Academic positions
- Visiting lecturer, Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic)
- Visiting lecturer, Department of Law, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic)
University degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Doctor of Law (JUDr.)
Robert is the head of the firm’s team of dedicated lawyers and economists specialising in competition law. He advises clients in high profile cases in Czechia and Slovakia, including the issues of vertical restraints, distribution law and specific regulation of supplier-buyer relationships in the food industry. Before joining the firm, he was Vice-Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Czech National Competition Authority. He knows how competition authorities think.
He is a co‑author of a respected commentary to the Czech Competition Act, and author of several dozen professional articles focusing on competition law, including verticals.
He also lectures on competition law at universities and regularly participates in prestigious national and international antitrust conferences as a sought-after speaker.
Under his management, the firm was successful in legal rankings relating to competition law, in particular, Law Firm of the Year (winner of the Competition Law category in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020), Chambers, and Global Competition Review. In 2017, he was one of the six award-winning lawyers in the Innovative Lawyer of the Year competition. Global Competition Review named him as Thought Leader, and Who is Who Legal as Competition Future Leader.
Via FAOC s.r.o. (ÚOHS-S0041/2017/KD)
Non-compete obligation
OVB Allfinanz v A. Š. (32 Cdo 1049/2018)
Agency
Q&A on Distribution Agreements
Other documents by Havel & Partners Czech Republic
Via FAOC s.r.o. (ÚOHS-S0041/2017/KD)
Non-compete obligation
OVB Allfinanz v A. Š. (32 Cdo 1049/2018)
Agency
Modern Competition Law and Economics
The EU Policy Reform on Distribution Law: The European Commission Trying to Catch up with Market Developments
Czech NCA Is Testing the Attention of Retail Chains and Suppliers. It Has Quietly Changed its Soft Law on the SMPA
Constitutionality of Regulation Aimed at Restraining Buyer Market Power in Food Markets
The Most Controversial Provision of the SMPA Repealed. The Rest of the Act Remains Valid
Coronavirus and Supplier-Customer Relationships in Questions and Answers
Does the Directive on Unfair Trading Prices Change Anything?
Online Sales Restrictions with a Focus on Price Comparison Websites
Vertical Restraints on Competition in the Sector of E-commerce
Court of Justice Upholds Ban on Sale of Luxury Products via Online Marketplaces
New Rules for Retail Chain Stores in the Czech Republic
Competition Law in the Czech Republic
The New Rules for Vertical Agreements: Still the Same, but Online
