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Zbyšek Kordač is an attotney-at-law at Weinhold Legal who joined the firm in 2006. He primarily focuses on representing clients of Weinhold Legal before courts, in arbitral and insolvency proceedings. He also provides legal advice in a wide range of areas of commercial and civil law.

Zbyšek studied at Charles University Faculty of Law (Mgr. JUDr.), University of San Francisco School of Law (LL.M.). Curently Zbyšek currently teaches out-of-court dispute resolution to foreign students as an externship at the Faculty of Law of Charles University. He was a member of the working group of the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic for the preparation of the law on mediation in non-criminal cases and a member of the working group for the amendment of the Arbitration Act.

Zbyšek is an attorney-at-law registered with the Czech Bar Association and an attorney-in-law in California, USA, registered with the State Bar of California (inactive status). Zbyšek is listed on the List of Practitioners of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre and serves as an arbitrator with the Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic. In 2022, the European Commission included Zbyšek on the list of suitable arbitrators for investment disputes. In 2023, Zbyšek has been elected as an arbitrator by the Board of the National Court of Arbitration for Sport. Zbyšek has repeatedly represented the Czech Republic in the UN Commission on International Trade Law working group on arbitration and mediation. Zbyšek speaks fluent English as well as his native Czech.

Anna Bartůňková is an associate partner at Weinhold Legal and joined the firm in 2014. She specialises in labour law as well as in representing clients before courts and at arbitral proceedings. In addition, she provides advice on commercial and civil law. Anna has advised major international and Czech clients.

Anna also publishes professional articles in legal magazines, both in print and on-line mainly in the area of labour law, but also on other topics in the area of private law.

Anna graduated from Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law in 2005 and later was awarded a Doctor of Laws (JUDr.) degree. During her studies she also spent a semester on a legal study program at Paris Lodron University in Salzburg, Austria. Anna is an attorney at law registered in the List of Attorneys of the Czech Bar Association and member of the ČAK Section for Arbitration. Anna is also an arbitrator registered on the list of arbitrators with the Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic. Apart from Czech, Anna speaks also English and German.