Zdenek Kucera

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Of Counsel

Zdeněk Kučera is a Counsel in the Prague office, the head of the local Dispute Resolution and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practices and the co-head of the firm-wide TMT sector.

Zdeněk specialises in technology contracts, cybersecurity, telecommunications, media law and data protection. He also advises on public contract issues, namely in the technology sector. His experience includes participation in the legal assessments of IT products, company acquisitions, online project structurings, and representing clients in various disputes and insolvency matters.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TMT)

• ACKEE, a Czech mobile applications developer, on corporate, commercial and software law matters
• CANAL+ GROUP on the IT/IP aspects of the acquisition of M7 Group, one of the largest independent pay-TV operators in Europe, operating in Benelux, Germany and Central Europe
• TWILIO, a cloud communications platform, on telecommunication agreements

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• A CZECH ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCY on its dispute relating to copyright and database law
• A CZECH MANUFACTURER on various disputes exceeding hundreds of millions CZK
• A FOREIGN BANK on a dispute with its core software provider

EDUCATION

• 2009 – 2014: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Ph.D.
• 2007 – 2008: University of Zurich, Switzerland, ICT Law, Banking Law, Private International Law
• 2003 – 2008: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Czech Bar Association
• Copyright Court Appointed Expert
• Software Engineering Department, Faculty of Information Technology, Czech Technical University

LANGUAGES

Czech, English, German