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Jiří Mňuk specializes in providing legal advice in the field of competition law and public regulation, including representation in related administrative and court proceedings.

Jiří has extensive experience in providing legal services in competition and regulatory matters, particularly in telecommunications and other regulated network industries. He has been involved in a number of complex projects concerning the construction and operation of telecommunications infrastructure or mergers of undertakings in various EU countries. He also has significant experience in representing clients in proceedings alleging breaches of competition law brought by competition authorities, including the European Commission, and has been involved in representation in court proceedings with competition or regulatory elements.

Jiří joined ROWAN LEGAL in 2023 after working at domestic and foreign law firms. In 2019, he was admitted to the list of attorneys of the Czech Bar Association. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague in 2015 and from University College London in 2022, where he specialized in competition law.

Representing a client in European Commission proceedings concerning an alleged anti-competitive agreement in the field of mobile network sharing in the Czech Republic.

Advising clients on numerous complex projects related to the construction and operation of telecommunications infrastructure in the Czech Republic and other EU Member States.

Advising a client in connection with joint investment projects in the construction of fiber optic telecommunications infrastructure in the Czech Republic.

Advising a client in connection with energy divisions in EU Member States.

Advising a client in connection with the contemplated implementation of a telecommunications solution for the integrated rescue system in the Czech Republic.

Advising on competition law aspects of notification of an acquisition in the technology sector to the European Commission.

Advising a client in connection with the contemplated acquisition of an entity in the telecommunications infrastructure sector in several EU Member States.

Advising a client in connection with a proposal to conduct an economic balancing test for passenger rail transport, including representation in related administrative and judicial proceedings.

Education

School: Faculty of Law, Masaryk University in Brno, currently
Field of study: Theoretical Legal Sciences, Commercial Law

School: Faculty of Laws, University College London, 2022
Field of study: Competition Law

School: Faculty of Law, Charles University, 2015
Field of study: Law and Legal Science

School: Faculty of Law, Lund University, Sweden
Field of study: Erasmus

Professional experience

Company: ROWAN LEGAL, law firm
Position: Senior Associate (02/2023–present)

Company: Herbert Smith Freehills, law firm
Position: Trainee (02/2023)

Company: Skils, law firm (formerly WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES law firm)
Position:

  • Associate (03/2019–01/2023)
  • Junior Associate (08/2016–02/2019)

Company: Konečná & Zacha, law firm
Position:

  • Junior Associate (10/2015–07/2016)
  • Paralegal (10/2012–08/2015)