Managing Attorneys
WEINHOLD LEGAL’s Of Counsel and Managing Attorneys based in the Czech Republic
The following Of Counsel and Managing Attorneys at law are key members of our team, supported by other professional staff.
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Mgr. Dušan Kmoch Of Counsel Phone: +420 225 385 381 |
Mgr. Dušan KmochDušan is an Of Counsel. Dušan specialises in commercial/corporate with a concentration in international transactions, mergers and acquisitions and joined the firm in 1999. Dušan has provided legal services to major international and Czech companies including: E.ON, Siemens, Vivendi Group, Bayer/Schering, UniCredito Italiano, Esselte, Ashok Leyland, Bel, Lloyd Electric & Engineering, Harry’s, Connex, Amazon.com, Czech Coal, Ministry of Defence Czech Republic, Jan Becher- Karlovarská Becherovka, MERO ČR etc. Dušan has also advised on company sales and acquisitions, privatisations, major Czech military acquisitions, joint venture projects, real estate and construction projects, Czech market-entry assistance for multinational clients and has provided a broad range of legal advice in the areas of general corporate and labour law. Dušan speaks fluent English as well as his native Czech. |
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Mgr. Ing. Martin Lukáš Attorney Phone: +420 225 385 578 |
Mgr. Ing. Martin LukášMartin is a managing attorney at law and head of the firm’s information technology and intellectual property group. Martin specialises in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, information technology, intellectual property and competition law and joined the firm in 1998. Martin has worked for a number of major Czech and multinational companies and state authorities, including HDS Retail Czech Republic, GRANETTE & STAROREŽNÁ Distilleries, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic, Baumatic, LAMA ENERGY GROUP, Česká pošta, Mercedes Benz Financial Services and HTC. . Martin has been working on various corporate legal engagements including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, financing and greenfield investments in the Czech Republic. Martin also has extensive experience in dealing with personal data protection issues and data security and competition law projects. Martin was participating in the project elaborating a study on the operation and impact of the Statute for a European Company (“Societas Europaea” - SE) in nearly all EU/EEA member states for the European Commission. Martin speaks fluent English as well as his native Czech. |
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Mgr. David Emr Attorney Phone: +420 225 385 275 |
Mgr. David EmrDavid is a managing attorney at law. David specialises in general corporate, real estate and economic competition law and joined the firm in 1999. David has provided services to many Czech and international companies, including Anglo Irish Banks, Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Scotland, Quinlan Private Golub, Grandi Stazioni, Atel, Red Group, Microsoft, BT, Bohemia Sekt, OMV, Aral. David has participated in projects connected with the sale and acquisition of companies, privatisations, establishment of joint ventures, real estate transactions and other corporate agenda. David equally divides his practice between general commercial law and competition law (primarily merger notifications). Additionally, David works on anti-monopoly clearances and counsels on the competition aspects of M&A deals and privatisations. David co-authored the book “The legal and tax aspects of e-business” which was published in December 2001 by Linde and has also published several articles in the area of e-commerce in the professional press. David speaks fluent English as well as his native Czech. |
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Mgr. Věra Filkuková Attorney Phone: +420 225 385 333 |
Mgr. Věra FilkukováVěra is a managing attorney at law. Věra specialises in banking and finance, capital markets and collective investments and joined the firm in 2003. Věra has extensive experience with the debt financing, particularly by means of the establishment of Debt Issuance Programmes and Bond Offerings (including European Investment Bank’s Bond Offerings under its Czech MTN Programme) and loans and further with the registration of foreign undertakings of collective investments in the Czech Republic. Věra has been involved in work for major international and Czech companies including among others: Česká spořitelna, Citibank, UniCredit Bank, Komerční banka, Československá obchodní banka, BRE Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, Deutsche Bank, Wood & Company Financial Services, Pioneer Investments Austria GmbH, Activest Investmentgesellschaft, Activest Investmentgesellschaft Luxembourg. Věra speaks fluent English as well as her native Czech. |
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Mgr. Pavel Jendrulek Attorney Phone: +420 225 385 376 |
Mgr. Pavel JendrulekPavel is a managing attorney at law. Pavel specialises in banking and finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and joined the firm in 2004. Pavel has advised major international and Czech companies including, ABN AMRO, BRE Bank, Citibank, Commerzbank, Česká spořitelna, ČSOB, Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen AG, HSBC BANK, UniCredit Bank, ING Real Estate Finance, International Power Opatovice, Komerční banka, Metrostav, SOCIETE GENERALE, Slovenská sporiteľňa, Tatra banka, WOOD & Company. Pavel speaks fluent English as well as his native Czech. |
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Mgr. Leo Javorek Attorney Phone: +420 225 385 230 |
Mgr. Leo JavorekLeo is a managing attorney at law. Leo specialises on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, and regulatory matters and also has significant experience in the area of banking and finance and real estate and joined the firm in 2005. Leo has experience of various business sectors, including the telecommunications, energy, automotive, cinematographic and real estate industries. Leo was also involved in representation a major energy corporation in a complex arbitration case. Leo was involved in many projects for major Czech and international clients which include UniCredit Bank, ProLogis, Vodafone Czech Republic, UPC Česká republika, Actelion Pharmaceuticals, The Marmon Group, Corenso, Textron, Campbell Brothers, Satyam, Filasa and others. |
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JUDr. Martin Špička Attorney Phone: +420 225 385 505 |
JUDr. Martin ŠpičkaMartin is a managing attorney at law. Martin’s practice focuses primarily on mergers & acquisitions, commercial and general corporate law, and EU law issues. Martin also has extensive experience in the area of arbitration and insolvency proceedings. He joined the firm in 2004. Martin has experience from projects in various business sectors including energy, construction, real estate and food processing industry for major Czech and international clients including Bacardi-Martini B.V., Czech Post, GRANETTE & STAROREŽNÁ Distilleries, Jan Becher - Karlovarská Becherovka, a.s., KKCG, OHL and others. Apart from his native Czech, Martin is fluent in English. |
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Mgr. Jan Turek Attorney Phone: +420 225 385 544 |
Mgr. Jan TurekJan is a managing attorney at law. Jan specialises in public procurement law, mergers & acquisitions, IP/IT and personal data protection. Jan also has extensive general corporate and commercial law experience and joined the firm in 2001. Jan has advised major international and Czech companies and public authorities including Bystronic, CA, Covidien, České dráhy, General Mills, Grandi Stazioni, GS Caltex Corporation, HDS Retail Czech Republic, Kintetsu World Express, Kras International, Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic, New York University, Red group, SIG, Tungaloy, Veolia Transport, Vodárenská společnost Táborsko and Vortal. In addition to his native Czech, Jan speaks fluent English. |
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Mgr. Lukáš Zahrádka Attorney Phone: +420 225 385 398 |
Mgr. Lukáš ZahrádkaLukáš is a managing attorney at law. Lukáš specialises in banking and financial law, real estate law and mergers & acquisitions. Lukáš also has extensive corporate and commercial law experience and joined the firm in 2003. Lukáš has been involved in a wide range of legal projects including transaction advice for acquisitions (DBG, ČSA, Candy Plus), banking & financial law advice (Česká spořitelna, Komerční banka, UniCredit, ING IM), real estate law advice (Lighthouse, Red Group, ProLogis, Anglo-Irish Bank, Allied Irish Banks, Halfords) and general corporate law advice (Sony DADC, Zanini). Since 2008, he has also been a lecturer of Corporate and Contract Law for the Master's in Business Administration (MBA) programme at the University of Jan Amos Komensky in Prague. |
WEINHOLD LEGAL’s Managing Attorneys based in the Slovak Republic
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Mgr. Tomáš Čermák Attorney Phone: +421 233 221 109 |
Mgr. Tomáš ČermákTomáš is a managing attorney at law in the firm’s Bratislava office. Tomáš specialises in commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, labour law and joined the firm in 1999. Tomáš has advised many major Slovak and international companies such as ProLogis, Microsoft, Lighthouse, RWE, CME, OHL, Hella, Sita, Enel, Ernst & Young. Tomáš also advises on distribution agreements, competition compliance programmes and M&A due diligence in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Tomáš was participating in the project elaborating a study on the operation and impact of the Statute for a European Company (“Societas Europaea” - SE) in nearly all EU/EEA member states for the European Commission. He is a co-author of the publications “Redundancy Law in Europe” and “Age Discrimination Law in Europe” published by Kluwer Law International BV, Holland 2008 and 2009. Tomáš speaks fluent English, Russian as well as his native Czech. |
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JUDr. Rastislav Kuklis Attorney Phone: +421 233 221 102 |
JUDr. Rastislav KuklisRastislav is a managing attorney at law in the firm’s Bratislava office. Rastislav specialises in corporate and commercial law, energy and utilities, banking and finance and litigation and joined the firm in 1999. Rastislav has advised a wide range of clients, including Anglo Irish Bank, Enel, Eurovia, Vinci Energies, Rautaruukki, Reuters, C-Quadrat, ING, Komerční banka and Slovenská sporiteľňa, Philip Morris, EC Harris, Ernst & Young, T-Com, Slovak Telekom and RE Energy. Rastislav has advised a number international and local clients on issues connected with mergers and other forms of group restructuring, as well as company acquisitions, energy and utilities, outsourcing, banking and securities regulations, real estate matters, administrative law, tax litigation, antimonopoly concerns and forensic investigations. In addition, Rastislav possesses a wealth of experience dealing with public tenders and selection proceedings. Rastislav speaks fluent English, French and Russian, as well as his native Slovak. |
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Mag. Dušan Kmoch Senior Attorneys Phone: +420 225 385 381 |
Mgr. Dušan KmochDušan is a senior attorney at law. Dušan specialises in commercial/corporate with a concentration in international transactions, mergers and acquisitions and joined the firm in 1999. Dušan has provided legal services to major international and Czech companies including: E.ON, Siemens, ESSO, Vivendi Group, UniCredito Italiano, Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, Esselte, Fromagerie Bel, Ashok Leyland, Harry’s, Connex, Amazon.com, Severomoravská plynárenská and MERO ČR. Dušan has also advised on company sales and acquisitions, privatisations, major Czech military acquisitions, joint venture projects, real estate and construction projects, Czech market-entry assistance for multinational clients and has provided a broad range of legal advice in the areas of general corporate and labour law. Dušan speaks fluent English as well as his native Czech. |
