Miroslav Dubovsky

Year of birth

1970

Nationality

  • Czech

Languages

  • English
  • Russian
  • Spanish

Specializations

  • commercial agreements in general

Professional certification

attorney

Education

  • 2015 – ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central and Easter Europe;
  • 1993 – Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law. 

Professional career

  • 2/2016 – today: Country Managing Partner, DLA Piper;
  • 11/2015 – today: Chairman of the Ethical Committee, Association of Developers;
  • 8/2014 – 1/2016: Partner, Weinhold Legal;
  • 9/2001 – 7/2014: Office Managing Partner, Hogan Lovells;
  • 9/1999 – 8/2001: Head of Corporate Practice, Clifford Chance LLP;
  • 7/1994 – 8/1999: Partner, Linklaters;
  • 5/1997 – 8/1997: Associate, Burges Salmon LLP;
  • 1/1995 – 4/ 1995: Associate, Uría Menéndez;
  • 6/1993 – 6/1994: Associate, Franc & Partners.

Arbitration experience

  • I have been involved in numerous large international arbitrations, including high-profile commercial arbitrations concerning the privatisation of leading Czech state enterprises and protection of investments under bilateral investment treaties.
  • I have also represented clients in institutional international arbitrations, mainly under ICC and UNCITRAL rules. I have been appointed with several arbitration courts and have decided well over 200 arbitration cases as a sole arbitrator or member of an arbitration tribunal.
  • I am member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and also member of several task force committees established by ICC including the ICC Task Force for Central and Eastern Europe.
  • I have been ranked and recommended by Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and Legal 500 in corporate and dispute resolution areas.

Membership in organizations

  • Advocate, Czech Bar Association
  • Foreign Lawyer, Law Society, UK
  • Arbitrator, Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the CR and Agricultural Chamber of the CR
  • Arbitrator, Prague Stock Exchange Arbitration Court
  • Arbitrator, Vienna International Arbitration Court
  • Arbitrator, London Court of International Arbitration
  • Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
  • Member, ICC Task Force on evidence
  • Fellow, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in UK
  • Secretary of Legislative Workgroup, Public Private Partnership Association
  • Chairman of the Ethical Committee, Association of Developers