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JUDr. Richard Gürlich, Ph.D.

JUDr. Richard Gürlich, Ph.D.

partner

Legal specialization :

  • IT law
  • Commercial law
  • Real estate

Richard Gürlich is a partner at AK EGV.

He specializes mostly on IT law, commercial law, real estate law, disputes under private law, and public procurement. His clients include, above all, the largest infrastructure management companies in the Czech Republic, leading multinational software corporations, healthcare providers and healthcare software makers.  

Richard has been a member of the Czech Bar Association since 2000. He is also member of the AEA International Lawyers Network and the International Association of Contract and Commercial Managers (IACCM). He also takes part in the activities of the Society of Alumni of MBA programmes (SAMBA) where he was one of the speakers and facilitators at a panel called “Future Vision of Law”. He is also a lecturer at the Business Institute and its “MBA Real Estate” module. He received the “Lawyer of the Year” award for the Czech Republic by Acquisition International in 2019. The following year he received the "Best Senior Lawyer of the Year" award by M&A Today award.

Richard worked at Kocián Šolc Balaštík (1996-1998) before starting his own legal practice. Later he worked at Fiala, Profous, Maisner & spol. (1998-2002), advising both Czech and international entrepreneurs.

Richard Gürlich started his own practice in 2002, focusing mostly on commercial law, IT law and real estate law. Richard’s law firm merged with ERHARTOVÁ VÍTEK & PARTNERS in 2019.

LANGUAGES
Czech, English
EDUCATION
Charles University, School of Law, (Master of Law 1996, Ph.D. 2003, JUDr. (J.D.) 2004)
MEMBERSHIP

Czech Bar Association

International Association of Contract and Commercial Managers (IACCM)

AEA International Lawyers Network

PUBLICATIONS

Author:

  • “New Civil Code in a Nutshell”, Prague, 2014  
  • Civil and Labour Law, Byzmag, 2016-2018
  • Publication and Advisory – New Civil Code, peníze.cz, 2009-2014

 

Co-Author:

  • The World Bank Group - collaboration on research “Doing business 2021”
  • Real Estate Law after Recodification, 2nd edition, modified, 
    Prague: Association of Real Estate Agents of the Czech Republic, 2014
  • Real Estate Law, The International Comparative Legal Guide, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, The International Comparative Legal Guide, 2016, 2017, 2018  
  • Public Procurement, The International Comparative Legal Guide, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Employment & Labour Law, The International Comparative Legal Guide, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Business Crime, The International Comparative Legal Guide, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution, The International Comparative Legal Guide, 2016, 2017, 2018