FILIP WEJMAN, LL.M. (Harvard)
ATTORNEY AT LAW
PARTNER
Experience Member of a team drafting the restructuring agreement and amendments of corporate governance for a Polish public company in arrangement bankruptcy. Value: ca. PLN 2 billion Expert opinion for a UK law firm. Topic: enforcement in Poland of a U.K. judgement handed down after a freezing order (Mareva injunction). Comparative analysis against the backdrop of Polish Constitution and civil procedure. Dispute value: ca. PLN 1 billion Drafting the winning petition to the Polish Supreme Court for counsel representing the parents in precedent, "wrongful birth" tort litigation. Read more. Expert opinion for the law firm representing one of the leading Polish financial companies in course of takeover of a foreign entity. Analysis of the draft acquisition agreement under foreign law, and of the buyer's contracts with other consultants: legal, investment, financial, strategic advisors. Transaction value: ca. PLN 1 billion Assistance in writing the opinion by a Polish professor appointed as an expert witness in international arbitration proceedings on protection of foreign investments in Poland. Dispute value: several billion EUR Transaction and litigation strategy with scenario analysis in the context of decisions issued by the market regulator. Value of the case: PLN several hundred million Expert advice for a law firm representing a party to an international dispute over ownership of a large Polish company. Task: developing ideas and arguments for litigation as regards corporate law, contracts, civil procedure. Dispute value: several billion EUR Expert advice for a Polish company on debt repayment in context of restructuring of a large, foreign bank. Value of the case: several million EUR Analysis of a common law trust under Polish law. Proposal for a major overhaul of the Radio and Television Broadcasting Act, commissioned in 1999 by the Polish Ministry of Treasury. Co-author of the proposal for the reform of the legal profession, drafted at the invitation of one of Polish political parties (the Parliamentary Club of PO, The Civic Platform). Member of the team drafting positions and regulatory proposals vis-a-vis the government for a law firm representing one of the key global IT companies. Subject: electronic signatures law. Outside Positions Co-founder and Member of the Board INPRIS, a legal think tank Member of the Program Board Precedent Litigation Program Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Member of the grading committee The Path to Harvard national competition (Droga na Harvard) Selected Former Positions Assistant, Chair of the Private Law Jagiellonian University Member of the Polish-German Center for Banking Law Jagiellonian University Head, School of American Law Jagiellonian University Senior Researcher University of Bielefeld, Germany Teaching Assistant Harvard Extension School Internet & Society course offered by the Berkman Center for Law and Society at Harvard Law School Education 1998 Master of Law Jagiellonian University 1998 CUA International Business and Trade Summer Law Program 1997-1998 School of German Law Universities: Heidelberg, Mainz and Jagiellonian 2003 Attorney exam 2004 Master of Laws (LL.M), Harvard Law School Awards, Scholarships, Distinctions 2nd Workshop on American Affairs Young Leaders Program 2000, Dräger Stiftung 2003-2004 Kosciuszko Foundation Exchange Fellow at Harvard University Bronze Cross of Merit Decision of the President of Poland of 23 October 2012 In Recognition of Services to Justice Medal awarded by the Minister of Justice on 22 October 2012 The NGO of the Year 2013 Award of the National Bar of Legal Advisors For INPRIS, a legal think tank | Contact filip.wejman at karasekwejman.com Services legal advice and expert opinions dispute resolution and litigation transaction work legislative and regulatory matters teaching and training Areas of Law contracts torts enforcement of claims insolvency intellectual property information technology e-commerce corporate law freedom of speech consumer law conflict of laws Languages Polish (native) English (fluent) German, French, Russian (working knowledge, but dictionary support is necessary) Selected Publications list (in Polish) |