Adam Pązik, PhD, Advocate
Mr. Pązik graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 2009, and completed the Schule des Deutschen Rechts (German Law School), a joint programme of universities in Heidelberg, Mainz and Kraków and the Schule des Österreichischen Rechts (Austrian Law School) programme, run jointly by Jagiellonian University and Vienna University.
From 2010 to 2013, he attended graduate law school at the Faculty of Law and Administration of his alma mater, where he was awarded PhD degree for his doctoral dissertation entitled Wyłączenie bezprawności naruszenia dóbr osobistych na podstawie interesu społecznego [Social interest-based exemption for personality rights infringements].
Mr. Pązik teaches a specialist course on "Civil law protection of personality rights in an information society” at the Civil Law Chair of Jagiellonian University. From 2011 to 2014, he was enrolled with the Regional Bar in Kraków as an advocate trainee, to be fully admitted as a licensed advocate in 2014. Mr. Pązik is the author of a number of academic and educational publications. His key areas of expertise include business law, civil law and intellectual property law. Mr. Pązik speaks German and English.
Marcin Słomski, PhD, LL.M, Advocate. Founder and Managing Partner
Mr. Słomski graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 2005. In 2006-2007 he studied German law at Universität zu Köln in Germany, where he was awarded LL.M. summa cum laude degree. From 2008 to 2010, he attended a PhD programme at Universität zu Köln in Germany, working on his doctoral dissertation entitled “Die Umsetzung der Verbrauchsgüterkaufrichtlinie in Polen” that earned him his PhD degree (Dr.iur.).
He has been awarded the Dr. Carl-Arthur Pastor-Stiftung scholarship for outstanding young scholars. From 2009 to 2011, he was enrolled with the Regional Bar in Kraków as an advocate trainee, to be fully admitted as a licensed advocate in 2011. In the period 2007-2011 Mr. Słomski worked with top law firms in Kraków, Warsaw and Cologne, Germany, building his experience in counselling Polish and foreign – especially German-speaking – businesses in the fields of civil and criminal law and procedure, as well as broadly construed IP law. Mr. Słomski is the author of a number of academic and educational publications.
For many years, he has been teaching at the Hugo Grocjusz Intellectual Property Law Centre in Kraków. His key areas of expertise include business law, criminal business law, civil law, tax law and IP law. A fluent speaker of German, he has a strong command of English and French.
Karolina Słomska, Advocate
Ms. Słomska graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 2011. She has been awarded a scholarship by the Italian Institute of Culture in Kraków and attended a post-graduate programme in Medical Law and Bioethics run by her alma mater. From 2013 to 2016, she was enrolled with the Regional Bar in Kraków as an advocate trainee, to be fully admitted as a licensed advocate in 2016.
She started her professional career in 2006, initially working with law firms offering legal services to businesses and hospitals, and then shifting towards litigation during her advocate traineeship. Moreover, she has experience working with the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. A specialist in civil and family law, Ms. Słomska speaks English and Italian.
Adam Pązik, PhD, Advocate
Mr. Pązik graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 2009, and completed the Schule des Deutschen Rechts (German Law School), a joint programme of universities in Heidelberg, Mainz and Kraków and the Schule des Österreichischen Rechts (Austrian Law School) programme, run jointly by Jagiellonian University and Vienna University.
From 2010 to 2013, he attended graduate law school at the Faculty of Law and Administration of his alma mater, where he was awarded PhD degree for his doctoral dissertation entitled Wyłączenie bezprawności naruszenia dóbr osobistych na podstawie interesu społecznego [Social interest-based exemption for personality rights infringements].
Mr. Pązik teaches a specialist course on "Civil law protection of personality rights in an information society” at the Civil Law Chair of Jagiellonian University. From 2011 to 2014, he was enrolled with the Regional Bar in Kraków as an advocate trainee, to be fully admitted as a licensed advocate in 2014. Mr. Pązik is the author of a number of academic and educational publications. His key areas of expertise include business law, civil law and intellectual property law. Mr. Pązik speaks German and English.
Paulina Witczak, Advocate Trainee
Ms. Witczak graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 2012. Since 2013 she has been a graduate student at the Criminal Law Chair at her alma mater, working on her doctoral dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Andrzej Zoll. In 2014 she enrolled as an advocate trainee with the Regional Bar in Kraków. Her expertise focuses on criminal, civil and business law. Ms. Witczak speaks English.
