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René Cienciala
Partner

Specialization

  • Litigation and arbitration
  • International arbitration and investment protection

  • Sports law Contract law

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Detailed Profile

Information

René is a partner at our law firm. He specialises primarily in international dispute resolution, arbitration and sports law. Prior to founding our law firm, he worked at the law firm Urban & Hejduk. He advises clients at all stages of litigation and arbitration proceedings, including proceedings before the Commercial Court of the Czech Republic and the Arbitration Court of the Czech Republic, as well as international institutions (ICC, LCIA, VIAC, UNCITRAL). He also specialises in investment arbitration (ICSID) and the protection of foreign investments. In the field of sport, he acts, among other things, at the CAS, in UEFA disciplinary proceedings and as an adjudicator for the FAČR. He completed the MIDS LL.M. programme in Geneva.

Education

University of Geneva, Faculty of Law & Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Switzerland), LL.M. (Master in International Dispute Settlement – MIDS), 2018

Charles University, Faculty of Law (Prague), JUDr. degree, 2017

Charles University, Faculty of Law (Prague), Mgr. degree, 2013

McGill University, Faculty of Law (Canada), study visit, 2013

British Law Centre / University of Cambridge (Slovakia/UK), Diploma in English and European Union Law, 2012

Membership

  • Czech Bar Association
  • ICC Czech Republic (International Arbitration Commission)
  • Arbitration Court at the Czech Chamber of Commerce and the Czech Agricultural Chamber
  • YCAP - Young Czech Arbitration Professionals
  • Panel of Arbitrators of the Football Association of the Czech Republic YCAP – Young Czech
  • Arbitration Professionals ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF)
  • Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
  • Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA)

Languages

Czech, English