Rowan Legal

ROWAN LEGAL belongs to the top law firms in the Czech Republic. It gathers awards in prestigious national and international rankings.

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE 2023

Ranked Departments

  • TMT (Band 1)
  • Compliance (Band 2 )
  • Competition/Antitrust (Band 3)
  • Dispute Resolution (Band 3)
  • Intellectual Property (Band 3)
  • Projects & Energy (Band 3)

Ranked Lawyers

  • Josef Donát –  TMT (Band 1)
  • Jan Měkota – Competition/Antitrust (Band Associates to watch)
  • Michal Nulíček – Compliance (Band 2), TMT (Band 2)
  • Miloš Olík – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel (Band 2), Most in Demand Arbitrators (Band 2)
  • Jan Tomíšek – TMT (Band 3)

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – GLOBAL  2023

  • Dispute Resolution – Band 3
  • Miloš Olík – Band 2

Law Firm of the Year 2022

Category Winner

  • Information Technology Law
  • Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
  • Public Procurement

Highly recommended

  • Banking and Finance
  • Tax Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Energy and Energy Projects
  • Corporate Compliance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Logistics and Transport Construction
  • Competition law
  • Corporate Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Telecommunications and Media
  • Criminal Law

Recommended

  • Labor Law
  • Restructuring and Insolvency

THE LEGAL 500 - EMEA 2022

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Tier 1
  • Intellectual Property – Tier 1
  • Dispute Resolution – Tier 2
  • EU & Competition– Tier 2
  • Projects & PPP – Tier 2
  • Projects and Energy – Tier 3
  • Tax  – Tier 3
  • Commercial, corporate and M&A – Tier 4

Leading Individuals

  • Josef Donát –TMT , IP
  • Michal Nulíček – TMT , IP

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE 2022

Ranked Departments

  • TMT (Band 1)
  • Compliance (Band 2 )
  • Competition/Antitrust (Band 3)
  • Dispute Resolution (Band 3)
  • Intellectual Property (Band 3)
  • Projects & Energy (Band 3)

Ranked Lawyers

  • Josef Donát –  TMT (Band 1)
  • Miloš Olík – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel (Band 2), Most in Demand Arbitrators (Band 2)
  • Michal Nulíček – Compliance (Band 2), TMT (Band 2)
  • Jan Tomíšek – TMT (Associates to watch)

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS – GLOBAL  2022

  • Dispute Resolution – Band 3
  • Miloš Olík – Band 2

Law Firm of the Year 2021

Category Winner

  • Logistics and Transport Construction
  • Information Technology Law
  • Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

Highly recommended

  • Banking and Finance
  • Tax Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Energy and Energy Projects
  • Corporate Compliance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Competition law
  • Environmental Law
  • Telecommunications and Media
  • Criminal Law
  • Public Procurement

Recommended

  • Labor Law
  • Company Law

THE LEGAL 500 - EMEA 2021

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Tier 1
  • Intellectual Property – Tier 1
  • Dispute Resolution – Tier 2
  • Projects & PPP – Tier 3
  • Projects and Energy – Tier 3
  • EU & Competition– Tier3
  • Tax  – Tier3
  • Commercial, corporate and M&A – Tier 4

Leading Individuals

  • Josef Donát –TMT , IP
  • Michal Nulíček – TMT , IP

Rising star

  • Bohuslav Lichnovský – TMT

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE 2021

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Band 1
  • Compliance – Band 2
  • Intellectual Property – Band 3
  • Dispute Resolution – Band 3
  • Projects & Energy – Band 3

Ranked Lawyers

  • Josef Donát –  TMT (Band 1)
  • Miloš Olík – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel (Band 2), Most in Demand Arbitrators(Band 2)
  • Michal Nulíček – Compliance (Band 2), TMT (Band 2)
  • Jan Tomíšek – TMT (Associates to watch)

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS – GLOBAL  2021

  • Dispute Resolution – Band 3
  • Miloš Olík – Band 2

Law Firm of the Year 2020

Law Firm of the Year 2020 in the Energy & Projects and IT Law categories.  Pro Bono / CSR category for the UNIque Law project 

Highly recommended law firm in categories:

  • Competition & Antitrust
  • Intellectual Property
  • Telecommunications & Media, M&A
  • Dispute resolution & Arbitration
  • Public procurement
  • Compliance
  • Logistics & Transport infrastructure

Recommended law firm in categories:

  • Banking & Finance
  • Tax law
  • Employment Law
  • Corporate law
  • Criminal Law

THE LEGAL 500 - EMEA 2020

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Tier 1
  • Intellectual Property – Tier 1
  • Dispute Resolution – Tier 2
  • Projects & PPP – Tier 3
  • Projects and Energy – Tier 3
  • EU & Competition– Tier3
  • Tax  – Tier3
  • Commercial, corporate and M&A – Tier 4

Leading Individuals

  • Josef Donát –TMT , IP
  • Michal Nulíček – TMT , IP

Rising star

  • Bohuslav Lichnovský – TMT

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE 2020

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Band 1
  • Compliance – Band 2
  • Intellectual Property – Band 3
  • Dispute Resolution – Band 3
  • Projects & Energy – Band 3

Ranked Lawyers

  • Josef Donát –  TMT (Band 1), IP (Band 3)
  • Miloš Olík – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel (Band 2), Most in Demand Arbitrators(Band 2)
  • Michal Nulíček – Compliance (Band 2), TMT (Band 3)
  • Jan Tomíšek – TMT (Associates to watch)

Law Firm of the Year 2019 in categories: Competition & Antitrust, Energy & Projects and Intellectual Property

Highly recommended law firm in categories:

  • IT
  • TMT
  • Dispute resolution
  • Public Procurement
  • M&A
  • Compliance,
  • Logistics and transportation projects

Recommended law firm in categories:

  • Corporate law
  • Banking&Finance
  • Tax law
  • Employment law
  • Criminal law

THE LEGAL 500 - EMEA 2019

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Tier 1
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Tier 4
  • Dispute Resolution – Tier 2
  • Projects and Energy – Tier 3

Leading Individuals

  • TMT – Josef Donát, Michal Nulíček

Next generation lawyer

  • Bohuslav Lichnovský

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE 2019

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Band 1
  • Compliance – Band 2
  • Intellectual Property – Band 3
  • Dispute Resolution – Band 3
  • Projects & Energy – Band 3

Ranked Lawyers

  • Josef Donát – IP (Band 3), TMT (Band 1)
  • Miloš Olík – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel (Band 3), Most in Demand Arbitrators(Band 2)
  • Michal Nulíček – TMT (Band 3)

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE 2018

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Band 1
  • Intellectual Property – Band 2
  • Dispute Resolution – Band 4
  • Projects & Energy – Recognised Practitioner
  • Slovakia – Intellectual Property – Band 3

Ranked Lawyers

  • Josef Donát – IP, TMT (Band 2)

THE LEGAL 500 - EMEA 2018

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Tier 1
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Tier 4
  • Dispute Resolution – Tier 2
  • Projects and Energy – Tier 3

Leading Individuals

  • TMT – Josef Donát

Law Firm of the Year 2017

Ranked the Law Firm of the Year in 2010 – 2017 in the category of IT law.

Law Firm of the Year 2017 for Public Procurement in the Czech Republic.

Highly recommended law firm in categories Dispute resolution, Competition/Antitrust, TMT, IP, Sports law and Tax law (year 2017).

Recommended law firm in categories Business law, M&A, and Restructuring/Insolvency (2017).


CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE 2017

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Band 1
  • Intellectual Property – Band 2
  • Dispute Resolution – Band 4
  • Projects & Energy – Recognised Practitioner

Ranked Lawyers

  • Josef Donát – IP, TMT (Band 2)
  • Martin Maisner – TMT (Eminent Practitioner)

THE LEGAL 500 - EMEA 2017

Ranked Departments

  • TMT – Tier 2
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Tier 4
  • Dispute Resolution – Tier 3
  • Projects and Energy – Tier 3

Leading Individuals

  • TMT – Josef Donát

Law Firm of the Year 2016
  • Winner – IT Law
  • Winner – TMT
  • Highly Recommended – Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
  • Highly Recommended – Intellectual Property
  • Highly Recommended – Public Procurement
  • Highly Recommended – Tax Law
  • Highly Recommended – Sports Law
  • Recommended – Competition Law
  • Recommended – Mergers and acquisitions

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE GUIDE 2016 (CZ)
  • Band 1 – TMT
  • Band 2 – Intellectual Property
  • Recognized Practitioner – Dispute Resolution

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE GUIDE 2016 (CZ)
  • Josef Donát – IP (Band 2), TMT (Band 2)
  • Martin Maisner – TMT (Band 3)

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS – EUROPE GUIDE 2016 (SK)
  • Band 3 – Dispute Resolution

LEGAL 500 - EMEA 2016 (CZ)
  • Tier 3 – TMT
  • Tier 4 – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
  • Tier 4 – Dispute resolution
  • Tier 4 – Commercial, Corporate and M&A

LEGAL 500 - EMEA (SK)
  • Tier 6 – Commercial, Corporate and M&A

Law firm of the Year 2015 (CZ)
  • Winner – IT Law
  • Winner – TMT
  • Highly Recommended – Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
  • Highly Recommended – Intellectual Property
  • Highly Recommended – Public Procurement
  • Recommended – Tax Law
  • Recommended – Banking and finance

Law Firm of the Year 2015 (SK)
  • Winner – Intellectual Property, TMT, IT Law

Chambers & Partners – Europe Guide 2015 (CZ)
  • Band 1 – TMT
  • Band 3 – Intellectual Property

Chambers & Partners – Europe Guide 2015 (SK)
  • Noted – Dispute Resolution

Legal 500 – EMEA 2015 (CZ)
  • Tier 3 – TMT
  • Tier 4 – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
  • Tier 4 – Dispute resolution
  • Tier 4 – Corporate and M&A

Legal 500 – EMEA 2015 (SK)
  • Tier 6 – Commercial, Corporate and M&A

Lawyer of the Year 2014 (CZ)
  • Winner in IT Law: JUDr. Josef Donát, LL.M.,  partner in ROWAN LEGAL