Mgr. Aleš Králík, LL.M.

Aleš has worked in financial regulation since 2004, having previously practised as an attorney. He has contributed to the preparation of a number of key Czech financial market regulations, including legislation governing securities, bonds, investment companies and investment funds, covered bonds, and the long-term investment product. He has also been involved in the transposition of MiFID II and the IFD into the Czech Capital Market Undertakings Act, the transposition of AIFMD 2 and UCITS 6 into the Czech Act on Investment Companies and Investment Funds, and the introduction of the long-term investment product, the alternative pension fund, and the regulation of below-threshold bond issues.

In Brussels, Aleš represented the Czech Republic in negotiations on a wide range of European legislation, including regulations concerning credit rating agencies, short selling, market abuse, benchmarks, prospectuses, EuVECA, EuSEF and ELTIF funds, money market funds, and European green bonds. Under his leadership, the Czech Republic also negotiated, among other legislation, the Taxonomy Regulation and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. Aleš also coordinated the preparation and approval of the Czech Republic’s Capital Market Development Strategy for 2019 to 2023 and the creation of the Capital Market Guide website.

Aleš regularly publishes articles in professional journals, contributes to legal commentaries, and speaks at seminars and conferences.

At Greats, Aleš focuses primarily on investment fund regulation, reviewing and commenting on draft legislation, coordinating a new legal commentary on the Czech Act on Investment Companies and Investment Funds, and implementing artificial intelligence within the firm’s internal systems. He is Greats’ primary contact for the Czech Capital Market Association (AKAT) and Alliot Global Alliance and manages the firm’s LinkedIn profile.