KAROLAS Legal s.r.o., advokátní kancelář

What KAROLAS Legal s.r.o., advokátní kancelář does

KAROLAS Legal s.r.o., advokátní kancelář is a Prague-based boutique Czech law firm founded in 2017 that specializes exclusively in public procurement law and public investment. The firm was established by Barbora Karo and Jan Lašmanský as a spin-off from Havel, Holásek & Partners (now Havel & Partners), one of the largest Czech law firms, where both founders had served as senior attorneys. With a team of approximately six professionals — four to five attorneys plus an office manager — the firm operates as a small, narrowly focused practice serving the Czech public sector legal market.

The firm's service portfolio covers the full lifecycle of public procurement matters: advisory to contracting authorities on procurement procedure preparation and administration; preparation of contractual documentation including FIDIC terms; advisory and bid preparation for suppliers; representation in objection and review proceedings before the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) and the courts; European funds consulting; free access to information and contract register advisory; and specialized training sessions. The firm additionally offers out-of-court dispute resolution through mediation services led by registered mediator JUDr. Barbora Karo. The practice is technology-light — there is no proprietary software platform, no AI tooling, and no disclosed technology integrations beyond Google Analytics for website analytics; service delivery is conducted through direct attorney-client engagement in Czech.

The business model is professional services revenue based on hourly rates and project-based fees that are not publicly disclosed. Client acquisition is reputation-led and community-driven: partners publish extensively in specialist journals (more than 80 articles in publications including Veřejné zakázky v praxi, PRO města a obce, and epravo.cz), lecture at industry conferences (Mendel University, Forum Media "Den pro zadavatele"), and deliver training seminars through distribution partners Seminaria, QCM, and Forum Media. Two primary customer segments are served — contracting authorities (public administration bodies, state enterprises, municipalities) and suppliers (private companies participating in public tenders) — with geographic scope limited to the Czech Republic. The firm has no external institutional investment, no parent company, no disclosed revenue figures, and operates as a private limited company (s.r.o.) under Czech law.

Name

KAROLAS Legal s.r.o., advokátní kancelář

Legal name

KAROLAS Legal s.r.o., advokátní kancelář

Website

https://karolas.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KAROLAS Legal s.r.o. is a Prague-based boutique Czech law firm specializing exclusively in public procurement law. Founded in 2017 by former senior attorneys from Havel & Partners, it serves Czech contracting authorities and suppliers through advisory, dispute representation, EU funds consulting, mediation, and training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contract Administration Support (PO/Contract Compliance) (BPAAAJAE)

Keywords

• Public procurement law
• Legal advisory services
• European funds consulting
• Contract documentation
• Mediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services in public procurement law, including advice to contracting authorities and suppliers, representation in procurement proceedings, contract preparation, and dispute resolution.
2. Mediation Services: Out-of-court dispute resolution and impartial mediation services led by registered mediator JUDr. Barbora Karo, addressing commercial, public law, and personal disputes.
3. Specialized Training: Professional training sessions in public procurement law and European funds, conducted both internally and through third-party organizers such as Seminaria, QCM, and Forum Media.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KAROLAS Legal s.r.o. is a Czech boutique law firm specializing in public procurement law and public investment. It provides legal advisory to contracting authorities and suppliers, prepares procurement procedures and contract documentation (including FIDIC terms), represents clients in objection and review proceedings before the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) and courts, advises on EU funds matters, conducts specialized training, and offers out-of-court dispute resolution through registered mediation services.

Product overview

KAROLAS Legal s.r.o. is a Czech law firm specializing in public procurement law and public investment. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of legal services including advisory to contracting authorities and suppliers, procurement procedure organization, contractual documentation preparation (including FIDIC terms), representation before regulatory bodies and courts, European funds consulting, and specialized training. Additionally, the firm provides out-of-court dispute resolution through legal negotiation and impartial mediation services led by registered mediator JUDr. Barbora Karo. The services are delivered as professional legal consulting engagements rather than as a software product or platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Advisory for Contracting Authorities
• Legal Advisory for Suppliers
• Contractual Documentation Preparation
• Representation in Objection and Review Proceedings
• Legal Advice on Public Contract Implementation
• European Funds Consulting
• Free Access to Information and Contract Register Consulting
• Specialized Training in Public Procurement
• Mediation Services
• Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• White & Case Prague: Global law firm with Czech public procurement and competition expertise, regularly involved in major infrastructure and energy procurement matters. Comparable in regulatory sophistication, broader in international reach.
• Kinstellar: Central and Eastern European law firm with offices in Prague, advising on public procurement, EU law, and regulatory matters. Comparable in procurement and EU funds expertise, with significantly broader regional footprint.
• Allen & Overy / A&O Shearman Prague: Global law firm with a Prague office active in public procurement, EU funds, and regulatory matters. Overlap exists in advising contracting authorities and large suppliers on major infrastructure procurements.
• PwC Legal Czech Republic: Big Four legal practice active in Czech public procurement, compliance, and EU funds matters. Provides procurement advisory and audit-support work for both contracting authorities and suppliers.
• KPMG Czech Republic (Legal Services): Big Four professional services firm providing legal advisory including public procurement and EU funds consulting in the Czech market. Comparable in procurement compliance and EU funding advisory, with broader multidisciplinary capabilities.
• Clifford Chance Prague: Global magic circle firm with Czech public procurement and EU competition capabilities. Compares via overlap in procurement dispute work and representation before Czech competition authorities, with deeper cross-border handles.
• Bird & Bird (Czech Republic): International law firm with a Prague office covering public procurement, regulatory, and EU state aid. Comparable in core procurement advisory work, broader in practice breadth and international reach.

Regional players

• BBH advokátní kancelář: Established Czech business law firm with public procurement and EU funds advisory. Comparable in domestic Czech procurement focus, with somewhat broader practice scope than KAROLAS.

Direct peers

• Havel & Partners: The largest Czech law firm and the firm from which KAROLAS Legal's founders departed. Havel & Partners has a full-service public procurement practice alongside broader corporate and regulatory work, making it the closest comparable in terms of practice area, geography, and client overlap, though at vastly larger scale.
• ROWAN LEGAL: Czech law firm with significant public procurement and regulatory expertise, advising both contracting authorities and suppliers. Directly comparable market positioning albeit with broader practice areas and a larger team.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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