Bio

He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University in Brno in 1999. He also completed a one-year study of international business at Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida. In 2000 - 2005 he worked in Prague office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Augustin Kohoutek specialises in mergers & acquisitions, aviation, information technology and sports law. In his many years of legal practice, he has provided legal advice on a number of important international mergers & acquisition transactions in various industries (e.g. information technology, aviation, healthcare, logistics, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, etc.). His clients include major Czech and multinational companies. Augustin has also for many years provided complex legal advice in the area of aviation law, including advice on all kind of aircraft lease agreements (dry lease, wet lease), sale and purchase of aircraft, aircraft maintenance, all regulatory and licensing aspects related to aviation and relations with tour operators and travel agencies. In the field of information technology, he deals with all issues of Internet businesses and rights related to information technologies. He is also active in the field of sports law. He provides advice to several top sports clubs and professional athletes. He is fluent in Czech and English.