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his specialization e has been continuously giving numerous presentations and publishing articles in professional publications.

David Dvořák A member

of the team for suggestions and observations of the law firm on the draft Act on Public Procurement, which is now being prepared in accordance with the new European legislation A  member of MMR expert group for public procurement A co-author of the extensive commentary regarding Act no. 134/2016 Coll., on public procurement, issued in April 2017 by C.H. Beck in the Large Commentary A direct co-author of the Act No. 137/2006 Coll., on Public Procurement Author of the publication “Contractual obligations in public procurement and their modifications” (C. H. Beck, 2014) A co-author of the commentary regarding the Concession Act (2nd edition, C. H. Beck) A co-author of the Public Procurement in the Construction Industry (2nd edition, Linde) publication) He was a member of the appellate committee of the Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition for the area of public procurement In 2011 he successfully completed his post-graduate studies in Public Procurement Law and Policy at the University of Nottingham in the UK led by Professor Sue Arrowsmith and earned the Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) He represented the Czech Republic in the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts of the European Commission and in the UNCITRAL working group for public contracts Within his specialization he has been giving numerous presentations and publishing articles in professional publications for several years A  member of CKAIT Legislative Commission and a member of the Board of Directors of the Czech Construction Law Society

Petr Novotný A member

of the team for suggestions and observations of the law firm on the draft Act on Public Procurement, which is now being prepared in accordance with the new European legislation

A co-author

of the extensive commentary regarding Act no. 134/2016 Coll., on public procurement, issued in April 2017 by C.H. Beck in the Large Commentary He has also co-authored the comprehensive Public Procurement Methodology in accordance with the Act No. 137/2006 Coll., on Public Contracts, prepared for the Ministry of Regional Development, and an extensive commentary on the Act on Public Procurement He has extensive knowledge of EU Law related to public procurement and concessions, including both domestic and European courts practice and administrative decisions of the Office for the Protection of Competition In 2012 he successfully completed his post-graduate studies in Public Procurement Law and Policy at the University of Nottingham in the UK led by Professor Sue Arrowsmith and earned the Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) He is a holder of the mediator certificate based on the Act No. 202/2012 Coll., on Mediation, entitling him to perform the position of a registered mediator to settle commercial and other legal disputes. Within his specialization e has been continuously giving numerous presentations and publishing articles in professional publications

SERVICES RENDERED Public Procurement Our

specialized legal team has successfully completed several hundreds of tender procedures for its clients worth tens of billions of Czech crowns In the area of public procurement, we provide comprehensive legal services including, in particular, elaboration of analyses, evaluation and setting of appropriate concepts for resolving particular projects, including identification and evaluation of potential risks from the point of view of Czech law, EU legislation and decision-making practice of the Office for the Protection of Competition and the Court of Justice of the European Union We also provide services consisting in the administration of tender procedures, including the preparation of all necessary contract documentation, legal audits (due diligence) of such procedures, representation of clients in proceedings before the Office for the Protection of Competition or courts as well

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