Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Brno (2005), Mgr. (Master of Laws)
University of Economics, Faculty of Finance and Accounting, Prague (2006), Ing. (Master’s degree)
Jan Krejsa
Jan Krejsa is a senior associate at Havel, Holásek & Partners. He specialises in tax law, international transaction structuring, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and corporate law, collective investments and private equity. In the area of mergers and acquisitions, he has recently advised sellers and buyers on transactions in the sectors of banking and financial services, energy, development, heavy industry and private equity.
In the field of tax law, Jan has expertise in direct taxation (including international tax planning), VAT, excise taxes and taxes related to immovable properties.
Before joining Havel, Holásek & Partners in 2010, Jan worked at the Czech Government Office (department of entrepreneurial environment and legislation, section of the vice-premier for economy), as a junior lawyer at a Prague-based law firm and as an in-house tax expert with Generali PPF Holding, where he was responsible for the tax management of the holding company and its subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and in the CEE region.
TRANSACTIONS
- advising prominent private clients on the structuring and implementation of their foreign holding structures
- tax advisory to banks and insurance companies on the restructuring of their asset structures
- tax advisory to banks and insurance companies on VAT issues, in particular group registrations
- representing clients in disputes with the tax administrator concerning VAT and excise taxes
- representing clients in a dispute with the tax administrator concerning income tax
- advising foreign investors on the tax aspects of entering the market in the Czech and Slovak Republics
- advising on the restructuring of a group of companies engaging in the energy business, including renewable resources
- advising a client on the restructuring of its group of heavy industry companies
- advising on the implementation of a qualified investors fund in the sectors of development and heavy industry
- advice on restructuring to a client providing educational services
- advising a developer on the restructuring of its group of companies
- advising on a cross-border merger of Czech and foreign companies
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Czech Bar Association
