Vít Makarius

Vít Makarius is a senior associate at Havel, Holásek & Partners. He specialises in international dispute resolution, primarily in international arbitration.

He has advised disputing parties, arbitrators and appellate authorities in arbitrations under various rules applied by permanent arbitration courts and ad-hoc tribunals, in international commercial arbitration and in proceedings initiated under treaties on the protection of foreign investments. He has also regularly advised on a wide range of issues arising under international law, in particular the law of international treaties and fundamental rights.

Before joining Havel, Holásek & Partners in 2010, Vít practiced commercial law and served a four-year term as a case lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, where he was in charge of commercial law, civil law and regulatory matters.

TRANSACTIONS

• advising the general contractor of an industrial facility for the energy sector in the Middle East in connection with international arbitration proceeding before the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris
• advising the general contractor of an industrial facility for the energy sector in the Russian Federation in connection with international arbitration proceeding before the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
• advising an international judicial organ vested with the power of judicial review in connection with a dispute involving a claim asserted under a bilateral international treaty on the promotion and protection of foreign investments in proceedings conducted before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington, D. C.
• advising an international judicial organ vested with the power of judicial review on the protection of the rights of foreign minority shareholders in connection with their squeeze-out from companies domiciled in the Czech Republic
• advising an international judicial organ vested with the power of judicial review on a claim regarding the protection of the proprietary rights of a Canadian footwear manufacturer vis-à-vis a Central European country

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Czech Bar Association
• Swiss Arbitration Association