Bank- und Finanzrecht, M&A, Immobilien und Bauwesen, Infrastruktur- und Energierecht, Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie, Compliance
E-mail: jan.kohout@prkpartners.com
Jan Kohout is a Partner at PRK Partners. He joined the law firm after graduating from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague in 1997 and has been a Partner since 2004. In 2000, he earned his doctorate in law (JUDr.) at the Faculty of Law of Charles University.
Jan has broad experience in areas of practice including corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, foreign investments and cross-border transactions. He also specializes in information technology and compliance law.
Having been raised bilingual, Jan is a native speaker of Czech and Russian and he is fluent in English.
Jan is a member of the Czech Bar Association (an Attorney since 2000). Following eight years of serving on its Supervisory Board, he served for four years as a member of the CBA’s Appeals Disciplinary Board. He is an external consultant for the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic in BusinessEurope and is registered as an arbitrator with the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC). The IFLR1000 guide ranks Jan Kohout as a highly regarded specialist, notably in the areas of banking and M&A.
What clients told The Legal 500 about us
We may fully rely on this team. They are well trained to get the deal done, and they understand our sector’s business needs. Furthermore, they have the ability to find a good balance between the usual legal instruments and our business expectations as bankers. I can single out Jan Kohout, our contact partner for the PRK Partners team, together with senior associate Norbert Hink.’
Rankings
Rating: Highly regarded
Practice areas: Banking and finance, M&A
Leading Individual in banking, finance and M&A
