Dr Pavel Smutný

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JUDr. Pavel SmutnýAn experienced barrister and solicitor, Dr Pavel Smutný specialises in commercial law and international investment relations. In addition to his legal practice he is publicly active at the European level; he is involved in the public debate on the fostering of the legal environment in the Czech Republic and is also actively engaged in efforts aimed at the preservation of European cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible. Dr Pavel Smutný is, inter alia, President of Kruh přátel Opery Národního divadla [Friends of the National Theatre Opera], President of the Czech Israeli Chamber of Commerce and member of several other international chambers of commerce and on the Board of the FEDORA Federation of Opera Friends Associations.

However, Dr Pavel Smutný’s activities extend far beyond merely pursuing his own practice at the bar; in his public appearances he courageously criticises practices that are either directly in conflict with the law, or circumvent the law, thereby helping to consolidate citizen’s legal awareness with regard to general justice. He is a long-standing guest of TV NOVA’s Střepiny news reporting show, where he comments on and analyses political and legal developments both in and outside the Czech Republic.

Specialisation Civil law, commercial law, international investment relations
With AK CCS since 1993
Admitted to the bar 1993
Languages Czech, English, French, Russian, German
Studies Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague
Study visits to Sorbonne in Paris and the Council of Europe
Memberships The Czech Bar Association
On the board of Česko-francouzská akademie Telč, o.p.s.
President of the Czech-Israeli Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Czech-French Chamber of Commerce
On the board of the FEDORA Federation of Opera Friends Associations association (based in Brussels)
Member of the Czech–Swiss Chamber of Commerce
OECD’s expert, the New Democracies programme, two years
Contact Tel: +420 224 827 884
E-mail: smutny@akccs.cz
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