Practice areas
Banking Law
International Arbitration
Inheritance Law
2009 Opening a branch office of Giese & Partner in Bratislava, Slovakia
2000 Founding partner and managing director of the company Giese & Partner in Prague, Czech Republic
1997 Founder and managing director of Prague branch of the Frankfurt association Schürmann & Partner (predecessor of Giese & Partner)
1995 Doctoral degree from the School of Law at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany (Dr. jur.)
DAV - German Bar Association (admitted since 1995)
ČAK - Czech Bar Association (admitted since 1997)
SAK - Slovak Bar Association (admitted since 2009)
DIS - The German Arbitration Institute (association for the promotion of national and international arbitration)
ICC Germany (German national committee of the International Chamber of Commerce)
IBA - International Bar Association
INSOL Europe - European organisation of professionals who specialise in insolvency, business reconstruction and recovery
III - International Insolvency Institute
UIA - Union Internationale de Avocat
Institut für Erbrecht - The association of inheritance law specialists
Publications and activities
Great Success at the European Court of Human Rights!
Giese & Partner was successful with its complaint to the European Court of the Human Rights.
Amend and Record – Updating Registered Mortgages Now Possible
Recent changes by the Czech Office for Surveying and Cadastre have made it easier to amend registered mortgages to reflect new loan terms. Instead of registering a new mortgage – often with legal risks and administrative burdens – creditors and borrowers can now simply amend the mortgage agreement and update the original registration in the Real Estate Register. This article explains the new practice, its benefits for banks, investors, and developers, and how it may streamline real estate financing in the Czech Republic.
Court Clarifies Transfer Pricing Cost Requirements
Czech Supreme Administrative Court upholds transfer pricing adjustment against for excluding material costs from profit markup calculations. Court confirms legal ownership creates inherent risks requiring compensation, even in contract manufacturing arrangements.