Mr Alexandr César > Baker & McKenzie s.r.o., advokátní kancelár > Prague, Czech Republic > Lawyer Profile

The team at Baker & McKenzie s.r.o., advokátní kancelář remains a market leader, leveraging the bench strength of a global network of 70 offices across North America, Latin America, and the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, to advise financial institutions, domestic corporates and household name multinationals (including Johnson & Johnson, Nike and GlaxoSmithKline) on a comprehensive range of matters, from cross-border M&A, joint ventures and commercial agreements to public procurement proceedings, franchising and related consumer protection and tax planning matters. The firm’s active client base spans such sectors as e-commerce, apparel, pharmaceuticals, shipping and the automotive industry. The practice is led by M&A and private equity authority Tomáš Skoumal; Alexandr César, a specialist in foreign trade-related procedures and international trade agreements; pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector expert Milena Hoffmanová; Kristína Doupal, a specialist in international commercial law.

Baker & McKenzie s.r.o., advokátní kancelář has a solid track record in advising pharmaceutical sector clients on competition law matters. The group leverages the firm’s global network to support clients in cartel investigations, as well as assisting with merger filings, horizontal and vertical agreements, and cases involving abuse of dominant position. Compliance work is another key area of instruction for the team. The practice is co-headed by Alexandr César, who focuses on competition litigation and cartel cases, and Kateřina Schenková, who is well known for handling abuse of dominance matters under Czech and Slovak law, as well as distribution models.