Richard Bacek

Role in ECLA

2024 – Present: Secretary of ECLA

Professional Career

  • 2009 – Present: General Counsel Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Siemens, s.r.o.
  • 2000 – 2009: Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna v.o.s.

Beyond the Law

  • What is your favorite place in Europe and why?
    • Spain, Andalusia – nice people, nice weather and nice food.
  • What do you do outside work that keeps you grounded?
    • LEGO – Architecture and gardening.
  • What belief or habit have you changed your mind about in the last few years?
    • Sometimes is better to say briefly and quickly “no” or “I do not agree” than to be diplomatic in any case.
  • What book, film, or music has stuck with you?
    • Book: Kamen a bolest (Stone and Pain), Karel Schulz, about Michelangelo Buonarroti. Film: The Painted Bird. Music: Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 9, From the New World