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
Ultimate Beneficial Owners in the Czech Republic and Practical Experience of Registering
The new legislation concerning the register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) became a major topic this year. The main reason were new sanctions associated with the non-registration of the UBO.
New Act on Protection of Competition
The new Act on Protection of Competition brings many important changes that everyone doing business in Slovakia should be aware of.
Slovak Legal Newsflash
The employers complain on a long term basis that the Labour Code is outdated, not flexible and does not meet the current demands of society. The amendment to the Labour Code introduces a new reason allowing the employer to terminate the employment relationship with a particular employee.