AK Janoušek | Lawyer in Prague

AK ■ JANOUŠEK
Your German and English speaking law firm in Prague

Czech law in German and in English

AK ■ JANOUŠEK
Your German and English speaking law firm in Prague

Czech law in German and in English

We are a Czech law firm specialising in providing legal services to German and English speaking clients under Czech law. Our broad scope in civil and commercial law includes advice on litigation with an international element, inheritance law, condominium and unit owners’ association law, family law, real estate law, GDPR and software law.

Rely on informed legal knowledge proven by more than 15 years of legal practice. Together with precision, professional demeanour, consistency and a comprehensive grasp of mandates, you get a partner you can rely on in our law firm.

We work with notaries and executors to provide legal services as needed. We also provide the services of professionals from other fields such as real estate agents, tax and financial advisors, auditors, accountants, experts and interpreters to provide a comprehensive service to meet our clients’ needs.

German and English speaking client

We dedicate our legal specialization to German and English speaking clients under Czech law, who we are able to provide superior treatment in the comfort of their native language. Our firm combines excellent German- and English-language competence with a natural interest in the German and English speaking area.

We represent German and English speaking individuals and middle-class companies in litigation in the Czech Republic, assist individuals with inheritance law issues in the Czech Republic, and handle contractual and real estate transactions for our clients in the Czech Republic.

Our network of cooperating German speaking legal professionals enables us to efficiently provide legal advice also outside the Czech Republic, especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in cross-border cases with an international element.

Our law firm can also be found on the official list of German speaking lawyers in Prague on the website of the German Embassy.

Membership/partnership

In 2020, Jiří Janoušek has become an ambassador of Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg (ARIC), a Hamburg-based non-profit which deals with artificial intelligence. Prague and The Czech Republic have thereby joined Hamburg and Estonia in building an international network of AI-hotspots.

The goal of ARIC is to connect professionals in the corporate, academic and other societal spheres, in order to promote the development of practical AI-based solutions. More information can be found here.

Our firm works closely with the latest developments in AI and actively implements the latest research findings into law firm practice. We also advise our clients on the implementation of AI systems in their corporate environment, their regulation in relation to AI Act, the interpretation of AI Act and the correct set-up of corporate legal regulations.

Since 2020, our firm has been a member of the Czech-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DTIHK), during regular meetings of which we come into contact with leading Czech and German companies.

Our office is part of the Law & Taxes working group within the chamber, which reflects the latest legal trends and their impact on legal advice at regular meetings. Last but not least, our office is a contributor to the Chamber’s legal newsletter. More information can be found here.

Since 2025, our firm has been a member of the European Lawyers Network CARPE JUS, a Europe-wide network of independent law firms. The network brings together around 100 lawyers, 24 partner firms in 13 European countries, and continues to grow.

Thanks to regular meetings and close personal ties within the network, we can assemble a cross-border team quickly, coordinate it centrally from Prague, and deliver a strategy, team, and budget on a very short timeline.

Through this affiliation, our firm assures and further strengthens comprehensive German-language legal services when coordinating and handling cross-border (international) matters.

Find out more about CARPE JUS here.

For all Homeowners’ Association chairpersons and committee members, our office also manages the largest Czech social media discussion group called Chairs of Homeowners’ Associations – Exchange of Experiences.

This Facebook group, with almost 1000 members, aims to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among committees and their chairs across the Czech Republic. If you are a chairperson or committee member of an association and have not yet joined, you can do so by clicking here.

Our Services

Civil Law

We draw up contracts with related documentation, advise on real estate law (rental apartments and housing property, associations and trusts) and represent our clients before the courts in the fields of:

the law of obligations
the protection of individual rights
compensation for damages
compensation for non-pecuniary damage arising from relationships under commercial and civil law
warranties
unjust enrichment as well as various kinds of judicial disputes.

We handle comprehensive contractual agenda (such as purchase contracts, work contracts and lease agreements) for natural persons, associations, foundations and companies.

Inheritance Law

We help you in the drafting of a last will, probate procedures and the division of the inheritance.

In addition, we offer counsel on:

wills, inheritance contracts, bequests
disinheritance
waiver, refusal, renunciation and alienation of inheritance
as well as disposal of the inheritance, and we support you in your efforts to obtain a court settlement in the event that the matter has an international dimension.

Disputes in Court and Arbitration Proceedings, Non-Contentious Proceedings

We provide an attorney to represent you during court proceedings of a contentious or non-contentious nature as well as in arbitration proceedings.

We have experience of contentious agenda in fields of commercial law, civil law, labor law, family law and inheritance law, etc. Furthermore, we process legal opinions on pending litigation and/or analyses for you prior to the instigation of such proceedings. By preparing lawsuits, petitions and filings addressed to the court, replies to statements or claims of the counterparty, appeals and other legal remedies, we provide our clients with comprehensive legal support in the event of a dispute.

Legislation governing Housing Cooperatives and Homeowners’ Associations

We assist housing cooperatives and homeowners’ associations in regard to facility management, tenant-landlord relationships and contract law, for example in relations with utility providers.

For individual clients we offer legal assistance in:

the conveyancing of apartments into individual property
the amendment of statutes, staff redeployment in the bodies of housing cooperatives or homeowner associations, land registration procedures and in contractual documentation required for normal operations (for example, rental agreements and contracts with utility providers)
the definition of the legal relationship between the housing cooperative and the homeowners’ association in the case of equal financial participation
liquidation of housing cooperatives upon the conveyancing of apartments into individual property
notices of termination of apartment leases and matters of dispute.

Family Law

The services we offer to existing families and to people wishing to start a family include those in the fields of personal rights and property law, the rights of children and parental responsibility.

Our profound experience enables us to offer services in the event of:

a divorce, both contested and uncontested
the division of joint property among the spouses, assistance in negotiations with the counterparty
financial arrangements made prior to the marriage and during the marriage (so-called prenuptial agreements;
the upbringing and maintenance of minors, parental responsibility
alimony payments between persons who have reached the age of majority (adults)
determination of paternity
relations between spouses during marriage
and adoption.

Real Estate Law

We provide counsel on matters related to the ownership and co-ownership of real estate and the acquisition of real estate, donations and leasing, also in connection with material encumbrances, liens and litigation.

We offer extensive counsel in the case of:

purchases, gifts and other transfers of real estat
investments in real estate
in the rental or subletting of property or commercially used buildings as well as in the event of disputes arising from void or inadequately concluded contracts.

IT Law and Software

Whether you develop software, commission it, or employ a developer, we will help you with the related contract documentation and with correctly managing the whole relationship.

Software development and analysis
Purchasing and selling software
Support and maintenance
Contracts with employed developers
Contracts with independent developers
Licenses
Software as a Service

Commercial Law

The services we offer to our entrepreneurial clients range from corporate agenda to contractual relationships and include litigation in the case of legal disputes. Commercial law is one of our core fields, which also comprise company law, contractual agenda, procedural assistance and settlements in court.

Our strengths in company law encompass:

the setting up of companies
business start-ups in the Czech Republic
contract law and contractual relationships under commercial law
bills of exchange law
disputes and arbitration proceedings
insolvency law
the recovery of receivables and trademark law.

Labor Law

We provide legal services in the field of labor law to employers (both natural persons and legal entities) and to employees including any matters that go beyond the bounds of the employment relationship.

We are specialized in drafting and assessing legal documentation and in supporting court settlements in regard to changes that have occurred during:

the course of the employment relationship
remuneration for work which has been completed
employee benefits and the drafting of internal regulations for employers.

Legal Custody

For our clients, we provide a legal custody service, mostly in regard to transfers of real estate or other assets, but also in other cases, namely as an alternative to notarial or bank custody.

OUR SERVICES

Civil Law

the law of obligations
the protection of individual rights
compensation for damages
compensation for non-pecuniary damage arising from relationships under commercial and civil law
warranties
unjust enrichment as well as various kinds of judicial disputes.

We handle comprehensive contractual agenda (such as purchase contracts, work contracts and lease agreements) for natural persons, associations, foundations and companies.

Inheritance Law

We help you in the drafting of a last will, probate procedures and the division of the inheritance.

In addition, we offer counsel on:

wills, inheritance contracts, bequests
disinheritance
waiver, refusal, renunciation and alienation of inheritance
as well as disposal of the inheritance, and we support you in your efforts to obtain a court settlement in the event that the matter has an international dimension.

Disputes in Court and Arbitration Proceedings, Non-Contentious Proceedings

We provide an attorney to represent you during court proceedings of a contentious or non-contentious nature as well as in arbitration proceedings.

Legislation governing Housing Cooperatives and Homeowners’ Associations

We assist housing cooperatives and homeowners’ associations in regard to facility management, tenant-landlord relationships and contract law, for example in relations with utility providers.

For individual clients we offer legal assistance in:

the conveyancing of apartments into individual property
the amendment of statutes, staff redeployment in the bodies of housing cooperatives or homeowner associations, land registration procedures and in contractual documentation required for normal operations (for example, rental agreements and contracts with utility providers)
the definition of the legal relationship between the housing cooperative and the homeowners’ association in the case of equal financial participation
liquidation of housing cooperatives upon the conveyancing of apartments into individual property
notices of termination of apartment leases and matters of dispute.

Family Law

The services we offer to existing families and to people wishing to start a family include those in the fields of personal rights and property law, the rights of children and parental responsibility.

Our profound experience enables us to offer services in the event of:

a divorce, both contested and uncontested;
the division of joint property among the spouses, assistance in negotiations with the counterparty;
financial arrangements made prior to the marriage and during the marriage (so-called prenuptial agreements);
the upbringing and maintenance of minors, parental responsibility;
alimony payments between persons who have reached the age of majority (adults);
determination of paternity;
relations between spouses during marriage;
and adoption.

Real Estate Law

We offer extensive counsel in the case of:

purchases, gifts and other transfers of real estat
investments in real estate
in the rental or subletting of property or commercially used buildings as well as in the event of disputes arising from void or inadequately concluded contracts.

IT Law and Software

Whether you develop software, commission it, or employ a developer, we will help you with the related contract documentation and with correctly managing the whole relationship.

Software development and analysis
Purchasing and selling software
Support and maintenance
Contracts with employed developers
Contracts with independent developers
Licenses
Software as a Service

Commercial Law

Our strengths in company law encompass:

the setting up of companies
business start-ups in the Czech Republic
contract law and contractual relationships under commercial law
bills of exchange law
disputes and arbitration proceedings
insolvency law
the recovery of receivables and trademark law.

Labor Law

We are specialized in drafting and assessing legal documentation and in supporting court settlements in regard to changes that have occurred during:

the course of the employment relationship
remuneration for work which has been completed
employee benefits and the drafting of internal regulations for employers.

Legal Custody

For our clients, we provide a legal custody service, mostly in regard to transfers of real estate or other assets, but also in other cases, namely as an alternative to notarial or bank custody.

JUDr. JIŘÍ JANOUŠEK

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Jiří is the founder of AK Janoušek. He has worked in the advocacy since 2009. Jiří specializes in providing legal services in German to German-speaking clients.

Jiří’s knowledge of the German language, nearly at the level of a native speaker, provides clients with an exceptional and above-standard service in the comfort of their native language.

Jiří focuses on civil and commercial disputes and arbitration proceedings (including disputes with an international element). Jiří’s specialisation also includes legal advice in inheritance law with an international element and in the area of homowner associations and housing cooperatives.

He provides his legal services in German, Czech and English.

You can contact Jiří at the following e-mail address: jiri.janousek@janousekadvokat.cz

Jiří is a graduate of the Austrian School in Prague. In 2002, Jiří graduated from the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague.

He started his legal career in the banking sector. From 2003 to 2007, he worked for Československá obchodní banka a.s. as a specialist in judicial and foreign arbitration proceedings and in bankruptcy law. From 2007 to 2008, he worked in the legal department of Českomoravská stavební spořitelna a.s., where he focused on sales support, commercial representations and related court proceedings.

In 2009, he was hired as a junior attorney by JUDr. Alena Němcová, Ph.D. and subsequently worked in the law firm of Janstová, Smetana & Nevečeřal, first as a junior attorney and later, from 2012, after passing bar exams with excellent grades, as a licensed attorney. From 2014 to 2019, he worked together with the attorney JUDr. Alena Němcová, Ph.D. Since 2019 he has provided independent legal services together with his team at AK Janoušek.

Jiří is keenly interested in the ways AI can be utilized in legal practice. He regularly participates in interdisciplinary dialogues, conferences, educational events, and workshops not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad.

His main interest lies in uncovering the ethical and moral aspects associated with the implementation of AI systems in the legal field. Jiří has summarized his reflections in a chapter of the publication “Wie Künstliche Intelligenz unser Leben prägt“ (How Artificial Intelligence Shapes Our Lives) and in his contribution “Golem im Handy – Kann KI menschlich urteilen?“ (Golem in the Phone – Can AI Judge Humanely?), which he successfully presented at the solutions:2023 conference in Hamburg.

Mgr. et Mgr. JITKA JANOUŠOVÁ

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Jitka has been an attorney at our law firm since 2024. Jitka specializes in providing legal services in German to German-speaking clients.

She offers legal counsel on civil and commercial matters, including those with an international element. Her areas of expertise include real estate, tenancy, corporate, and employment law.

Jitka provides her legal services in German, Czech and English. In addition, she also speaks French.

You can contact Jitka at the following e-mail address:
jitka.janousova@janousekadvokat.cz

Jitka has been an attorney at our law firm since 2024. Jitka specializes in providing legal services in German to German-speaking clients.

She offers legal counsel on civil and commercial matters, including those with an international element. Her areas of expertise include real estate, tenancy, corporate, and employment law.

Jitka provides her legal services in German, Czech and English. In addition, she also speaks French.

Mgr. VERONIKA PETRÁSKOVÁ

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Veronika has been an attorney at our law firm since 2023.

Her practice focuses on personal data protection and proper internal process set-up (GDPR), digital technologies (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS cloud, machine learning and AI), implementation services, marketing and compliance, drawing on her experience in an international technology company where she worked in London.

Veronika specializes not only in IT law but also in civil and commercial disputes (including disputes with an international element) and corporate law.
She provides her legal services in English and Czech.

You can contact Veronika at the following e-mail address:
veronika.petraskova@janousekadvokat.cz

Veronika has been an attorney at our law firm since 2023.

Veronika specializes not only in IT law but also in civil and commercial disputes (including disputes with an international element) and corporate law.

She provides her legal services in English and Czech.

Mgr. ROMANA ŠIMÁNĚ

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Romana has been an attorney at our law firm since 2023.

In her legal practice, Romana specializes in IT law (contractual agenda in the field of software, agile development of software, SaaS implementation, service and maintenance of software etc.), family law (representation of individuals), real estate law, health law and labor disputes. In the corporate area, Romana ensures compliance of the performed activities with legal regulations, provides legal support to the management of companies, represents the company in court, in commercial disputes and in administrative proceedings.