Key experts
Petr Michal
owner and attorney
Petr Michal’s approach to law can be defined as precise solutions spanning legal disciplines that are tailored to meet clients’ expectations and effectively resolve their situations.
As an equity partner at the firm, he oversees business development and handles high-level, complex cases, with a particular focus on civil procedure, insolvency, and commercial law.
“Law is a means of understanding the system and functioning of contemporary society.”
Petr Michal
Petr Michal holds a degree from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague, where he also pursued his doctoral studies. He also spent a year at Humboldt University in Berlin, where he studied civil law and insolvency proceedings with a cross-border dimension. In 2012, he became the first of a new generation of leading figures at the firm.
In addition to practising law, Petr Michal is an insolvency practitioner. He is a member of the Council of Experts of the Association of Insolvency Administrators and the Czech Bar Association’s Insolvency Law Section. He also chairs the board of directors of the Prague City Chamber of Commerce and sits on the board of YPO in Zurich. He regularly publishes scholarly articles and speaks at conferences and seminars.
Topic
Unlocking the economic potential of companies
In business, it is essential to face reality unvarnished. Recognising that clients’ needs must be carefully analysed to offer services and products that deliver genuine value, our collaboration centres on strategic business management and corporate governance.
Petr Michal
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While Portos has always been built on the delivery of legal products and services, we also grasp the complexity of the situations faced by our clients every day. We go beyond conventional legal support to help them navigate those needs. This understanding has forged enduring relationships, many lasting over twenty years.
Petr Michal
Today, Czech and European businesses stand at a crossroads where traditional methods intersect with new technologies and other contemporary challenges. Once-dominant marketing slogans are giving way to a growing demand for an unforced approach to the values companies create.
The same holds true for corporate social responsibility, where the need for genuine engagement, and not mere regulatory compliance, is becoming ever more apparent. Our ambition is to ensure that our clients’ time and energy are invested in pursuits of genuine significance.
Innovation and adaptability are the cornerstone of our work.