Advanced Protection Systems Hires Pawel Hincz as Head of Legal

Former Baker McKenzie Partner Pawel Hincz has joined Advanced Protection Systems in Poland as its Head of Legal.

Hincz was recently appointed to Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences M&A with Baker McKenzie (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on October 19, 2022).

Prior to his move, Hincz had been with Baker McKenzie for over five years, joining the firm from WKB Wiercinski, Kwicinski, Baehr in 2017 (reported by CEE Legal Matters on November 16, 2017).  He worked for WKB between 2014 and 2017 as a Partner, serving as the Head of Life Sciences since 2015. Before that, he worked at Greenberg Traurig, which he joined in May 2012 as a Senior Associate and where he made Local Partner in December of the same year. Earlier still, Hincz worked for Dewey & LeBoeuf as a Senior Associate between 2011 and 2012 and as an Associate between 2007 and 2010.

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