Tobiasz Adam Kowalczyk is a graduate of the Nicolas Copernicus University in Torun. He also studied European Law at the University of Miskolc in Hungary and in the European Academy of Diplomacy. Kowalczyk is actively working on the development of mediation and arbitration. As part of his pro bono activities, he is also the Head of Region in the National Chamber of Mediators and Arbitrators. At the same time, as an expert in the Center for Research and Analysis (Employers of Poland), he conducts research on the socio-economic effects of the actions of public authorities and social partners on socio-economic situation, in particular in the enterprise sector in Poland and Europe. He is serving as the Head of the Legal Department and Compliance Officer at Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing. He describes himself as a “target driven and goal-oriented lawyer, valued for commitment, openness, and loyalty to the employer.” He was recently selected from a group of top young lawyers in Poland for the prestigious “Rising Star” award.
In December 2014 CEE Equity Partners Limited acquired a majority stake in BKF University of Applied Sciences, a private higher education business in Hungary.
White & Case advised them in the transaction. The White & Case team in Budapest that advised CEEEP was led by Partner Edward Keller and included Partner Rob Irving and Associates Zita Albert, Balazs Varszeghi, and Akos Mates-Lanyi.
We reached out to Judith Gliniecki, the General Counsel at CEE Equity Partners, with several questions about the deal.
Ingo Steinwender is the Group Head of Legal Affairs at CA Immobilien Anlagen, a company that he has been with since August 2013. Before that he worked for IES Immobilien-Projektentwicklung in a similar role in Vienna for over 4 years, preceded by a little over 2 years with EYEMAXX Real Estate as its Head of Legal Affairs and Division Manager Ukraine. Steinwender’s experience also includes working for CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati, Schoenherr, and Deloitte.
Josef Holzschuster joined Phillips this September in Prague as its new Head of Legal Affairs for CEE.
Isil Yilmaz was recently hired as the new Legal Director for Multi Development in Turkey.
Turkish lawyer Umit Bilgen has been hired as the Head of Legal at AssisTT in Turkey.
ID Group, the largest Romanian privately owned group of companies focusing on developing and operating large top class business centers, recently hired Marian Radu as its new Head of Legal.
CEE Legal Matters has asked a number of Ukrainian lawyers who were personally involved in the events on Maidan Nezalezhnosti ("Independence Square") in Kiev to describe both their reasons for being there and the dramatic events they witnessed. This, the first such account, was sent to us by Dmytro Ivanusa, the Head of Legal at Donoway Assurance (Ukraine), a Member of Crowe Horwath International. We want to thank Dmytro for taking the time to write this exclusive account for our readers.
