

Important corporate decisions must stand up not only in the Commercial Register and documentation, but also vis-a-vis investors, banks, business partners and possible future transactions. The ability to connect commercial law with transactional, financial and regulatory contexts and to reflect these links already when preparing documentation is the value that Konečná & Zacha brings to the corporate agenda: law in the service of commercial decision-making, not merely its formal assurance.

Are you incorporating a company, changing your ownership structure or preparing contract documentation? Contact Tomáš Zacha – zacha@konecna-zacha.com

Selected experience

• creating a complex corporate structure for a major Czech construction group

• increasing the registered capital of a leading global telecommunications operator by more than CZK 10 billion

• creating a holding structure for one of the largest engineering groups in Central and Eastern Europe

• comprehensive contractual package for the redevelopment of one of the largest industrial sites in the Czech Republic

• structural support for extensive joint-venture projects in construction

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the firm help set up relationships between shareholders/partners and investors?

Yes. The team prepares shareholders' and partners' agreements, investment documentation, SHAs, corporate governance rules and contracts for Czech and foreign investors.

Does Konečná & Zacha handle corporate changes and transformations?

Yes. The firm handles corporate changes, transformations of business corporations, mergers, demergers, changes to capital, squeeze-outs and related documentation.

What legal areas are connected with commercial law?

Commercial and corporate law often links to M&A, banking and finance, employment law, administrative law, securities, restructuring, disputes and compliance.

An energy project must be assessed not only by its technical solution and investment economics. Its success depends on the ability to connect licensing and permitting processes, financing structure, contractual relationships with technology suppliers and relationships with public authorities into a functioning whole - while also continuously responding to changes in energy legislation that may fundamentally affect the commercial logic of the project. This precise combination of sector experience with transactional, finance, regulatory and disputes advice forms the foundation of Konečná & Zacha's approach to energy work.

We work on projects in the Czech Republic and other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. We help clients with acquisitions and sales of energy assets, financing structures, contracts with technology suppliers, operational relationships and the impact of changes in energy legislation.

Legal services in energy

Energy projects require coordination of regulatory, contractual, financial and technical aspects. A legal solution must be usable for the investor, operator, financing bank and regulatory environment.

• regulation of the energy sector and relations with regulatory authorities

• conventional energy, gas and electricity

• renewable energy, photovoltaic and wind power plants

• acquisitions, sales and financing of energy projects

• project financing and contractual security for investments

• contracts for technology supplies and construction of energy facilities

• licensing and permitting issues in energy

• PPAs, supply and offtake agreements

• regulatory compliance and impacts of changes in energy legislation

Why Konečná & Zacha

The firm's clients include multinational energy corporations, regulatory authorities and private investors focused on conventional energy and renewable energy. Its regional presence enables coordination of projects in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania. For our clients, this means we do not merely provide legal coverage for individual steps, but help them maintain a strategic overview of the whole project at every stage.

Are you preparing an energy project, investment or regulatory matter in energy? Contact Tomáš Zacha – zacha@konecna-zacha.com

Selected experience

• representing a domestic energy group in the development, financing and sale of several photovoltaic power plants

• representing an energy group in the development, financing and sale of several wind farms involving investments of CZK 800 million

• pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant project with a capacity of 1,000 MW and investments exceeding CZK 25 billion

• representing technology suppliers in the energy sector

• representing a major domestic group operating in gas sale and storage

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the firm handle renewable energy?

Yes. The energy practice includes renewable energy, especially photovoltaic and wind power plants, project development, financing, sale and regulatory matters.

Does the firm also work for regulatory authorities and energy corporations?

Yes. Clients include multinational energy corporations, regulatory authorities and private investors active in conventional energy and renewable energy.

What legal issues do energy projects involve?

Energy projects usually require addressing regulation, licences, financing, construction, technology supplies, operation, contractual relationships, PPAs and sale of energy assets.

In financing, it is not only the availability of capital that matters, but also the legal structure of the loan, security, covenants and related obligations. Konečná & Zacha structures banking and finance documentation so that it reflects the commercial objective, risk profile and requirements of the financing parties.

The firm's finance practice covers standard loan transactions as well as more complex structures for acquisitions, projects, real estate, energy and investment plans. We act for corporate clients, investors, private clients and groups with cross-border needs, always with an emphasis on ensuring that the finance documentation is not only legally sound, but also actively supports the economic logic of the entire transaction.

Financing and financial transactions

Our role differs depending on whether the client acts as a borrower, lender, investor or group preparing financing. What matters is aligning the loan documentation, security, transaction economics and related corporate or regulatory issues.

• bank loans and loan documentation

• syndicated financing and club deals

• security for financing, guarantees, pledges and financial covenants

• acquisition finance and financing of M&A transactions

• refinancing of loans and financial restructuring

• project finance, including real estate and energy projects

• specific banking products and structured finance

• funds, fund structures, SICAVs and investment instruments

• bonds, issuance documentation and related contractual arrangements

Why Konečná & Zacha

In financing, it is essential to align legal certainty with the economic reality of the transaction. The firm combines banking and finance law with M&A, real estate, energy, insolvency and restructuring matters, as well as corporate law. That is why Konečná & Zacha connects banking and finance law with M&A, real estate, energy, insolvency and restructuring matters, as well as corporate law - the ability to see the financial structure in a broader transactional context makes it possible to design solutions that give clients not only legal certainty, but also a measurable commercial advantage.

Preparing financing, refinancing, loan documentation or an investment structure? Contact Radka Konečná – konecna@konecna-zacha.com

Typical situations

• financing the acquisition of a company or real estate project

• refinancing existing debt and amending loan terms

• securing financing within a corporate group

• preparing project finance in energy, development or infrastructure

• structuring a fund or bond structure for an investment plan

Frequently asked questions

What does acquisition finance involve?

Acquisition finance includes legal support with loan documentation, security, the corporate structure, drawdown conditions, related M&A documents and settlement of the transaction.

Does the firm also handle funds, SICAVs and bonds?

Yes. The finance practice includes funds, fund structures, SICAVs, bonds, issuance documentation and other investment or financial instruments.

How are banking and finance connected with real estate and energy?

Real estate and energy projects often require project finance, loan documentation, security, due diligence, a contractual structure and coordination with investors and banks.

Before a digital product is brought to market, it is necessary to clarify who owns the software, how it will be licensed, who is responsible for development, and how the rights of customers, investors or business partners will be structured. Konečná & Zacha helps technology companies build the legal foundations of ICT and IT projects.

The legal setup is not limited to a single contract. For software and digital services, it often brings together copyright, the licensing model, source-code protection, data, e-commerce, supplier relationships, investment documentation and the regulatory requirements of digitalisation. Konečná & Zacha helps technology companies clarify from the outset what determines the value of the entire project: who owns the software, how it will be licensed, who is responsible for development, and how the rights of customers, investors and business partners are structured.

IT law and digital products

The firm's ICT practice follows the product life cycle from development and know-how protection to distribution, commercialisation and further growth of the technology company.

• software development, contracts with developers and IT service providers

• software licensing, SaaS, cloud solutions and IT contracts

• copyright, user rights and source-code protection

• protection of digital products and technology know-how

• product launches and business-model setup

• software distribution, reseller and partner programmes

• legal support for start-ups and technology companies

• links to intellectual property, GDPR, cybersecurity and compliance

• contractual documentation for investors, customers and strategic partners

Why Konečná & Zacha

Technology businesses change quickly, but legal mistakes made at the beginning of a project can be costly during an investment, expansion or sale of the company. The firm connects ICT and IT law with intellectual property, M&A, financing, data protection and contract practice. That is why Konečná & Zacha connects ICT and IT law with intellectual property, M&A, financing, data protection and contract practice - and approaches technology projects with an understanding that goes beyond the purely legal level. We understand not only the law, but also the logic of the technology business. A well-built legal framework for a technology project is therefore not just protection against risks, but also a competitive advantage that becomes apparent in every subsequent investment, expansion and exit transaction.

Developing software, a SaaS product or a digital service? Contact Tomáš Zacha – zacha@konecna-zacha.com

Typical situations

• preparing a software or SaaS product development agreement

• setting licensing terms for customers and partners

• protecting copyright in software and digital content

• legal preparation of a product before market entry

• addressing relationships with founders, developers, investors or distributors

Frequently asked questions

How can software or a digital product be legally protected?

Software protection usually includes contracts with developers, copyright arrangements, licensing terms, know-how protection, terms and conditions, data protection and contractual relationships with customers and partners.

Does the firm assist start-ups and technology companies?

Yes. The ICT practice is used by start-ups, medium-sized businesses and multinational technology companies, especially in development, licensing, product launches and investment preparation.

Does Konečná & Zacha handle SaaS and cloud solutions?

Yes. The firm handles contractual documentation, licences, user rights, software distribution and legal issues associated with SaaS and cloud computing.

At the moment financial difficulties arise, it is necessary to quickly assess whether the business can be stabilised, restructured or prepared for insolvency proceedings. Konečná & Zacha enters these situations knowing that the outcome is determined not only by legal arguments, but also by deadlines, negotiating power and the client's procedural readiness at key moments.

The team works with debtors, creditors, banks, financial institutions, holding groups and medium-sized businesses. Depending on the situation, we choose an approach focused on protecting claims, preserving enterprise value, reorganisation or defending against unjustified petitions.

Insolvency solutions and restructuring

Legal support covers formal insolvency proceedings as well as pre-insolvency steps where a turnaround solution, an agreement with creditors or a change in financing and corporate structure may be pursued.

• addressing insolvency and threatened insolvency

• insolvency petitions and defence against vexatious insolvency petitions

• representation of debtors, creditors, banks and financial institutions

• filing, management and enforcement of claims

• reorganisation, corporate restructuring and turnaround solutions

• corporate and financial restructuring of business groups

• court representation at every stage of insolvency proceedings

• disputes arising from insolvency proceedings and incidental disputes

• negotiations with creditors, investors, management and insolvency administrators

Why Konečná & Zacha

Successfully addressing insolvency requires knowledge of insolvency law, the ability to negotiate, a rapid assessment of the economic situation and the ability to protect the client's position before court. The firm has long-standing experience working with banks, financial institutions, holding groups and medium-sized businesses. Konečná & Zacha brings to these matters a combination of insolvency and restructuring law with a deep understanding of the client's commercial reality - because in a situation where hours matter, law in the service of business is the only route to an outcome that makes sense.

Dealing with insolvency, restructuring, claims or insolvency proceedings? Contact Tomáš Zacha – zacha@konecna-zacha.com

Typical situations

• a creditor needs to file or enforce a claim in insolvency

• a company faces an insolvency petition or the threat of insolvency

• a business is seeking reorganisation or restructuring options

• a bank or investor is dealing with exposure to a distressed debtor

• management needs to assess liability and the appropriate course of action in financial difficulties

Frequently asked questions

Does the firm assist creditors in insolvency proceedings?

Yes. The firm represents creditors in filing, managing and enforcing claims, in incidental disputes, in negotiations with insolvency administrators and in protecting the creditor's position.

Does Konečná & Zacha handle defence against insolvency petitions?

Yes. The insolvency practice includes defence against unjustified or vexatious insolvency petitions, procedural strategy and court representation.

What is the difference between insolvency and restructuring?

Insolvency addresses insolvency or threatened insolvency within the legal framework of insolvency proceedings. Restructuring focuses on adjusting financing, liabilities, the corporate structure or operations so that the business can be stabilised.

Once intangible assets have been identified, it is important to decide what to protect, where to register protection, and how to work with the rights in contracts, licences, transactions or disputes. Konečná & Zacha structures intellectual property protection according to the value of the brand, technology or software solution. With a perspective that extends into the business environment, Konečná & Zacha approaches intellectual property protection with a precise understanding of what the brand, technology or software solution truly represents for the client and what protection its value requires.

The IP agenda often extends beyond registration itself. For brands, designs, patent portfolios, software and domains, it is necessary to connect the protection strategy, contractual use of rights, licensing, the international dimension and defence against interference by third parties.

Protection of intangible assets

Legal support combines registration of rights, contractual documentation, licensing structures, contentious matters and intellectual property protection strategy in the Czech Republic and internationally.

• trademarks, designs and patent portfolios

• registration and proceedings before the Industrial Property Office

• strategies for protecting industrial property rights in the Czech Republic and abroad

• copyright and licence agreements

• software distribution, cloud computing and SaaS

• protection of web domains and proceedings before EURid

• opposition proceedings and intellectual property disputes

• licensing structures and use of rights within corporate groups

• links to ICT, M&A, development and technology projects

Why Konečná & Zacha

Intellectual property often represents a company's key value, but its importance becomes apparent only during an investment, dispute, expansion or sale of the company. Konečná & Zacha connects IP practice with ICT, transactions, licensing relationships, software development and brand protection - and approaches it with an understanding that goes beyond the purely legal level. We understand how intangible assets enter commercial relationships, what investors look for during due diligence, and where a poorly structured IP framework destroys value that the client has been building for years.

We therefore do not see intellectual property law as an administrative necessity, but as a tool that gives the client a measurable commercial advantage - in every transaction, every licensing negotiation and every dispute over what truly belongs to them.

Need to protect a brand, software, technology or patent portfolio? Contact Tomáš Zacha – zacha@konecna-zacha.com

Selected experience

• taking over a portfolio of several dozen trademarks for a leading global manufacturer of luxury tobacco products in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

• designing and implementing an industrial property protection strategy for a leading investment group in the Czech Republic with a significant international reach

• creating extensive international licensing structures for interconnected companies in construction and development

• successfully representing a major construction group in opposition proceedings before the Industrial Property Office

• comprehensive handling of intellectual property rights in the development, licensing relationships and user rights to software applications for cloud computing

Frequently asked questions

How can a brand or trademark be protected?

Brand protection usually includes a trademark registration strategy, conflict assessment, filing an application, proceedings before the competent authority, licensing arrangements and defence against interference by third parties.

Does the firm handle copyright in software?

Yes. The firm handles copyright, licences, software distribution, cloud computing, SaaS, user rights and contractual relationships in the development of software applications.

Does Konečná & Zacha assist with web domains?

Yes. The practice includes protection of web domains, domain disputes and procedural matters, including proceedings before EURid.

For related legal questions, clients often need not a set of isolated answers, but one workable solution. Konečná & Zacha therefore connects the firm's main specialisations with the issues that arise in business operations, transactions, public projects or regulatory inspections.

This area of expertise is intended primarily for situations where a specific problem spans several areas of law at once. In practice, this may involve an employment-law issue in a restructuring, a competition assessment of a contract, compliance setup, a dispute with an administrative authority or support in a public-private sector project. At the same time, the client does not need several partial answers that they have to piece together themselves, but one workable solution that covers the whole problem and makes sense for the specific commercial situation. That is exactly the advantage Konečná & Zacha brings to its clients.

A broader legal agenda for clients

Rather than repeating individual specialisations, it is useful to look at other services through the typical areas in which clients need quick orientation and coordination of several legal perspectives.

• employment-law matters, employment contracts, management contracts and reorganisations

• competition protection, competition compliance and cartel risks

• public procurement, procurement procedures and public tenders

• administrative law, administrative proceedings and judicial review of administrative decisions

• debt recovery, pre-action notices and court enforcement of claims

• GDPR, personal data protection, AML and internal compliance documentation

• corporate governance, whistleblowing and internal business rules

• PPP projects, infrastructure projects and public-private sector cooperation

• transport law, telecommunications law, consumer protection and church restitution

• regulatory energy matters, including renewable energy sources

Why Konečná & Zacha

Clients often face not an isolated legal problem, but a combination of commercial, regulatory, employment, administrative and contractual issues. The firm's advantage lies in its ability to connect individual specialisations and propose a solution that makes sense for a specific project, transaction or operational situation. That is why Konečná & Zacha approaches each matter by asking what the client actually needs to resolve, not which legal box the problem belongs in.

We understand not only the law, but also the logic of business: how commercial, regulatory, employment, administrative and contractual aspects interact in practice, and where their intersection creates both the greatest risk and the greatest opportunity. The result is a solution that gives the client legal certainty while also protecting and strengthening its commercial position - regardless of how complex a combination of issues the situation presents.

Need to address a legal question outside the main areas of expertise or connect several specialisations? Contact Radka Konečná – konecna@konecna-zacha.com

Typical situations

• a company is dealing with employment-law issues during reorganisation or growth

• a contracting authority or supplier needs support in public procurement

• a client faces administrative proceedings, an inspection or a regulatory requirement

• a business is setting up compliance, AML, GDPR or whistleblowing processes

• a creditor needs to recover a claim effectively

• a project requires the integration of PPP, infrastructure, public law and financing

Frequently asked questions

Does the firm assist with public procurement and administrative law?

Yes. Other services include public procurement, procurement procedures, administrative law, administrative proceedings and related judicial review of public-administration decisions.

Does Konečná & Zacha handle compliance, GDPR and AML?

Yes. The firm assists with setting up compliance, AML, personal data protection, GDPR, corporate governance, whistleblowing and internal business rules.

Does the firm provide debt recovery?

Yes. Konečná & Zacha provides support in debt recovery, pre-action negotiations, court enforcement of claims and related insolvency or enforcement contexts.