Ewa Rutkowska, attorney-at-law, is an expert in pharmaceutical law, healthcare law and product liability.  She has many years of experience in legal advice to Polish and international companies from the pharmaceutical industry, the medical devices sector and the FMCG sector. She advises industry organisations which she has repeatedly represented as the public party in the legislative process as well as supporting them in work on industry codes of best practices.

Ewa Rutkowska has many years of experience in product liability litigation, including highly publicised cases of global product recall from the market. She also represents clients in other cases before courts of law and arbitral tribunals.

For years, she has been recommended by Polish (Rzeczpospolita) and international (Chambers Europe, PLC Which Lawyer) legal rankings as a leading lawyer in pharmaceutical law in Poland, and by the Expert Guides - Women in Business Law 2014 ranking in the area of product liability. Ewa works pro bono for non-profit organisations, including the Foundation “Warsaw Hospice for Children”.

She worked for Baker & McKenzie for almost four years. Before joining Baker & McKenzie as a partner, with her team of four, Ewa worked for many years at the Hogan Lovells (formerly Lovells) law firm, creating and then managing the pharmaceutical law and product liability practice.

Rzeczpospolita Law Firm Ranking 2018 – Ewa Rutkowska is recommended for the 10th time in Pharmaceutical Law.

Chambers Europe 2018: Band 1 - Ewa Rutkowska is held in high regard by interviewees, who note that she is "energetic and ready to work," adding that "she is open to new problems and challenges and has a pro-client approach." She has a long track record in advising clients hailing from the pharmaceutical, medical devices and FMCG industries. Her practice also spans healthcare and product liability law.

Who’sWho Legal 2018 (Life Science) – Ewa Rutkowska recommended.

Who’sWho Legal 2018 (Product Liability Defence) - Ewa Rutkowska recommended.

Expert Guides 2018 (Product Liability) - Ewa Rutkowska recommended.

Expert Guides: Women in Business Law 2018 (Product Liability) - Ewa Rutkowska recommended.

ewa.rutkowska@krklegal.pl

Magdalena Bąkowska, attorney-at-law, provides day-to-day legal assistance to pharmaceutical companies and clients from the food and medical devices industries. She specialises in regulatory aspects, advertising and distribution of medicinal products, as well as pharmacy advertising and personal data protection. She represents clients in administrative proceedings before regulatory authorities, as well as in civil cases on product liability and unfair competition. She also advises clients on all matters related to cooperation with pharmacies, including admissible sales tools, as well as matters relating to pharmacy advertising. Her experience also includes advising clients on veterinary pharmaceuticals.

In her practice, Magdalena Bąkowska also advises industry associations, participating in legislative work related to amendments to the Pharmaceutical Law. She is also a co-author of the Polish implementation of the Transparency Code. Magdalena Bąkowska also holds numerous training sessions and lectures on compliance and pharmaceutical advertising. She is also a lecturer in the Postgraduate Course on Pharmacoeconomics, Pharma Marketing and Law organised by the Warsaw University of Technology Business School.

Before starting to work with Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński Kancelaria Prawna Sp. j., she gained many years of experience in the life sciences departments of the Baker & McKenzie and Hogan Lovells law firms. Magdalena Bąkowska is a graduate of the Faculty of law and Administration at the University of Warsaw and the British Law Centre - Cambridge University, Institute of Continuing Education.

Expert Guides Rising Star 2018 - Magdalena Bąkowska recommended.

magdalena.bakowska@krklegal.pl

Ewa Auleytner, legal counsel, provides comprehensive legal advice to companies in the area of dispute resolution and represents clients before courts of law. She has represented clients in a number of civil cases, arising from the performance of complex civil contracts, which were related to the interpretation of contractual provisions and asserting claims. She also specialises in cases related to unfair advertising, product liability, as well as civil and criminal liability for damage to health, including in matters related to medical malpractice. She has extensive experience in representing clients in litigation between businesses and consumers related to unlawful contractual provisions and in labour law matters.

Ewa Auleytner gained her professional experience while working for many years at international law firms in Warsaw, namely White & Case, Hogan Lovells and Baker & McKenzie.

ewa.auleytner@krklegal.pl

Maciej Konarowski, attorney-at-law specialises in litigation (civil, criminal and administration matters), as well as in other forms of dispute resolution. His interests encompass intellectual property law and the law on new technologies. At KRK, he is responsible for litigation on medical and pharmaceutical law grounds, particularly product liability and competition law.

Before joining KRK Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński, Maciej gained experience working for both smaller law firms in Warsaw and international law offices. While gaining his litigation experience, he practiced at the Office of the Prosecutor General of the State Treasury, as an assistant to a judge and as a representative of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights.

Maciej Konarowski is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. He was a trainee at the Warsaw Bar Association, where he passed his final exams to become an attorney-at-law.

maciej.konarowski@krklegal.pl

Barbara Trabszys, attorney-at-law, specialises in matters of broadly understood public law. Her day-to-day practice focuses on matters related to the functioning of the pharmaceutical, FMCG and medical markets, as well as day-to-day assistance to companies operating in these markets.

Barbara Trabszys supports the law firm’s lawyers in proceedings before administrative authorities and courts in a variety of cases of a regulatory nature, as well as before civil courts in unfair competition and product liability cases.

Her main areas of interest include legal issues related to the organisation of the healthcare system, advertising of medicinal products, medical devices and food supplements, clinical trials and observational studies, as well as product liability. Barbara Trabszys was involved in negotiations on the wording of contracts in Poland of a multi-centre observational study sponsored by one of the renowned medical universities from the USA.  She has been involved several times in legal audits of companies operating on the pharmaceutical and food supplement market.

Barbara Trabszys worked with the Baker & McKenzie law firm before joining the Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński law firm. Barbara Trabszys is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration and the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw. During her studies, she went to study at the Institut d’études politiques de Bordeaux (Sciences Po Bordeaux) in France on a half-yearly scholarship. She graduated from 1-year studies on American law organised by the American Law Centre – a joint project of the University of Warsaw and the University of Florida.

barbara.trabszys@krklegal.pl

Adam Krenke, legal counsel, specialises in legal aspects of reimbursement of medicinal products, financing of the healthcare system and clinical trials. His work also encompassesregulations on medical devices. In his daily work, he focuses on day-to-day legal assistance to pharmaceutical companiesas regards regulatory and contractual issues.

Before joining KRK Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński, Adam Krenke worked atthe Legal Department of the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariff System and was responsible for issues related to reimbursement procedures, financing of the healthcare system and holding seminars for healthcare providers. He also worked as an intern in the Compliance Department of an international pharmaceutical company.

Adam Krenke is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. During his studies, he attended the American Law School organised by the Levin College of Law, University of Florida in cooperation with the University of Warsaw. Adam Krenke is an alumnus of the Healthcare Leaders project organized by the Lesław A. Paga Foundation. He is currently a legal advisor trainee at the Warsaw Bar Association.

adam.krenke@krklegal.pl

Zuzanna Chromiec is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. Her day-to-day practice focuses on matters related to the reimbursement of medicinal products, broadly understood organization, financing and contracting of the healthcare system, as well as legal aspects of biological medicinal products.
Patients’ rights are also one of the main areas of her interests. Therefore, her responsibilities also include assistance in matters related to handling litigation and proceedings before bodies of public administration in pro bono cases conducted by KRK. These cases primarily apply to the reimbursement of individually imported medicinal products and patient access to health services both in Poland and in the cross-border context.
Before joining KRK Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński, Zuzanna Chromiec gained experience in another Polish law firm and in the legal department of one of the non-governmental organizations. Zuzanna is also an alumnus of the Healthcare Leaders project organized by the Lesław A. Paga Foundation.

zuzanna.chromiec@krklegal.pl