Press Releases
WEINHOLD LEGAL ADVISES CBRE ON ACQUISITION OF IMPACT-CORTI
20.03.2013
Weinhold Legal advised CBRE Group, Inc., a leading global commercial real estate services and investment firm in its acquisition of 100% of IMPACT-CORTI a.s., a firm specialising in property management in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
With 557,000 sq m under management across 140 assets and current annual revenue of approximately $10 million, IMPACT-CORTI is the leading property manager in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and also provides project management, investment, and leasing and consultancy expertise to its institutional and private-investor clients, such as Deka, Axa REIM, Pramerica and Hampshire Investments.
Weinhold Legal provided the full range of acquisition services to CBRE including legal due diligence and negotiating and completing all acquisition and related contracts.
The Weinhold Legal team was led by partner Pav Younis and included David Emr, Otakar Martinec and Monika Skálová.
WEINHOLD LEGAL ADVISES ON CISCO CZECH ACQUISITION
08.03.2013
Leading Prague law firm Weinhold Legal advised Cognitive Security and certain selling shareholders on the matters related to the sale of 100% of Cognitive Security s.r.o. to Cisco Systems, completed last month.
Cognitive Security s.r.o., a privately held company headquartered in Prague, provides security software that is focused on applying artificial intelligence techniques to detect advanced cyber threats.
The Weinhold Legal team was led by partner Pav Younis and included Martin Lukáš and Ondřej Havlíček.
LEGAL 500: WEINHOLD LEGAL RANKED AS A TOP TIER FIRM IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION
10.04.2012
Weinhold Legal, v.o.s. has been recommended as a TOP TIER FIRM in the practice area Dispute Resolution by the prestigious legal directory The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa 2012. In addition, Weinhold Legal has also been recommended in the following 7 practice areas:
CZECH REPUBLIC:
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- TMT
SLOVAKIA
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and commercial, including M&A
According to the guide, “WEINHOLD LEGAL is ‘impressive in litigation’ and ‘very popular and trusted among the local business community’. It is well known for tax disputes, and also advises on contentious real estate, corporate, and IP issues, as well as BIT arbitrations. In international arbitration, the team won dismissal of all claims against the state, totaling nearly CZK 4bn, brought by a German entrepreneur alleging frustration of his investment in Cargo Transport – Internationale Spedition. Milan Polak is recommended for his astute assessment of opponents.”
The new guide includes 2 lawyers who are listed in the elite “Leading lawyers” list, The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa 2012's guide to outstanding lawyers nationwide: Daniel Weinhold in Corporate and M&A and in Tax, and Milan Polák in Dispute resolution. 10 lawyers of Weinhold Legal are recommended in The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa 2012's editorial.
MICHAELA KOBLASOVÁ STRENGTHENS THE WEINHOLD LEGAL TEAM
16.01.2012
Prague (16 January 2012) - Weinhold Legal strengthened its expertise in arbitration and litigation with the arrival of senior attorney-at-law Michaela Koblasová.
Michaela came to Weinhold Legal from the Prague office of Baker & McKenzie. Before, she had worked with Mareš Partners and at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.
Milan Polák, the head of Weinhold Legal’s litigation and arbitration team, commented Michaela’s arrival: “Our litigation and arbitration practice is very busy nowadays, and we have recently won numerous new assignments in this area. Thus, I am glad to see a strong practitioner joining our team.”
Michaela graduated from the Law Faculty of Charles University in Prague (JUDr. degree). In 2003, she received her D.E.A. degree in International Private Law and International Commercial Law at Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Apart from her native Czech, Michaela speaks English, French and German. Michaela is a member of the Czech Bar Association.
