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Michael Mullen, a new PwC Legal equity partner

Prague – 24 March 2014 – Michael Mullen, PwC CEE Legal Leader, has been appointed an equity partner of PwC Legal. He also acts as a statutory representative of the company. Michael will share his long-term experience and expertise in corporate law, property law and M&A with PwC Legal clients in the Czech Republic in addition to his services to regional clients in his role as CEE Legal Leader.

“PwC Legal has quickly established itself as a leading law firm in the Czech Republic. I intend to contribute to its further development, particularly in transaction and corporate law thanks to my expertise and experience leading some of this country’s and the CEE region most significant transactions,” said Michael Mullen, PwC CEE Legal Leader.

Michael Mullen (47) is the CEE Legal Leader. He is an experienced lawyer with more than 20 years of practice not only in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but also in the USA, Russia, Turkey, Hungary and Romania. He specializes in M&A, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Real Estate Law, Legal audits and Legal Due Diligence investigations, Labour Law, Data Protection and IP/IT Law. Michael is a member of the Czech, Illinois and New York Bar Associations and has over 15 years of legal experience in CEE.

Michael has advised major Czech and international companies and private equity funds on acquisitions and divestitures and on the purchase and sale of companies, real estate and assets, and provided advice on the financing of these transactions. Prior to joining PwC, he was an equity partner at the largest Czech and Slovak law firm, and he worked for more than 7 years with leading international law firms, such as Altheimer & Gray and White & Case. Michael is married with three children. He spends his spare time with his family, mostly cycling and drinking wine. 

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About PwC Legal in CEE

PwC Legal with nearly 300 lawyers across the CEE region is a transaction and project-oriented law firm that benefits from its close relationship with the PwC network covering more than 80 jurisdictions and with more than 2,000 lawyers worldwide. This allows us to provide our clients with complex professional and geographical coverage through a single point of contact, while ensuring the highest standard of legal and related services such as advisory, consultancy, tax or audit.

PwC Legal is a full service law firm in the CEE region and offers professional services in M&A/corporate, real estate, banking/finance, arbitration/litigation/tax litigation, EU, state aid, antitrust and regulatory, IP, TMT and e-business. In addition, PwC Legal in the CEE region offers private client services and day-to-day corporate and commercial secretarial services.

Our lawyers’ industrial and business exposure covers private equity and venture capital, energy, finance, real estate and construction, TMT and e-business, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, the automotive sector, retail and distribution, and public sector regulatory.

Please see www.pwclegal.cz for further details.