OUR TEAM

Mgr. Tomáš Hokr, LL.M.

Partner
Tomáš Hokr is a partner at Bříza & Trubač. His practice focuses on international commercial arbitration, litigation, European Union law, tax law and public procurement. He represents Czech and international clients in complex cross-border disputes, including arbitration proceedings conducted under the LCIA, ICC and DIS Rules. Drawing on his studies at Georgetown University Law Center and his active membership in international arbitration organisations, he has long specialised in international dispute resolution. He is also the author of professional publications on international arbitration and international commercial law. Before joining Bříza & Trubač, he worked at the US law firm Hendler Lyons Flores, PLLC in Austin, Texas, where he focused primarily on dispute resolution and represented clients before courts and out-of-court bodies.

Specialization


Education

  • Charles University Faculty of Law (Masters in 2012),

  • Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in International Business and Economic Law, Certificate in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, in 2015)

  • University of Helsinki (2011)

Awards and scholarships

  • Awarded with distinction for extraordinary study achievements in the whole study program and placed on Dean’s List for extraordinary study achievements in specialization (International Business and Economic Law)
  • Georgetown Merit Scholarship

Main field of expertise

International Arbitration, Litigation, Public Procurement law, Business Regulation,  Real Estate law.

Language of provided services

  • Czech
  • English
  • French

Vocational exams

  • bar exam

Membership in arbitral, vocational, proffesional and advisy institutions and boards

  • Czech Bar Association
  • Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration)
  • Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
  • International Center for Dispute Resolution Young & International (ICDR Y&I)

Publications

  • Tomáš Hokr: Refusal to License Intellectual Property under the Innovation Microscope (2015)

  • Petr Bříza & Tomáš Hokr: International Arbitration - 2nd Edition (Czech Republic chapter) (GLI, 2016)

  • Petr Bříza & Tomáš Hokr: Rome I and Rome II in Practice (Czech Republic chapter) (Intersentia, 2020)

Last news

About class action: Why (not) want to introduce class actions

Today, the partner of our law firm Tomáš Hokr together with the trainee Tomáš Munzar published an article in EPRAVO.CZ.

Tomáš Hokr commented on the new bill on collective (class actions) proceedings for Czech Radio Plus

On February 24, 2020, our partner Tomáš Hokr commented on the new bill on collective (class actions) proceedings for “Day in 60 Minutes” of Czech Radio Plus.

Petr Bříza and Tomáš Hokr attended 30th Annual Meeting SCG Legal in Washington, DC

SCG Legal’s 2019 annual meeting was held from 5th September to 6th September 2019 at the famous Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.