Petra Ledvinková
Attorney at Law
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+420 724 578 021
Specialisation
Dispute resolution, debt collection, family, criminal and commercial law
Membership
Czech Bar Association (since 2001)
Languages
English
Attorney's profile
Petra Ledvinková focuses on dispute resolution, enforcement proceedings, insolvency, and debt collection. She also has extensive experience in family and criminal law (including serious economic crime) and in providing commercial law advice to large and medium-sized enterprises.
Her clients include major Czech and international companies, in particular energy, production, and distribution companies, insurance companies, financial institutions, and investment funds.
She has more than 20 years of experience providing legal services at international law firms, where she represented clients in several significant commercial disputes.
She has received an individual ranking in the internationally recognised Legal 500 directory for Dispute Resolution (2024). Clients have said about her:
“Petra Ledvinková is communicative, an excellent project manager and can coordinate work well. She is a good listener and understands business and financial issues, which she can connect with legal aspects.”
“Petra Ledvinková is very cooperative and speaks excellent English.”
“Flexible communication, the legal team is always available, and the level of English in written submissions is significantly higher than in most Czech law firms.”
Credentials
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Representing a foreign insurance company in several lawsuits for damages worth over a billion CZK
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Legal advice for an Italian transport and trading company in connection with arbitration proceedings in Italy
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Legal representation of a German commodity trader in a dispute with a Slovak agricultural producer regarding payment of the purchase price of goods and damages. The proceedings were conducted under Czech, Slovak and German law and were coordinated between several jurisdictions
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Legal advice for a Czech automobile manufacturer in a dispute with a customer regarding payment of remuneration for services provided
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Successful representation of a foreign embassy in a dispute with the city over ownership of the embassy's land due to an extraordinary stay
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Legal advice for a Ukrainian art collector in criminal proceedings against his former partner for the embezzlement of a famous painting
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Legal advice for a global payments company in a dispute with a former shareholder over compensation for shares in connection with a squeeze-out of minority shareholders, including representation of the client before the High Court in Prague and the Municipal Court in Prague
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Legal services of the Office for Representation of the State in Property Matters in Civil and Criminal Proceedings in Liechtenstein regarding the return of stolen emission allowances
Expert articles
in legal and economical periodics
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Consequences of Non-Repayment of a Mortgage Loan, Právní rádce, 12/2020
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Penalties for Misuse of Support for Entrepreneurs Affected by Coronavirus, Právní rádce, 9/2020
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On the Right of Lien in Involuntary Auctions - Contribution to the Discussion, e-pravo.cz, 7/2018
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On the Problem of Enforcing Claims From Mutual Performance Contracts Under the Insolvency Act (Section 253 of the Insolvency Act), Právní rozhledy, 4/2016
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Abuse of the Institute of the Right of Retention in Legal Practice, Právní rozhledy, 6/2011
Professional profile
