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Petr Beneš is a counsel and core member of the Commercial, Regulatory & Disputes team at CMS Prague. Petr’s main fields of practice are litigation, (re)insurance and commercial law. Petr specialises in technical and complex litigation. Along with Tomas Matejovsky, Petr has been the main executive in the highest profile and big-ticket cases handled by CMS Prague, often leading and supervising junior members of the dispute resolution team. After 13 years at CMS, Petr remains the most experienced dispute resolution associate with a remarkable background and skillset. Petr’s other main specialties are contracts as well as insurance and reinsurance, which he often employs in complex (re)insurance disputes, including assistance to the London Insurance Market in various matters in the Czech Republic.
Petr’s portfolio comprises disputes from various sectors such as international trade, public procurement, competition, telecommunication, aviation, capital markets, automotive, energy, financial services (mainly insurance and reinsurance), construction, cybernetic security, patents and many others. Petr regularly speaks and delivers presentations at various events, including seminars, webinars and workshops. Petr also delivered presentations to London Insurance Market or law students at Charles University, Faculty of Law. Petr also regularly contributes to various publications, including 10 Things Every insurer should know, the CMS Arbitration Guide and the CMS Class Action guide.
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Petr Beneš is a counsel and core member of the Commercial, Regulatory & Disputes team at CMS Prague. Petr’s main fields of practice are litigation, (re)insurance and commercial law. Petr has considerable experience advising clients in the insurance and insurance distribution sector, including assisting foreign insurers on the Czech market in day-to-day insurance regulatory matters, product and policy advice, client-facing documents and high-profile insurance litigation matters. Petr is active on the London insurance market (pre- and post-Brexit) and advises insurers, cover-holders and loss adjustors in various matters related to the Czech market. At CMS, Petr closely cooperates with top insurance experts in the very active CEE Insurance sector group.
Petr regularly speaks and delivers presentations at various events, including seminars, webinars and workshops. Petr also delivers presentations to the London Insurance Market and law students at Charles University, Faculty of Law. Petr regularly contributes to various publications including 10 Things Every insurer should know, the CMS Arbitration Guide and the CMS Class Action guide.
