Staff

Associate Professor JUDr. Nicole Grmelová, Ph.D., Head of Department

Nicole Grmelová has been working at the department since 2002. She graduated from Charles University in Prague (Mgr., JUDr.) and the University of Seville (Lda.). She obtained her Ph.D. at the Prague University of Economics. Between 2004 and 2008 she worked as an inhouse lawyer-linguist in the European Parliament in Brussels. Between 2009 and 2012, she worked as a freelance lawyer-linguist for the Court of Justice of the EU. She teaches courses specialized in EU Law and EU institutions in Czech, English and Spanish.

Margita Kinclová, Secretary of the Department

She has been working as the secretary of the department since 1996. She is not only a key contact for our teachers and other faculty members, but also for students who approach her to consult deadlines for state final exams, paper submissions and defense of bachelor and master theses. Margita Kinclová is very efficient, friendly and always willing to help. Her office hours for students are listed in InSIS, but students are welcome to contact her by email as well.

Ing. Lucie Andreisová, Ph.D.

She graduated in “Law in Business” at the Prague University of Economics, where she also obtained her Ph.D. She has been lecturing at the department since 2012, focusing mainly on Compliance, the management and administration of business corporations and their internal control mechanisms. She shares her professional experience in this area with students. For more information on her Compliance course see the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQWocEVE9n8&t=11s

Full Professor JUDr. Martin Boháček, CSc.

Martin Boháček graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, where he also obtained his CSc. Degree (an equivalent of Ph.D.). In 1994 he was appointed Associate Professor and in 2008 Full Professor at the Prague University of Economics. He has been teaching courses in Intellectual Property Law, Competition Law and Comparative Business Law since the early 1970s. He authored or co-authored more than a hundred scholarly publications. He cooperates with the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

Full Professor JUDr. Jan Dědič

Jan Dědič graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, where he also obtained his JUDr. degree. In 1992 he was appointed Associate Professor in the field of Business Law and in 1995 Full Professor in the same field. He focuses mainly on issues of corporate law and securities law. Jan Dědič also works as a attorney. He is a long-term member of the Legislative Council of the Government of the Czech Republic.

Associate Professor Mgr. Tomáš Gongol, Ph.D.

Tomáš Gongol graduated from the Faculty of Law at Palacký University in Olomouc and he obtained his Ph.D. at the Prague University of Economics, where he was also appointed Associate Professor. He teaches mainly on Business Law and Intellectual Property Law with a focus on their application in the field of modern communication technologies. He is also the Vice-Rector of the Silesian University in Opava in charge of that University´s strategic development.

Mgr. Ing. Daniel Houska, Ph.D.

Daniel Houska graduated from the Masaryk University (Faculty of Economics and Administration, and Faculty of Law). He obtained his Ph.D. degree at the Prague University of Economics. He works as a member of the Legislation Section at the Chamber of Commerce. He has been involved in the activities of the department since 2016; focusing mainly on the contract law, contractual risk allocation, sustainable finance and sustainability reporting.

Mgr. Ing. Eliška Kačírková, Ph.D.

Eliška Kačírková graduated from the Prague University of Economics majoring in International Business (Ing.) and the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague (Mgr.). In 2019, she obtained her Ph.D. from the Prague University of Economics where she teaches from 2012. She also works as an attorney. In her University courses she specializes in Labor Law, Civil Law, Business Law, and Social Security Law.

JUDr. Radim Kříž, Ph.D.

Radim Kříž graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague (Mgr., JUDr.) and the Prague University of Economics (Ph.D.). Since 1996, he has been working as an attorney, focusing on Corporate Law and Securities Law. He also teaches related courses at the Prague University of Economics. He acts in the supervisory bodies of several business companies and published widely in the field of Business Law.

Mgr. Ing. Jan Levý, Ph.D.

Jan Levý graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, and the Prague University of Economics, where he also obtained his Ph.D. He works as an independent lawyer and deals with the agenda of Criminal, Civil and Business Laws, as well as with the agenda of residence permits of foreigners. He started teaching at the department in 2012, focusing mainly on seminars stressing practical legal aspects.

Associate Professor JUDr. Ing. Tomáš Moravec, Ph.D.

Tomáš Moravec graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague (Mgr., JUDr.) and the Prague University of Economics (Ing., Ph.D.). He also works as an attorney, focusing mainly on Business, Insolvency and Enforcement Law. He also obtained experience in corporations, having worked in the bodies of several business companies. He authored a large volume of scholarly papers and co-authored a commentary on Insolvency Law.

Mgr. Ing. Petr Štěpánek, Ph.D.

Petr Štěpánek graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague (Mgr.) and the Faculty of Finance and Accounting at the University of Economics in Prague (Ing., Ph.D.). He has been working at the department since 2003. In his activities, he mainly deals with issues of Public Procurement, Public Law regulation of business and subsidies. He has held the position of Vice-Dean for Development and Finance at Faculty of International Relations since 2005.

Associate Professor JUDr. Zbyněk Švarc, Ph.D., Emeritus Dean and Head of Department

Zbyněk Švarc graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague (JUDr.). He obtained his Ph.D. degree and was appointed Associate Professor at the Prague University of Economics and Business. In his courses he deals mainly with Business Law and International Trade Law, especially contractual relations being able to he rely on his previous knowledge of and experience of having worked as a corporate lawyer.

Ing. Tomáš Votava, M.A., Ph.D.

Tomáš Votava teaches at the department as an Assistant Professor. He graduated from the Praguae University of Economics (Ing. and Ph.D.) and a joint master’s degree program in seven European universities, “Economics of International Trade and European Integration” (M.A.). In addition to Business Law, he specializes in Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology Law. In the field of music, he acts as a performing artist.