Michal Forýtek is a Counsel in the Prague office. He focuses on energy, competition, state aid and public procurement law.

Michal co-authored a Czech Energy Act commentary issued by renowned publishing house C.H.Beck and was also appointed to advise the relevant government body on the drafting of new Czech energy legislation. He is a regular speaker at various energy conferences and a frequent contributor to a number of specialised periodicals.  

We had the pleasure of collaborating with Jan Lehký and Michal Forýtek from Kinstellar Czech Republic. Their professionalism was exceptional, consistently meeting deadlines, offering valuable guidance on critical agreement terms, and maintaining a high level of transparency throughout our engagement.

Kinstellar has a lot of experience and expertise in the energy sector and are business oriented. In particular Kamil Blažek and Michal Forýtek are valued experts with regard to the energy sector.

Legal 500, 2024 & 2022

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

M&A and Corporate

• E.ON on the sale of 49% of Pražská plynárenská Holding (PPH) to the Municipality of Prague and 49.35% of Pražská plynárenská to PPH
• MID EUROPA PARTNERS on the acquisition of Alpha Medical, the leading laboratory diagnostics provider in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Energy & Natural Resources

• BOREALIS INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT and ALLIANZ CAPITAL PARTNERS on the complex regulatory issues (unbundling - third Energy Package, certificate of independence, regulation of long-term gas transit agreements) related to the acquisition of the Czech transmission system operator Net4Gas
• CZECH HEATING ASSOCIATION on the antitrust proceedings before the European Commission regarding an alleged abuse of a dominant position in the coal supply industry
• E.ON on the sale of 49% of Pražská plynárenská Holding (PPH) to the Municipality of Prague and 49.35% of Pražská plynárenská to PPH
• GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL on natural gas storage matters, the relocation of stored gas between storage facilities in different jurisdictions (Germany and the Czech Republic), and on the potential impact of insolvency proceedings on the title to the stored gas

Competition & State Aid

• CZECH HEATING ASSOCIATION in antitrust proceedings before the European Commission regarding an alleged abuse of a dominant position in the coal supply industry

EDUCATION

• 2007: Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Czech Bar Association (Advokát/Attorney-at-Law)

LANGUAGES

Czech, English