Kocián Šolc Balaštík

Established in 1990, Kocián Šolc Balaštik is a full-service firm, based in Prague. It employs 60 lawyers, including 14 partners. 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm has a particular focus on banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, project development and restructuring and insolvency deals. The firm’s practice has a significant presence in energy including mining, manufacturing, innovative technology-based financial services, retail and wholesale, high-yield, real estate, beverages, food Industry, IT, aviation, transportation and agriculture. 

Key clients 

Key clients for the firm include Česká spořitelna (ErsteGroup), Raiffeisenbank, CSOB (KBC Group), National Development Bank of the Czech Republic, ING Bank, UniCredit Bank, mBank, Generali, J&T Banka, Arete Invest, Arete Industrial, Citibank, Banka Creditas, Czech Capital Market Association, Heineken, Skanska, Bootiq Group, Horizon Aviation 1 and Piper Aircraft. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Insolvency 

“KSB is a very well-organised law firm with excellent partners and senior lawyers, providing reliable legal support, with deep knowledge of the Czech law and familiar with court procedures. What they do best is the establishment of strategies to be followed, based on the latest legal provisions in force. Accurate reporting to the client is also a high-level advantage of KSB.” 

M&A 

“KŠB is professional and business oriented. They try to understand the client’s needs instead of using generic templates.”