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IFLR1000 2026: Ambit retains its rankings in M&A, banking and capital markets

IFLR1000 2026: Ambit retains its rankings in M&A, banking and capital markets

The new IFLR1000 rankings for Central and Eastern Europe were published on 27 October 2026. Ambit retained its Notable ranking in the Czech Republic for M&A, Banking and finance and Capital markets: Debt and was named a Recommended Firm 2026.

The firm’s ranking

This year, Ambit is ranked in the “Notable” category for M&A, Banking and finance, and Capital markets: Debt. Its profile also covers the summary categories Corporate and M&A and Financial and corporate. This year, IFLR1000’s firm profile is accompanied by an editorial overview for the first time. It describes the firm’s roots as a technology-focused practice advising startups, scale-ups, investors and venture capital funds on complex transactions. Following its 2025 rebrand as Ambit, the firm expanded beyond technology and venture capital into banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, project development and real estate.

This is the fourth consecutive year the firm has appeared in IFLR1000. In 2023, then known as Mavericks, it was first recognised in M&A. Banking and finance followed in 2024, then Capital markets: Debt and the first individual partner rankings in 2025. This year, the firm retained its positions.

Partner rankings

Tomáš Ditrych, Managing Partner & CEO, is a Notable practitioner in Capital markets: Debt, Capital markets: Equity and M&A, retaining last year’s recognition. Jaroslav Menčík retained his Notable practitioner ranking in M&A.

About IFLR1000

IFLR1000 is an international guide to law firms in financial and corporate law. It is published by London-based International Financial Law Review, part of Legal Benchmarking Limited, and dates back to 1990. The guide assesses firms and lawyers by jurisdiction and practice area, using evidence of transactions and client feedback. Its qualitative assessment considers the complexity and legal innovation of the work, rather than the number of transactions. Rankings reflect market performance over the preceding period.

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Author
Tomáš Ditrych

Tomáš Ditrych

Tomáš Ditrych is the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Ambit, driving the firm's strategic vision, cultivating its distinctive culture, and advancing Ambit's position as the leading technology-focused law firm in Central and Eastern Europe.

Education
  • IAE Lyon School of Management
    MAE · 2023
  • University of Economics, Prague, Faculty of Business Administration
    MBA · 2023
  • UC Law San Francisco
    LL.M. (Thomas Franck Scholar) · 2016
  • Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague
    Ph.D. · 2016
  • Czech Bar Association
    Attorney · 2013
  • Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague
    JUDr. · 2010
  • Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
    Exchange program · 2008
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