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František Honsa

František Honsa

Work Department

Litigation, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Criminal Law

Position

Founding Partner of BBH, head of Dispute Resolution area

Career

František Honsa is a founding partner of BBH and has a wealth of experience in dispute resolution, with main focus in commercial law, where he acts in both civil disputes and international arbitration. His background includes major disputes that have proven significant for the interpretation of Czech laws. František has further served as representative in a number of significant disputes that have contributed to determining the responsibility of banks in protecting their clients' accounts and obligations arising from the adoption of ISDA standards. He also has extensive experience in white collar criminal defence law a frequently sits as arbitrator.

Languages

Czech, English, Russian

Memberships

Czech Bar Association (since 1995)

International Bar Association

Member of the Board and Arbitrator on the list of the Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber and the Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic

Arbitrator at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Arbitrator at the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (VIAC)

Education

Charles University Prague, Faculty of Law (1986-1991)

1991 Mgr., 1997 JUDr., Ph.D.

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