Czech

Marie Janšová

Position: Managing Partner | Head of Labor Law & Employment Practices

Firm: LEGALITÉ advokátní kancelář s.r.o.

Email: marie.jansova@legalite.cz

Website: https://www.legalite.cz/en

Address: Václavská 316/12, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic

Main Expertise:

  • Labor & Employment
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Senior Management and Executive Relations
  • Personal Data Protection
  • Internal Investigation
  • Dispute Resolution

Related Industries:

  • Automotive
  • Finance, Banking
  • IT, Marketing and Media
  • Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Life Sciences
  • Consumer Goods, Retail, Food & Beverage, Hospitality
Marie is the Managing Partner of LEGALITÉ and Head of the firm’s Labour Law & Employment Department. She provides clients with comprehensive legal advice on labour and HR law, including labour law aspects of business transactions, the specifics of legal relationships with managers and statutory directors, remuneration and know-how protection, collective bargaining, and representation in labour disputes and administrative proceedings. Marie also focuses on personal data protection and litigation. Marie is consistently recognised among the leading employment lawyers in the Czech Republic.
 

Qualifications and Memberships:

  • Chair of the Board of Directors of the Czech Employment Lawyers Association (CzELA)
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the European Employment Law Association (EELA)
  • Member of the Expert Panel of the Czech Association of Collective Bargaining and Employment Relationships
  • Member of the Employment Commission of the Czech Bar Association

Education:

  • 2002, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Awards:

  • 2025/2026, Chambers and Partners, Recommended in the Employment category in Czech Republic – Band 1
  • 2025/2026, Chambers and Partners, Recommended in the Employment category – Hall of Fame in Czech Republic
  • 2026, Lexology Index, Global Elite Thought Leaders, Pensions & Benefits category in Czech Republic
  • 2025/2026, Lexology Index, Thought Leaders, Employment & Labor category in Czech Republic
  • 2025/2026, “ALL STARS” category of the Top 100 Women of Czech Legal Business ranking
  • 2020/2021, Employment Lawyer of the Year (Czech Republic)

Languages:Czech(native) English(full professional proficiency)

 

Insights

Labor Compliance Keys in Czech