UNCLC Lecture - 'Investment Treaty Regime and Reform: Czech Experience and Priorities' with Dr Jaroslav Kudrna

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jaroslav Kudrna, Head of International Arbitration and Investment Protection at the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, who will be delivering a seminar titled ‘Investment Treaty Regime and Reform: Czech Experience and Priorities’, with Dr. Klara Polackova Van der Ploeg chairing the event.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Jaroslav Kudrna is the Head of International Arbitration and Investment Protection at the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic. He leads a 10-member team, which defends the Republic in investment arbitrations, negotiates BITs on its behalf and represents it in international forums, including UNCITRAL (WG III) and ECT Modernization Group. Prior to joining the Ministry, Dr. Kudrna worked several years as an associate in the International Arbitration group of White & Case in New York where he focused on investment and commercial arbitration. He previously trained in leading law firms in Paris and Prague. Dr. Kudrna obtained a PhD in public international law at Charles University in Prague, an LLM in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration at New York University and Masters of Laws at the University of Strasbourg and Sciences Po Paris. He handles matters in English, Czech and French, and has working knowledge of Spanish and Russian. Dr. Kudrna has passed the New York Bar and Paris Bar exams.