Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 Edition

27 FINANCE MONTHLY Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 POLAND Contact Details UK: 6 David Lane, NBV Enterprise Centre, NG6 0JU, Nottingham Email: aleksandrakowalik@op.pl / biuro@akowalik.com Fax: 01158718908 Mob: 07540977720 Poland: Bar Practice Aleksandra Kowalik Sadowa 18a Street, 86- 100, Swiecie Email: aleksandrakowalik@op.pl / biuro@akowalik.com /kancelaria.kowalik@op.pl Tel / Fax: (0048) 52 33 14444 Mob: (0048) 500010850 CRIMINAL DEFENCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Winner: Personal Bio Aleksandra Kowalik I. 2000-2005- The Faculty of Lawand Administration of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń i. graduated on 7th July 2005- Master of Law; II. 2005- 2008- Statutory judical trainee at the District, Regional and Appeal Divisions Court in Toruń: ii. 2005-2007: Criminal Divisions (first and higher instances including Prosecution Service); iii. final criminal examination; iv. 2007- 2008: Civil Divisions & Family Divisions (first and higher instances); v. 2009: final judical examination certificated by the Ministry of Justice; III. 2000- 2009- Legal trainee at Andrzej Kowalik’ s Chambers (Bar Practice); IV. 2009- called to the Bar- member of the Regional Bar Council in Bydgoszcz; V. 2009- 2012- Frame cooperation with Andrzej Kowalik’ s Chambers VI. since 2012- has been running the individual Bar Practice; VII. since 2013- Registered European Lawyer in England and Wales; VIII. since 2014- member of The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple; IX. Since 2015- the PhD researcher/ student at The Faculty of Law and Administration of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń- The Department of theCriminal Procedure The doctoral researches refers to the extradition (in concreto) European Arrest Warrant issues between The United Kingdom and Poland (comparative law report). X. Member of European Criminal Bar Associaton, International Bar Association and Academy of European Law in Trier. XI. The areas of the expertise: criminal law including the international criminal proceedings, cooperation and extradition between The United Kingdom and Poland, taxation proceedings related to VAT including the VAT frauds (Aleksandra Kowalik specialises in the oil traders and scrap iron/ metal trades taxation namely VAT disputes), commercial disputes and claims, international commercial contracts preparation, custom duties related proceedings including the international trade agreements, medical negligence claims. XII. In loved with the theatre, old good rock, classic music, horse ridding, sailing, windsurfing, skiing and Beksiński’s art but the greatest passion is my work. XIII. The life motto: “there are no facts, only interpretation”- Friedrich Nietzsche.