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Legal
The Czech KPMG Legal office was established in August 2010. Its team features around 30 experts, many of whom also have economic degrees.
Radek is the founding partner of KPMG Legal and also the Managing Partner of the KPMG Czech Republic.
As an expert in financial institutions, he specialises in counselling for banks, investment companies and investment funds, including private equity. Radek has extensive experience in transaction advisory, investment structuring as well as international planning, financing and restructuring.
Radek actively cooperates with the Czech Banking Association, the Czech Leasing and Finance Association, the Czech Capital Market Association and the Czech Ministry of Finance.
Martin is the head of the legal office and is responsible for developing it in line with the latest legal and technological developments. He has been part of KPMG Legal since its creation.
His specialisation is in corporate law, transactions, restructuring and regulatory issues. He has broad experience with court and arbitration proceedings, including international arbitration.
Martin focuses on the legal aspects of multidisciplinary and special projects. He is also responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice for private clients and family businesses.
Radim specialises in transaction advisory, contracts, the energy sector, public procurement and PPP projects.
He provides legal counselling for sales, acquisitions and corporate restructuring with emphasis on the energy sector. Radim is particularly knowledgeable of the legal aspects related to the launch and operation of renewable sources of energy. Both the private and public sectors have benefited from his legal advice pertaining to public procurement and PPP.
At KPMG Legal, Radim is responsible for providing legal counselling to German speaking clients.
Viktor focuses on commercial and corporate law, public regulation and contentious issues.
He provides comprehensive legal advice to important international investors entering the Czech market, primarily from Asia. He is responsible for tax litigations and serves his clients as a counsel in court and arbitration proceedings – including cross-border disputes – and also in tax and administrative proceedings. At KPMG Legal, Viktor is in charge of personal data and privacy protection.
He also coordinates pro bono legal services for non-profit organisations.
Iva provides a wide range of legal services to Czech and international clients from the financial services industry.
Her long-term speciality is legal counselling for investment companies and investment funds, both in terms of structuring and implementing investments and supporting clients in regulatory matters, including assistance in proceedings conducted by the Czech National Bank. In addition, Iva has experience with acquisitions and project financing.
Iva is responsible for developing the office’s counselling services with respect to the deployment of new technologies for the modern financial services industry, including legal support for start-ups.
Irena specialises in transaction counselling, M&A, restructuring and in corporate and insolvency law.
In the area of corporate restructuring, Irena has wide experience with mergers, splits, changes of legal form and cross-border conversions of companies. Irena provides comprehensive advice both to local clients and multinational groups from various industries, including energy and real-estate. Her other areas of focus are compliance, corporate governance, and obligations law.
Tomáš specialises in tax law, mainly international taxation, transaction counselling and disputes with the Czech Financial Administration. He has provided advisory services for a number of successful local and cross-border transactions, including the coordination of partner offices in the KPMG network during international acquisitions by Czech investment groups. In matters related to dealings with tax offices, Tomáš and his colleagues provide assistance at different stages of the process, from inspections to court proceedings.
Eva specialises in tax and administrative proceedings and administrative justice.
She has vast experience in providing advice and serving as her clients' counsel during tax inspections and follow-up appeal and court proceedings. Eva also focuses on international tax law and European law. Before joining KPMG, she worked as a judge’s associate at the Supreme Administrative Court and at the Czech Ministry of Finance.
Filip specialises in finance and IT law, covering legal issues arising from regulation of technological advancements, which primarily impacts fintech companies. He has participated in a number of unique projects, chiefly as an advisor for investment companies and investment funds, in which he assisted with the implementation of complex reorganisations and investment structures. Filip provides services in other areas as well, such as commercial and corporate law.
Linda focuses on commercial and civil law, and the banking and finance industries.
Her specialisation in the latter consists of insurance, loan financing and consumer protection. She also gained valuable experience through her involvement in large projects implementing new legislation governing process and documentation procedures in financial institutions.
At KPMG Legal, she is responsible for knowledge management.
Linda Kolaříková won the Talent of the Year Award (Czech Lawyer of the Year 2017) in recognition for her paper on the regulation of robotics and artificial intelligence.
Lenka focuses on M&A, corporate law and transaction advisory.
She provides legal advice for comprehensive restructuring of Czech and international companies and acquisitions, including due diligence, contract preparation and negotiation. Lenka is also involved in many aspects of insolvency and competition law.
Aneta focuses on corporate law, commercial law and contentious issues.
Her main specialisation is advising clients on establishing and operating companies, setting up corporate governance and ensuring overall compliance with legal regulations. She also has experience with public procurement and providing comprehensive legal advice to international investors.
In his work, Ondřej focuses on intellectual property law, particularly copyright law and related legislation. Moreover, he provides advice on IT law, specialising in new technologies, legal aspects of the internet and legal relations in the online realm. In this respect, Ondřej also works on cases involving personal data protection and personal rights in general. In addition, he provides legal counselling in the field of healthcare. Ondřej is a member of ALAI, the international learned society dedicated to studying copyright law. In 2017, he began cooperating with Pro Bono Aliance, a Czech non-profit through which he provides free legal services to non-profits and individuals in difficult circumstances.
