Members and Associates
Centre's Members
Prof. Konrad Osajda, LL.M.
Director of the Centre for Family Business Law
Professor of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, Poland, and Head of the Commercial Law Department at this university. Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the Council of Provosts of the Polish Academy of Sciences, member of the Polish Private Law Codification Commission, full member of the Studies & Analyses Office of the Supreme Court of Poland, Visiting professor at, inter alia, the universities of Ottawa, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Montreal, Turin, Vienna and Kyiv, Honorary Fellow of Asian Institute of International Financial Law (Hong Kong University, China), member of European Law Institute. Scholarship holder of, inter alia, the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg, the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Foundation for Polish Science. Principal Investigator in the research project “The Dead Hand. Private foundation as a multi-generational estate planning tool” funded by the National Science Centre (grant no. 2021/41/B/HS5/00857). Editor-in-chief of the series entitled “Private Law Commentaries”.
Dr Anne-Marie Weber, LL.M.
Assistant Professor at the Commercial Law Department of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, where she defended her doctoral thesis for which she was awarded by the Chairman of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority in a competition for the best doctoral thesis in the field of financial market. Graduate of the Master of Laws (LL.M.) programme at Berkeley Law School. Scholarship holder of the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law in Hamburg, the French Government (Campus France), the Polish-German Foundation for Science, Poland's National Academic Exchange Agency and Poland's National Science Center. Visiting Scholar at Berkeley School of Law and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. She specialises in capital market law, corporate law and contract law. Her current research interests are devoted to the question of how legal regulation can support the idea of sustainable economic development. In the European Law Institute's project “Enterprise Foundations in Europe”, she serves as a member of the advisory committee.
Krzysztof Grzegorczyk
Administrator of the Centre for Family Business Law
Doctoral student at the Commercial Law Department of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw, Poland; LL.M. student at the University of Heidelberg; graduate of law (long-cycle MA) and art history (BA and MA) at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. President of the Scientific Association Collegium Invisibile (term 2018/19). Scholarship holder of, among others, Poland's Minister of Science and Higher Education, Poland's National Science Centre, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria. Graduate of the School of German Law and the School of Austrian Law conducted at the Jagiellonian University (in cooperation with the universities of Heidelberg, Mainz and Vienna). His academic interests include civil law (especially inheritance law), commercial law, art and culture law, as well as late medieval and early modern art.
Jakub Kuśmierz
Research Assistant at the Family Business Law Centre
Corporate and transactional lawyer. Doctoral student at the University of Warsaw’s Doctoral School of Social Sciences and a law graduate of UW’s Faculty of Law and Administration. Research Assistant at the Centre for Family Business Law and the Chair of Commercial and Corporate Law. Gained professional experience at Polish and international law firms, including CMS, Deloitte, and Schönherr. His research interests cover private law, particularly the law of obligations and succession law, with a current focus on private foundations and trusts. Author of scientific publications, conference speaker, and participant in research programmes.
External Associates
Dr Wojciech Bańczyk
Employee of the Department of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University, Head of the School of American Law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and the Jagiellonian University, attorney-at-law. Winner of, among others, the main prize in the Prof. Z. Radwański Competition for the best doctoral thesis in the field of Polish private law, first prize from the President of the General Counsel of the Republic of Poland in the competition for the best master's thesis in the field of judicial law. Member of, among others, the European Society of Comparative Legal History and the European Law Institute. Scholarship holder of, among others, the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst, the Foundation for Polish Science, and the Minister of Science and Higher Education.
Dr Julita Zawadzka
Representative of KKG Legal – partner of the Centre
Advocate, Partner in the Wealth Management practice at KKG Legal; Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Law of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Jagiellonian University. Her particular areas of academic interest include legal succession issues relating to all types of legal entities. She is currently finalising her habilitation thesis on inheritance and property law. In her professional work, as part of the Wealth Management practice at KKG Legal, she advises clients on matters relating to succession, among other things. She teaches postgraduate students on the ‘Contemporary Inheritance Law’ ('Współczesne prawo spadkowe')course at the Jagiellonian University.
Kacper Boś, LL.M.
Graduate of law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University and Master of Laws (LL.M.) at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. Head of a research project ‘Family foundations in Polish law in the context of foreign legislation’ ('Fundacja rodzinna w prawie polskim na tle ustawodawstw obcych') funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Laureate of, among others, the Ryochi Sasakawa Scholarship Fund for Young Leaders (SYLFF), a scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for significant scientific achievements, and the ‘School of Eagles’ ('Szkoła Orłów') scholarship programme, 2019 edition. Author of publications in the field of commercial and civil law.
Dr Kacper Górniak
Lecturer at the Department of Civil Law of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Jagiellonian University. He defended a doctoral dissertation entitled ‘Acquisition of ownership of movable property in good faith’ ('Nabycie własności rzeczy ruchomej w dobrej wierze') with honours, written under the supervision of Dr Hab. I. Karasek-Wojciechowicz. Author of the monograph entitled ‘Succession of an enterprise in the event of the death of an entrepreneur’ ('Sukcesja przedsębiorstwa na wypadek śmierci przedsiębiorcy') (C.H.Beck 2023) and other publications in the field of inheritance, property and contract law, winner of second place in the ‘Commercial Law Review’ ('Przegląd Prawa Handlowego')competition for the best master's theses, graduate of the American Law School organised by The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and the Jagiellonian University.
Dr Kamil Wielgus
Assistant at the Department of Civil Law of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Jagiellonian University. He defended a doctoral dissertation entitled ‘Debt and liability in civil law obligations’ ('Dług i odpowiedzialność w zobowiązaniu cywilnoprawnym') under the supervision of Dr Hab. Grzegorz Tracz. Author of publications on inheritance law (‘Death of a Partner in a Civil Law Partnership' ('Śmierć wspólnika w spółce cywilnej'), C.H. Beck 2024) and other publications on property law and obligations. He has undertaken research trips to various foreign institutes and universities (including Heidelberg, Hamburg, Münster, and Lausanne). Graduate of the American Law School organised by The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and the Jagiellonian University. Secretary of the postgraduate programme ‘Contemporary Inheritance Law’ at the Jagiellonian University (prawospadkowe.wpia.uj.edu.pl).
Aleksander Petrys
Representative of WKB Lawyers – partner of the Centre
Advocate, Member of the Private Clients team at WKB Lawyers. Visiting Scholar at Duke University School of Law (2023–2024) in the field of international succession planning and asset protection. Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at Jagiellonian University and postgraduate studies in Global Affairs and Diplomacy at the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom and the War Studies University. Scholarship holder at the University of Vienna, winner of a scholarship from the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding academic achievements, participant in the Austrian Law School. Former deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Młoda Palestra'.
Piotr Aleksiejuk
Representative of Wojarska Aleksiejuk & Partners Law Firm – partner of the Centre
Attorney-at-law, Managing Partner at Wojarska Aleksiejuk & Partners Law Firm, President of the Family Business Succession Association, for over a decade he has been advising Polish family businesses, in particular on the implementation and supervision of succession projects. He participated in legislative work on the Family Foundation Act. He is the author of regular articles on family foundations published by Rzeczpospolita, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Puls Biznesu and Prawo.pl, as well as Poland's first guide to family foundations, published jointly with Dziennik Gazeta Prawna and Infor. Privately, he is a husband and father of three daughters, a member of the Polish national triathlon team, and a participant in the Polish Championships, European Championships and World Championships in Ironman.
Jacek Miłaszewski
Representative of PragmatIQ Law Firm – partner of the Centre
Attorney-at-law, author of scientific research, speaker at training courses, workshops and conferences. Author of publications and statements in the media. He is passionate about protecting the special values of entrepreneurs, especially in the context of succession planning. He actively cooperates with the family business community. Participated in consultations and work on the Family Foundation Act. He has researched the statutes of family foundations in Poland and other countries, including Liechtenstein, Germany and Switzerland.
Dr Dawid Rejmer
Representative of LEX Financial Law Firm – partner of the Centre
Attorney-at-law, Partner at LEX Financial Law Firm. Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw (doctorate) and the Warsaw School of Economics, majoring in finance and accounting (master's degree). Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), an international organisation of finance and accounting professionals. Expert at the Business Centre Club (BCC) in the field of family businesses and the legal and financial aspects of business succession. In 2019–2021, he was vice-president of the nationwide association Inicjatywa Firm Rodzinnych (Family Business Initiative). Participant in international conferences on family business (FERC, IFERA).
Katarzyna Żółcińska
Representative of CRIDO – partner of the Centre
Advocate, with over 12 years of experience specialising in company law and a wide range of commercial matters, particularly in the succession of Polish family businesses. In her professional work, she focuses on supporting Polish and foreign clients in the areas of succession and family foundations, complex (including international) economic structures, investment funds and foreign companies. For many years, she has regularly received individual recommendations in The Legal 500 EMEA ranking in the categories of Private Client, Investment Funds and Commercial, Corporate and M&A. She is the author of numerous publications aimed at entrepreneurs, a speaker at conferences, and actively participates in legislative work on economic law projects, such as the Family Foundation Act.
Dr Bartłomiej Ostrzechowski
Representative of Pietrzak Sidor & Wspólnicy Law Firm – partner of the Centre
Advocate, Partner at Pietrzak Sidor & Wspólnicy Law Firm, co-head of the civil law department. Assistant Professor at the Department of Intellectual Property and Intangible Goods Law, Faculty of Law, University of Warsaw. Lecturer for trainee advocates at the Warsaw Bar Association. Graduate of postgraduate studies in competition law at the Institute of Legal Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Specialises in contract law, company law, combating unfair competition and protection of personal rights. Author of several academic and popular science publications.