JUDr. Magda Hovorkova

In 2006 Magda graduated at the Law Faculty of the Charles University in Prague where she also obtained JUDr. degree in 2008. During her studies Magda spent one academic year at the Utrecht University in the Netherlands within the Erasmus student exchange program, focusing on community law.

After graduation Magda worked for two years at the Office of the Government, department of compatibility with EU law, where she was responsible for implementation of EU legislation in the area of competition, public procurement and state aid.

From 2008 Magda focuses on advocacy. She cooperated with leading Czech law firms where she specialized mainly in the corporate law, public procurement, labor law, contracts or litigations. Magda is a member of the Czech Bar Association.

In the area of corporate law Magda helps clients with formation of business corporations and its day-to-day management but also with complex transactions, such as transformations, restructuring and acquisitions, including transactions involving due diligence process or notification or a merger to the Czech Competition Office.

Aside from regular labor-law agenda, such as hiring and dismissing of employees, Magda assisted employers with closing down of a factory and collective redundancy of employees, negotiation with a Trade Union and strike of employees. Magda also successfully represented employers in a law suits, such as a law suit regarding compensation of a loss of salary after termination of a sick leave. Magda also helped clients with relocation of employees to the Czech Republic, including obtainment of a work permit and other immigration issues.

Magda represented clients – public authorities in public procurement procedures beginning with preparation of the tender documentation, including a contract, bids assessment and evaluation and ending with representation in front of the Czech Competition Office or Supreme Administrative Court.

Magda is experienced in preparation and negotiation of contracts or debt collections. Magda provides services also in the area of Personal Data Protection.

Besides Czech language, Magda speaks also English and Russian.