Why have I been practicing corporate law for fifteen years? The question should rather be "why on earth not?" Corporate law contains everything a lawyer can wish for. From the contractual agenda in the form of drafting shareholder agreements to the contentious agenda in litigating shareholder disputes in court or hostile shareholder meetings. From the clear-cut rules of mergers, demergers or changes of legal form (yes, I like rules) to the routine (and sometimes reassuring) small-corporate officialdom of changes of directors, headquarters or trading companies. If you add to this the largest and most importantly the best (!) corporate law team in Central Europe, you will understand why I have been with HAVEL & PARNERS since college. Oh, and I also play tennis, hockey, run, cycle and spend most of my time on the golf course looking for golf balls.
ondrej.florian@havelpartners.czArticles by the author
Lex ESOP #03 | Securities vs. shareholding
In the third issue of Lex ESOP, we are abandoning the contractual establishment of an employee stock ownership plan, moving on to generally more sophisticated and robust solutions. These are ESOPs based on (debt) securities and shareholding. What should be considered in relation to these options? Wh
ESOP’s leadership #3 | Never underestimate motivation #2 | How an ESOP motivates managers individually
In the last episode, we had a chance to peek into our manager motivation at our firm, and together with Jaroslav Havel we summarised the basic theses and principles of what we think about the employee stock ownership plan right here at HAVEL & PARTNERS. Today, I would like to show you an ESOP from t
“ESOP Fables” #3 – ESOP implemented in a regional business leader
I was very much looking forward to this “ESOP’s fable”. I am lucky that most of my clients are great and inspiring. However this client is one of the most popular. And you will soon find out why.
Lex ESOP #2 | How to set up an ESOP without an equity interest?
In the previous article in the Lex ESOP series, we briefly introduced individual types of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). In this part, we will present one of them, namely an ESOP without a managers’ equity interest. This type of an ESOP can be established relatively easily in its basic set-
“ESOP’s fables” #2 – An ESOP implemented in a family business with a unique and long-standing story
Another issue of our “ESOP’s fables” takes us to a family-owned business where a manager acquired shares and became part of it.
Lex ESOP #01 | Introduction & basic options of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are increasingly being talked about in the domestic context. However, the concept imported mainly from the other side of the Atlantic logically carries with it certain specifics that cannot be easily transposed to the Czech context. The following parts of the "
ESOP’s leadership | Never underestimate motivation #1 | Founder's motivation – why want an ESOP?
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) enjoy considerable popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. They give employees the opportunity to acquire a participating interest in the company in which they work under various conditions. In this way, they will receive shares in the company and related ben
“ESOP's fables” #1 – An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in a tech company with global ambitions
We start “ESOP's” fables with a really interesting and important client, a large tech company with global ambitions, and a real challenge to find the right type of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) with regard to the specifics, requirements, and ambitions of the client.
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ESOP’s Leadership | JUDr. Jaroslav Havel | Personal experience with 22 years of HAVEL & PARTNERS’ employee stock ownership plan
Our corporate team led by our equity partner Ondřej Florián has written a series of interesting articles employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Now let me share with you our hands-on experience in this area, having built the team of Central Europe’s largest law firm.