Dr. jur. Ernst Giese

Rechtsanwalt | partner


Location

Prague

Languages

German, English, Czech, French


Practice areas


Work experience and education

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.)

Membership
  • 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

Act on Preventive Restructuring Finally There!!!

Act on Preventive Restructuring Finally There!!!

The all new act on preventive restructuring allows an entrepreneur (a legal person) to conclude an agreement with its creditors (all or some of them) in the form of a restructuring plan on how to resolve its financial difficulties.

Public Auctions in a New Guise

Public Auctions in a New Guise

Since the current act is already outdated half of all auctions are conducted without any rules at all, as the statistics show. But now after more than 20 years of effectiveness of the current legislation, a new act on public auctions has been adopted, which shall enter into force in January 2025.

Green Light for Renewable Energy in Slovakia

Green Light for Renewable Energy in Slovakia

The production of green energy in Slovakia is steadily growing and keeping pace with other European countries. This provides investors with more opportunities. The new target for 2030 of 42.5 % has recently been approved.