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Petr Mück
Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel
Summary
Broad-based legal professional with documented experience in financial sector - banking and insurance, including FinTech; well versed in banking, corporate, IT and contract law as well as EU law and regulatory compliance; methodical and detail-oriented, lays emphasis on accurate work results, skilled negotiator with excellent communication abilities, sound at building and maintaining professional relationships.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Legal & Compliance Advisor
Nekolný Ltd.
Nehvizdy
09.2022 - Current
- Evaluating third-party vendors for potential risks, ensuring alignment with company policies and legal obligations before entering into agreements.
- Performing regular gap analyses of organizational policies, procedures, and practices to identify areas needing improvement or realignment with evolving regulatory requirements.
- Conducting regular reviews of existing controls, identifying opportunities for enhancement or realignment with changing business needs.
- Enhanced regulatory compliance by developing and implementing comprehensive policies and procedures.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop effective risk management strategies, resulting in a more secure operational environment.
- Prevented fines and penalties by proactively identifying and addressing areas of non-compliance before they escalated.
Legal & Compliance Manager
FinTech NewCo
Prague
09.2020 - 08.2022
- Providing in-house legal services and managing external legal advisors in support of holding structure functions of the company (FinTech); providing legal assistance and support to all relevant internal stakeholders (particular areas: contract law, corporate law, consumer protection law, data protection law, specific regulatory topics and legal advice to Marketing and Sales functions).
- Reviewing and drafting commercial agreements, including for digital projects, development and licensing of SW solutions and products; supporting commercial negotiations, ensuring consistency with commercial policies.
- Ensuring corporate and regulatory compliance, advising of, and implementing corporate governance and applicable regulatory framework, reporting and filings with Czech National Bank.
- Monitoring legal developments with affect to the company, advising of potential impacts and implementing mitigations.
- Developing and delivering training programs to inform employees about compliance & data protection issues.
Senior Lawyer
Czech Export Bank
Prague
10.2010 - 02.2020
- Structuring, drafting and reviewing contracts, reports and legal documents in a variety of legal topics (banking, commercial, procurement, IT and marketing) both in Czech and English language.
- Providing legal advice to trade and risk units in numerous international business projects (heavy machinery, energy sector, mining equipment etc.), maintaining contract pipeline, ensuring legal operations run smoothly.
- Implementing new regulations and reviewing new products: adaptation of internal policies, procedures and processes to fulfill regulatory requirements (Czech National Bank, Ministry of Finance, EBA).
- Collaborating with Compliance to assess compliance risks in business activities, keeping up with relevant sanctions regulations in various jurisdictions.
- Liaising with external law firms also in foreign jurisdictions, managing calls for tenders for legal services, their evaluation and monitoring.
Legal Counsel
Ministry Of Interior Of The Czech Republic
Prague
07.2004 - 09.2010
- Elaborating and implementing policy materials of the Government in the area of Schengen cooperation (airports, air borders) and EU law (entry of the Czech Republic into the Schengen area).
- Negotiating international agreements and participating in EU legislation processes (the Council of the EU, the European Comission).
- Chaired the Working Party on Frontiers in the EU Council during the Czech Presidency in the EU Council in 2009.
Education
Master of Law (Mgr.) - Law And Legal Science
Faculty of Law, Masaryk University
Brno 09.1998 - 10.2004
State Exam - English
State Language School
Zlín 09.1997 - 06.1998
Skills
Analytical thinking
Document reviews
Project management
Strong command of English
Software
ASPI
Interests
History, traveling, thaiboxing
Timeline
Legal & Compliance Advisor
Nekolný Ltd.
09.2022 - Current
Legal & Compliance Manager
FinTech NewCo
09.2020 - 08.2022
Senior Lawyer
Czech Export Bank
10.2010 - 02.2020
Legal Counsel
Ministry Of Interior Of The Czech Republic
07.2004 - 09.2010
Master of Law (Mgr.) - Law And Legal Science
Faculty of Law, Masaryk University
09.1998 - 10.2004
State Exam - English
State Language School
09.1997 - 06.1998