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Francis Kucera 

Partner, London 

Profession

Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

Experience

Specialist in international securities work, both debt and equity, with a particular emphasis on financings in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS region. His work encompasses straight debt, equity-linked products, shares and depositary receipts as well as structured transactions.

Recent transactions for which involvement can be disclosed include:

  • advising Barclays Capital on the establishment of an MTN Programme for Getin Bank of Poland
  • advising the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic on its EUR 3,000,000,000 Debt Instrument Programme and issuance of EUR 1,500,000,000 Instruments thereunder 
  • advising the Czech Republic on the establishment of its Euro MTN Programme
  • advising the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on its sovereign bond financing since 2004, in aggregate amount of USD 4 billion

Professional experience

May 2009 - to date Co Managing Partner, Linklaters Warsaw
2005 - 2009 Partner Linklaters, London
2001 - 2005 Managing Partner Linklaters, Prague
2000 - 2001 Partner, Linklaters Prague
1999 - 2000 Seconded to Linklaters Prague
1996 - 1999 Senior Assistant Solicitor, Linklaters London
1994 - 1996 Seconded to Linklaters Singapore
1992 - 1994 Seconded to International Legal Counsellors Thailand Limited, Bangkok
1989 - 1991 Trainee, Linklaters London

Education

1988 - 1989 College of Law, Guildford
1984 - 1988 University of Warwick LL.B (European)Class II:I

Languages

English