Dušan Sedláček

Dušan Sedláček is a partner of Havel, Holásek & Partners. He specializes in litigation and arbitration, insolvency proceedings, corporate restructurings and mergers and acquisitions.

Dušan has represented Czech and foreign clients in various litigation and arbitration proceedings, both as claimants and defendants. In addition, he serves as an arbitrator and also as an expert in expertise proceedings under the ICC Rules.

In the field of insolvency and restructuring, Dušan Sedláček has recently been involved in numerous cases, representing creditors in insolvency proceedings, advising companies in financial difficulties, etc.

Before joining Havel, Holásek & Partners in 2008, Dušan Sedláček worked for five years with Salans and for three years with Altheimer & Gray.  

Recommendations of international publications

The international publication Chambers & Partners recommends Dušan Sedláček as a leading expert in dispute resolution and insolvency law. Dušan has also been recommended as a litigation expert by Legal 500.

Projects

• representing a major Czech bank as the petitioner and largest creditor in an insolvency proceeding against an insolvent real estate developer
• representing a light industry company on its restructuring and court-approved reorganization, including the drafting of a reorganization plan
• advising an international bank on the insolvency of a key player in the woodworking industry
• representing an international bank in handling its claims against the Czech Republic’s lottery operator
• advising a major construction company on the means of defense against vexatious insolvency petitions
• representing a public corporation (municipality) in disputes concerning the privatization of flats
• representing a Czech sports federation in disputes under sports law
• representing a foreign textile company in an international arbitration concerning the purchase price for an interest in a Czech business company

Membership in professional associations

• Czech Bar Association