Petra Karafiátová
Legal Counsel at Shaneel Enterprises Ltd- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Full professional proficiency
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Czech Native or bilingual proficiency
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Latin Full professional proficiency
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Japanese Limited working proficiency
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Italian Limited working proficiency
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Russian Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Rijas R.
Petra is a successful team player who enjoys working with others; she is an outgoing person who enjoys the team spirit and also understands others requirement. Her result driven attitude makes her good at helping the team to see the bigger picture – to see the wood from the trees – helping them to focus on what really matters rather than getting bogged down in irrelevant detail. She is good at helping the team to spot flaws in our approach to the contracts. Petra has strong communication skills and she is multilingual. Petra is talented in liaising between different team members and external departments authorities to resolve any disputes which may arise. Her conflict resolving skills makes her a gem for our commercial and project management team members, as internal conflicts is rarely very productive and is normally best avoided. I wish her all the best for her future endeavours.
Bondy Bukva
Petra is a highly-skilled lawyer who is very passionate about her work. She is hard-working, patient, and always willing to help her colleagues. She learns quickly and never backs down from a challenge. No matter how hard or complicated a problem may be, she always tries her best to find a solution for it. She is a great asset to both her colleagues in the Legal team, and to other departments. I would highly recommend her to any employer.
Rijas R.
Petra is a successful team player who enjoys working with others; she is an outgoing person who enjoys the team spirit and also understands others requirement. Her result driven attitude makes her good at helping the team to see the bigger picture – to see the wood from the trees – helping them to focus on what really matters rather than getting bogged down in irrelevant detail. She is good at helping the team to spot flaws in our approach to the contracts. Petra has strong communication skills and she is multilingual. Petra is talented in liaising between different team members and external departments authorities to resolve any disputes which may arise. Her conflict resolving skills makes her a gem for our commercial and project management team members, as internal conflicts is rarely very productive and is normally best avoided. I wish her all the best for her future endeavours.
Bondy Bukva
Petra is a highly-skilled lawyer who is very passionate about her work. She is hard-working, patient, and always willing to help her colleagues. She learns quickly and never backs down from a challenge. No matter how hard or complicated a problem may be, she always tries her best to find a solution for it. She is a great asset to both her colleagues in the Legal team, and to other departments. I would highly recommend her to any employer.
Rijas R.
Petra is a successful team player who enjoys working with others; she is an outgoing person who enjoys the team spirit and also understands others requirement. Her result driven attitude makes her good at helping the team to see the bigger picture – to see the wood from the trees – helping them to focus on what really matters rather than getting bogged down in irrelevant detail. She is good at helping the team to spot flaws in our approach to the contracts. Petra has strong communication skills and she is multilingual. Petra is talented in liaising between different team members and external departments authorities to resolve any disputes which may arise. Her conflict resolving skills makes her a gem for our commercial and project management team members, as internal conflicts is rarely very productive and is normally best avoided. I wish her all the best for her future endeavours.
Bondy Bukva
Petra is a highly-skilled lawyer who is very passionate about her work. She is hard-working, patient, and always willing to help her colleagues. She learns quickly and never backs down from a challenge. No matter how hard or complicated a problem may be, she always tries her best to find a solution for it. She is a great asset to both her colleagues in the Legal team, and to other departments. I would highly recommend her to any employer.
Rijas R.
Petra is a successful team player who enjoys working with others; she is an outgoing person who enjoys the team spirit and also understands others requirement. Her result driven attitude makes her good at helping the team to see the bigger picture – to see the wood from the trees – helping them to focus on what really matters rather than getting bogged down in irrelevant detail. She is good at helping the team to spot flaws in our approach to the contracts. Petra has strong communication skills and she is multilingual. Petra is talented in liaising between different team members and external departments authorities to resolve any disputes which may arise. Her conflict resolving skills makes her a gem for our commercial and project management team members, as internal conflicts is rarely very productive and is normally best avoided. I wish her all the best for her future endeavours.
Bondy Bukva
Petra is a highly-skilled lawyer who is very passionate about her work. She is hard-working, patient, and always willing to help her colleagues. She learns quickly and never backs down from a challenge. No matter how hard or complicated a problem may be, she always tries her best to find a solution for it. She is a great asset to both her colleagues in the Legal team, and to other departments. I would highly recommend her to any employer.
Credentials
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N4 Certificate Japanese-Language Proficiency
The Japan FoundationJan, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
WSET Level 2 Award in Wines and Spirits
WSET — Wine & Spirit Education TrustJun, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) - Grade A
British Council
Experience
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Shaneel Enterprises Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
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1 - 100 Employee
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Legal Counsel
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Feb 2021 - Present
Providing advice to the business on all legal matters: * Contracts * Policy drafting * Implementing new procedures * Brexit & EU law * Providing training on internal procedures * Distribution & agency agreements etc. Providing advice to the business on all legal matters: * Contracts * Policy drafting * Implementing new procedures * Brexit & EU law * Providing training on internal procedures * Distribution & agency agreements etc.
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World Courier
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United Kingdom
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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700 & Above Employee
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Legal Specialist
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Aug 2018 - Feb 2021
* Providing global legal support and advice to companies in 50+ countries * Contract review: first review of MSAs, SLAs & CoCs; independent review & drafting of NDAs, Quality Agreements * Quality Matters: investigation of incidents, review of CAPA reports, compliance * Claims: drafting letters & settlements; providing support to local offices for handling of claim procedures * Creation of new contract templates and guidelines * Corporate Governance: liaising with counsel, review and management of company documents * Overseeing legal invoicing: getting approvals, tracking spending, keeping records * Liaising with internal teams and managing expectations * Legal research of matters in multiple jurisdictions Show less
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Nyetimber
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United Kingdom
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Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Paralegal
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Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
In-house Paralegal: • Commercial law and contracts: review, drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts (sales, distribution, marketing, sponsorship, NDA, service provision...) • Corporate law: advised on company formation in several jurisdictions • Employment law and contracts: research; drafting of employment and consultancy contracts; payroll set up; close cooperation with HR Department • Wine law: provided guidance on labelling, marketing and alcohol promotion rules in the UK and countries around the world; ensured compliance with relevant laws • EU law: in-depth research into EU laws regarding wine, trademarks and IP protections • IP law: management and maintenance of company trademark portfolio; copyright law • GDPR compliance: research and implementation; preparing company for GDPR • Brexit and immigration: attended seminars, provided updates for employees and HR • Construction law: review and work with JCT contract; organised and attended contractor meetings; facilitated communication between parties • Liaising with external counsel; drafting instructions for counsel (including QC) • Carrying out high level legal research in multiple languages (German, French, Italian), across multiple legal systems Show less
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Shearman & Sterling LLP (via SSQ)
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London, United Kingdom
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Document Reviewer
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Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
Reviewing and redaction of legal documents Reviewing and redaction of legal documents
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Inventus
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London, United Kingdom
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Document Reviewer
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Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
Work with the Relativity platform Review and analysis of documents for a civil litigation case Work with the Relativity platform Review and analysis of documents for a civil litigation case
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Deloitte-run Project
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London, United Kingdom
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German Document Reviewer, QC
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Apr 2016 - May 2017
Work with the Relativity platform Review and analysis of legal and technical documents in German and English Member of QC team – tasked with reviewing and correcting the work of others, providing feedback Work with the Relativity platform Review and analysis of legal and technical documents in German and English Member of QC team – tasked with reviewing and correcting the work of others, providing feedback
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Mundio Mobile
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Paralegal/Interconnect and Regulatory Affairs
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Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
• Reviewed and summarised contracts written in English, German and Czech • Legal research into various matters (telecommunications, intellectual property, regulatory, employment law) in multiple languages (English, Czech, German, French...) • Drafted submissions for the Czech and Austrian regulator (in Czech and German) • Wrote pre-claim letters for procedures according to English law • Drafted contracts (a bi-lingual Czech-English employment contract), bilingual PoAs • Provided legal counsel on relevant issues (mainly Czech law and regulations) • Helped negotiate business deals and contents of contracts • Translated legal and technical documents from German and Czech into English and vice versa (contracts, regulations, court decisions, technical manuals...) • Provided real time Czech-English translations of discussions, phone calls • Provided support to solicitors and other departments Show less
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Advokátní kancelář Šimková & partneři, s.r.o.
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Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic
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Legal Assistant / Paralegal
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May 2015 - Sep 2015
Main duties: • Research, legal analyses • Reviewing contracts • Preparation of documents • Administration • Communicating with companies and offices • Translations of legal documents into English/Czech • Providing support for Junior and Senior Lawyers • Processing of invoices, substituting for the Office Manager Main duties: • Research, legal analyses • Reviewing contracts • Preparation of documents • Administration • Communicating with companies and offices • Translations of legal documents into English/Czech • Providing support for Junior and Senior Lawyers • Processing of invoices, substituting for the Office Manager
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Self-Employed
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Prague
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Private English Tutor
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Feb 2006 - May 2015
Tutoring, homework help, conversation practice, grammar lectures, preparation for language certificates Tutoring, homework help, conversation practice, grammar lectures, preparation for language certificates
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Education
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Charles University in Prague
JUDr., Law -
Charles University in Prague
Master's degree, Law -
Gymnázium, Arabská 14, Praha 6, Czech Republic (Grammar School)
High School Diploma, Humanity Studies