Mar 31, 26

Ivo Hartmann Returns to Private Practice at VIDD in the Czech Republic

Former Rohlik Group Chief Legal Officer Ivo Hartmann has returned to private practice by joining the newly established VIDD in Prague.

Hartmann, a corporate, M&A, and energy specialist, returns to private practice after a seven-month stint as the Rohlik Group’s Chief Legal Officer.

Before that, he spent four years with Dentons, two of which as a Senior Associate. Earlier, he spent two and a half years with Weil, between 2015 and 2018, and almost four with BPV Braun Partners, between 2010 and 2014.

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