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Biography

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavla-kopeckova-prikrylova/ Since 2001 Pavla is a partner of PETERKA & PARTNERS, Central and Eastern European (CEE) integrated law firm, which she joined at the moment of its setting up. She has more than 20 years of experience predominantly in corporate/M&A, real estate, insolvency and restructuring, assisting clients on a broad range of matters in connection with entering Czech as well other markets within the CEE region. She has been involved in many cross-border multi-jurisdictional transactions and served to many clients as the key coordinator of legal services within the Central European region. In 2020 Pavla has been appointed the Chair of the Board of International Lawyers Network (worldwide association of independent law firms). In a prestigious survey by Euro magazine, she was ranked among the TOP 100 Women of the Czech Legal Business twice in a row (2023 and 2024). She has been a member of IBA since 2016 and has been actively involved with the European Regional Forum Diversity & Inclusion Working Party, of which she is now the Chair. She is also the Diversity & Inclusion Officer of the IBA European Regional Forum. She speaks English, French and Czech (native).