Corporate & Commercial Attorney

Lenka is an expert in comprehensive legal assistance to both EU and non-EU citizens. She has a broad experience in the issues associated with foreign nationals‘ residence in the Czech Republic. This includes in particular the assistance in the entire visa and Czech citizenship application process and also in obtaining the residence and employment permits. Part of her agenda also involves the representation of foreigners before local administrative authorities and courts. As of August 1, 2018, Lenka will start practicing as a registered mediator focusing particularly on commercial, civil, labor and consumer disputes and disputes with a public element. Specialisation…

Alexey Ivanov is a managing partner of Konnov & Sozanovsky. Alexey Ivanov has been practicing law for over 18 years. Before becoming Konnov & Sozanovsky managing partner, for 11 years Alexey acted as a partner of the Ukrainian law firm, which he founded together with his colleagues. His wide-ranging experience covers corporate law, corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, banking and foreign exchange regulations, foreign investments, competition and labor law. Being a managing partner of Konnov & Sozanovsky, Mr. Ivanov diversified company’s services by developing new legal practices like agrarian law, banking and financial law, corporate structuring and M&A. He also…

Expert in corporate and commercial finance with particular experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and real estate law. His work also includes advising in court and arbitration cases concerning corporate, real estate and commercial matters. He advises various companies operating in the financial, insurance, banking, real estate, chemical-pharmaceutical, direct marketing and manufacturing industry sectors. In recent years, he has been engaged in numerous production delocalization operations in China and has advised Chinese companies on operations to take over Italian companies. He was lecturer at Cegos S.p.A.’s Master in “Giuristi D’impresa”. He is author of many publications in…

Education: - University of São Paulo – USP, School of Law, Master’s Degree in International Law (2002). - University of São Paulo – USP, School of Law, LL.B. (1996) Career, Professional Activities and Associations: Neil is a dual national (British/Brazilian). Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Chapter – OAB/SP 146.468 in 1997, Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro Chapter – OAB/RJ 182253 and IAB 102066-6. Former member of the Commission on Foreign Trade and International Relations of the São Paulo Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association. Former Councillor of the British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil…