Speakers

Tomáš Doležil, partner, JŠK

Tomáš focuses in his practice on M&A, private equity/venture capital, general corporate and TMT. He heads the Corporate/M&A practice group at JŠK and has worked on over 200 M&A projects internationally, regionally and domestically. Tomáš is a member of the Board and Chairman of the Tax and Legal Committee of the Czech Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA), which supports companies operating in the field of private equity and venture capital. He is also a member of the Appeals Committee of the Czech National Bank. In 2022, he was named by CEE Legal Matters as one of the five most active M&A dealmakers in the Czech Republic and is repeatedly listed in the prestigious Chambers & Partners Europe and Legal 500 rankings. Tomáš worked for many years in Linklaters and Clifford Chance in Prague, Frankfurt am Main and London.

Daniel Pospíšil, partner, JŠK

Daniel Pospíšil is a partner at JŠK, focusing primarily on banking and finance, where he represents both lenders and borrowers across a wide range of projects. His extensive experience has contributed to the successful completion of numerous high-profile Czech and international transactions, including advisory work in transactional insurance. A significant part of his portfolio also encompasses expertise in real estate law, collaborating with leading Czech investors and developers. Daniel provides valuable advice to major private equity funds and venture capital investors, making him an indispensable member of the JŠK team.
He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in 2015 and also holds a bachelor’s degree in international business from the University of Economics in Prague. Additionally, he studied at the United Nations International School in New York. Daniel began working at JŠK during his studies and completed his entire traineeship there.

 

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Christian Blatchford, general counsel, ENERGO-PRO

Christian is a solicitor specialising in M&A, projects and finance. He is included in the Legal 500’s GC Powerlist for Central and Eastern Europe and listed as an In-House Legal Business Frontrunner 2025 by Euro Magazine (CZ). While in private practice, Christian was recognised as a leading lawyer (highly regarded) in IFLR1000, noted in the Legal 500 EMEA (Commercial, Corporate and M&A), and featured in other international legal directories for his work on corporate and financial transactions.

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Richard Bacek, general counsel, Siemens Česká republika

Richard Bacek, general counsel Siemens Česká republika moved to Siemens in 2009 off the back of a highly impressive private practice career that saw him rise to the level of local partner with CMS Cameron McKenna. Over the course of his tenure with Siemens, his role has expanded, and he has responsibility for Slovakia and Romania as well as the Czech Republic.

Bacek has built the legal function around three core principles. Firstly, a clear distribution of responsibilities whereby each lawyer is a business partner for the defined business or corporate function. Secondly, motivating lawyers to take ownership of internal training of managers; creating and updating templates; and other user-friendly documents for the business. Thirdly, integrating and networking lawyers into international Siemens teams and thus motivating lawyers to be part of the global Siemens legal community via information visits to headquarters, participation in practice groups and other methods.

This model has allowed the team to be extremely flexible in dealing with the prominent issues, particularly in relation to regulatory changes, new products and ensuring company-wide compliance. Bacek sums up the key to excellent in-house support succinctly: ‘always look at the matter from a business perspective and do not provide legalistic advice. Rather, support the business effectively using whatever legal instruments are available’.

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Nadiya Bilous, general counsel CEEMEA, The LEGO Group

Nadiya Bilous is the general gounsel CEEMEA, Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, for the LEGO Group, where she leads legal strategy, compliance and risk management across 100+ countries. A former board member in a Fortune 500 FMCG company, she brings two decades of experience navigating complex markets, driving public policy, security strategy and winning high-stakes litigation across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Repeatedly recognised as one of the Top Women in Law, Nadiya is an Aspen Institute, INSEAD, and LSE alumna, a German Marshall Fellow, and an advocate for people-centric leadership and high-performing teams. She has represented Eastern European business on global platforms including the World Economic Forum, Chatham House, and international investment forums.

Nadiya also leads advocacy for Dattalion, a women-founded volunteer initiative supporting Ukraine, is part of women empowerment initiatives, including Women Leaders for Ukraine and mentors emerging talent across multiple leadership programmes across the Globe. She has been a keynote speaker at multiple summits and forums, where she speaks about GC role in the evolving world, Empowerment and Resilience, as well as risk management on Boards and beyond.