Financial services (including banking and insurance)

Banking services and financing

  • Advice on all financing alternatives
  • Drafting, review and negotiation of loan agreements, including security documentation or integration into the broader context of company financing
  • Consulting in the field of acquisition and project financing
  • Advising on regulatory and operational issues related to the activities of domestic and foreign banks and other credit institutions, including credit intermediaries
  • Representation in proceedings on the issuance of relevant permits / licenses, sanctions and other proceedings before the Czech National Bank and other supervisory authorities
  • Preparation and updating of internal regulations of banks and other credit institutions, including credit intermediaries
  • Legal analysis and opinions concerning the activities of domestic and foreign banks and other credit institutions, including credit intermediaries
  • Creating marketing and distribution structures for the provision of investment services and distribution of investment funds
  • Preparation and updating of standard banking and credit client documentation
  • Representation in disputes arising in connection with banking transactions before a financial arbitrator or the courts

Insurance

  • Advising on regulatory and operational issues related to the activities of domestic and foreign insurance and reinsurance companies and other entities operating in this field of services
  • Creating marketing and distribution structures in the distribution of insurance products, including the preparation of distribution contracts
  • Preparation and updating of standard client documentation
  • Representation in proceedings on the issuance of relevant permits for the distribution of insurance products, sanctions and other proceedings before the CNB and other supervisory authorities
  • Preparation and updating of internal regulations of insurance and reinsurance companies and other entities operating in this area of ​​services
  • Advice on private law aspects of life and non-life insurance, including the assessment and enforcement of claims from insurance contracts or defense against unjustified claims

Payment services and innovation

  • Representation in proceedings on the issuance of relevant authorizations for the provision of payment services, including the authorization of PSD2 services and the issuance of electronic money, sanctions and other proceedings before the CNB and other supervisory authorities
  • Preparation and updating of internal regulations of payment service providers
  • Preparation and updating of standard client documentation
  • Legal analysis and opinions on the activities of payment service providers, including chargeback issues
  • Advising Fintech companies at any stage of their existence

Private legal services and property management

  • Advice and related tax advice in the field of foundations, endowment and trust funds and other (international) structures used for asset management
  • Advice on the administration of family property, including aspects of inheritance law
  • Comprehensive advice on private investment (participation in companies, investment and debt securities, Czech and foreign real estate and more)

Main contact (s) for this specialization

References

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Financial services (including banking and insurance)