DR HAB. MARCIN SPYRA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW
ATTORNEY AT LAW
OF COUNSEL
Experience Expert support for a law firm representing a party to an international dispute over ownership of a Polish company. Task: Developing ideas and arguments for litigation as regards Polish corporate law, contracts, procedural law. Expert opinion for the law firm representing one of the leading companies in Poland which was negotiating acquisition of a foreign entity. Analysis of the draft M&A agreement under foreign law, and of the buyer's contracts with other consultants, i.e. legal, investment, financial, strategic advisors. Drafting transaction documents for an industrial cooperation contract. Proposal for a major overhaul of the Radio and Television Broadcasting Act, commissioned in 1999 by the Polish Ministry of Treasury (co-drafter). Expert opinion for the Polish Bank Guarantee Fund on implementation of the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive into Polish law (co-author). Member of the Codification Commission (Ministry of Justice); co-drafter of the proposed rules on performance of obligations and remedies for non-performance of obligations Outside Positions Adjunct Professor at the Chair of Commercial Law, Jagiellonian University Member of editorial board of Transformacje Prawa Prawa, a law quarterly Member of the problem group at the Codification Commission at the Ministry of Justice; co-drafter of the proposal for rules on provision of services Member of an international research group on European Public Procurement Law Selected Former Positions Head of the Polish-German Center for Banking Law Jagiellonian University Education 1997 Master of Law, Jagiellonian University 2002 Attorney Exam 2004 Doctor of Law Thesis on legal risks in international offerings of Polish bonds 2015 Habilitation (postdoctoral professorship
qualification) Scholarships and Awards 2nd Workshop on American Affairs, Young Leaders Program 2000, Dräger Stiftung Award of the Rector of the Jagiellonian University for outstanding results of a research group | Contact office at karasekwejman.com Services legal advice and expert opinions transaction work dispute resolution training Areas banking and financial institutions enforcement of claims and bankruptcy stock exchange consumer law international civil procedure conflict of laws Languages Polish (native) English (fluent) |