Overview
Karel is a member of the Business Law team, practicing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law. He is particularly interested in issues relating to corporate social responsibility and capital markets.
Karel worked as a student for an international law firm in Beijing in the Energy and Natural Resources department. He also worked as a student for a boutique law firm in Montreal.
During his law studies, he participated in several legal clinics and pro bono activities. Prior to his legal studies, Karel obtained a degree in International Studies from Leiden University in the Netherlands and a Chinese language diploma from Shandong University in China.
Community involvement
- Project leader, Young Bar of Montreal, Pro Bono Students Canada, 2021-2022
- Student participant, Mobile Legal Clinic, 2021-2022
- Student participant, Université de Montréal General Law Legal Clinic, 2021
- Community intern, Quebec Environmental Law Centre, 2020-2021
- Volunteer, Europa Nostra, 2015-2017
Languages spoken
- English
- French
- Mandarin
Bar admissions & education
- Quebec, 2023
- Université de Montréal: L.L.B., 2022
- Shandong University: Chinese Language Program, 2019
- Leiden University: B.A. International Studies, 2018