Career

04/2016 – 09/2025        Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech republic (MFA), EU Law Department: Director

09/2014–04/2016          MFA, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU, Brussels: Head of the Legal Affairs and Communication Unit

09/2011–08/2014          MFA, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU, Brussels: Legal Advisor for Coreper II

01/2011–06/2011          MFA, EU Law Department: Acting Director

12/2010–09/2011          MFA, EU Law Department: Head of the Working Group on General Issues of Community Law

03/2008–11/2010          MFA, EU Law Department: Head of the Working Group on General Issues of Community Law in connection with the CZ PRES

07/2007–02/2008          MFA, EU Law Department: Legal Counsellor

2002–2004                        Law firm Mrázek & Mrázková, Prague: Paralegal

2000–2004                        Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU): Production Assistant for FAMU Summer Workshops

Education

2006 - 2007       University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Law, Pilsen, Czech Republic, German Constitutional Law, Protection of Human Rights, iuris doctoris degree (JUDr.)

2005 - 2006       Technische Universitaet in Dresden, Faculty of Law, Jean Monnet Lehrstuhl, Dresden, Germany, EU integration Law, Magister Legum (LL.M. Eur. Int.)

1999 – 2005      University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Law, Pilsen, Czech Republic, Czech law and legal science, Master’s Degree (Mgr.)

Areas of Professional Interest

• EU External Relations Law

• Vertical and Horizontal Division of Powers in the EU

• Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), especially sanctions regimes

• Constitutional Law and Theory of State

• Human rights

Selected Publications

The External Dimension of the EU Policies: Horizontal Issues; Trade and Investment; Immigration and Asylum, XXVIII FIDE Congress, Vol. 3 (Almedina, Coimbra 2018) together with M. Hedvábná and L. Hasnedlová

Languages

• English IV (CAE)

• French III (B2) • German IV (ZMP)

• Russian (basic) • Latin (basic)

• Czech (mother tongue)

Memberships

• Czech Society for European and Comparative Law: Member

• Civic association Klub organizátorů letních táborů (Club of Summer Camp Organisers): Executive Director

Interests

Leisure activities for children and youth & experiential education for teenagers, travelling, codebreaking, graphic design, art, singing, reading, yoga, cat agility, contemporary circus, immersive theatre, theatre & film.