Jason has more than 25 years of transactional experience in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. He has led numerous teams of foreign and local lawyers and has worked on many of the most significant international transactions, including many privatisations, across the region. He was Firm-wide Managing Partner of Kinstellar from 2008–2019 and is now the Senior Partner of the firm.

Gernot is well versed in managing the strategies of high-growth international companies active in the CEE regions. His expertise includes strategic and operational planning, group accounting, and consolidation, tax audits, and internal control system implementation.

Michael’s role involves working with lawyers across group firms and with a dedicated and talented team of client-facing business development professionals strategically located across our business to win more work while developing a new set of client relationships. Prior to joining Kinstellar in 2015, Michael was responsible for developing and executing marketing communications and business development strategy for Linklaters and Baker Botts. Michael was Business Development Director of Kinstellar for 5 years, prior to joining Aapogee.

A Czech qualified lawyer, Barbora has more than 20 years of extensive experience in regulatory compliance. She is also is the Head of Risk & Compliance and General Counsel of Kinstellar. She manages new clients and new matter-approval processes and supervises compliance with AML rules applicable to individual offices. Barbora has been a member of the Appeal Commission of the Czech Data Protection Office since 2006 and member of the Czech Bar Association since 2001.

Rob is a senior executive with over 30 years’ experience in the legal and professional services sector, having held C-level (COO, CEO and CIO) and executive leadership roles at Clifford Chance, Baker McKenzie, and Borden Ladner Gervais. Across these firms, he worked closely with firm leadership to help develop and execute their strategic plans focused on growth, modernization, commercial and operational excellence, delivering strong and sustained results. Rob acts as Chief Growth and Transformation Officer of Aapogee PLC, providing senior leadership and advisory support across strategy, profitability and value growth, technology modernization, AI-led business and technology strategy, operating model design, commercial excellence, and leadership support.