Languages
German, English, Polish, French

Affiliations
Deutsch-Polnischer Windenergie-Club, League of Lawyers e.V., Deutsch- Polnischer Gesundheits- und Sozialverband, DIRO, etc.

Professional Background
Henning von Zanthier founded the law firm in Berlin in 1992 with its main focus on business law in Germany and Poland. Since 1995 he has been the owner of the law firm in Poznań (Poland). After studying law in Germany and France (Diplôme Supérieur in Strasbourg), he was awarded the title Master of Law (LL.M.) in the USA (Tulane University). In 1991 he was called to the Bar in Berlin where he worked as a lawyer in a leading international law firm. Since 2009 he is the first non-Polish attorney (radca prawny) to be admitted to the bar in Poznań/Poland. From 2004-2009 he was a lecturer in Polish law at Freie Universität Berlin. In addition, he also lecturers at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań/Poland on the law of international sale of goods.

Publications/Lectures
Henning von Zanthier is the author of numerous papers on German-Polish trade. He also gives regular lectures on this subject at a broad variety of institutions including:  

• "Radiology and Teleradiology-Similarities and Potential of a Cross-Border Concept between Germany and Poland"
  
• "Healthcare Without Borders. The Europeanization of National Healthcare Systems with Special Reference to German-Polish Collaboration."
  

Languages 
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Łukasz studied law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). After graduation, he worked in one of the globally active so-called "Big4" consulting law firms, where he specialized in tax consulting in the international environment. Since 2007 he has been working for our law firm in Poznań. He is the head of the Poznań office. Since 2015 he has been responsible for the development of the Polish affairs of the firm and since 2017 equity partner. In his practice Łukasz advised relevant companies in the area of commercial and tax law, which have the total investment volume of several hundred million euros.

Languages
Polish, German, English, Russian

Professional Background
Karolina Barałkiewicz-Sokal studied law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. From 1999 to 2003 she was working for a variety of law firms in Poznań where she became proficient in handling non-national client accounts. After completing her legal training in 2003 she has been working for our law office in Poznań as an attorney at law. In summer 2004 she completed her studies in German law at the Faculty of Law at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and in 2009 her postgraduate course in environmental law likewise at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Grzegorz graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics in Finance and Banking, specializing in Accounting. During the course of his professional career, he has obtained substantial experience as an auditor working for a number of international auditing firms, including one of the „Big Four”. Entry in the register of certified auditors No.: 12134 Grzegorz is a Partner of MGI Modzelewski responsible for managing the accounting advisory department, which supports the ongoing legal & tax advisory of VON ZANTHIER & DACHOWSKI in Poland. Thanks to the long-standing cooperation with MGI Modzelewski, VON ZANTHIER & DACHOWSKI offers not only legal and tax advisory in Poland but also ongoing support in all accounting matters, as "from a single source".

Languages 
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Dr Małgorzata Stępień is a graduate of Faculty of Law and Administration of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. After graduation, she was working in one of the biggest international consultancy firms, where she specialized in the legal and tax consulting of foreign entrepreneurs. She graduated from prestigious studies MBA Poznań-Atlanta at the University of Economics in Poznań in cooperation with Georgia State University in Atlanta. In October 2021, she successfully defended her dissertation entitled "The value of legal services from the perspective of mandates and mandataries in the B2B market" at the Faculty of International Economy University of Economics in Poznań.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Magdalena Stefaniak-Odzieżmska is a graduate of the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) and the Poznań University of Economics. After graduation she was working in one of the “Big4” consultancy firms. After that she was several years teamleader in tax team in one of the biggest international consultancy firms, where she specialized in the tax consulting of foreign entrepreneurs, especially german mandators. She advises mandators on current tax advice, as well as participates in proceedings before tax authorities as well as in tax reviews and due diligence of companies.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Wojciech Paryś, a graduate of law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and philosophy at the University of Szczecin (bachelor's degree), attorney at law (PL); after graduation worked in law firms specializing in commercial consultancy. From 2016 he worked, and from 2019 he also led a legal advisory team in one of the largest international consulting firms specializing in legal advice of foreign entrepreneurs, especially German ones.  In 2019, he was certified as a lead auditor for ISO/IEC 27001 (information security).
In his professional work he focuses on current advice as well as transactional advice.
He is author of legal articles as well as co-author of book publications on Compliance and M&A

Languages
Polish, English, German

Professional Background
Robert studied law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). After graduation, he was working in one of the biggest polish law firms. Robert has participated in over one hundred different real estate transactions with total investment value of over one billion PLN. Robert advises several retail companies, development companies, general contractors and investment fonds building new shops, office buildings and logistic centres. He also advises property owners and property managers. He participated successfully in the commercialisation of several investment projects.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Attorney at law (Bar Association in Poznań). She graduated from the University of Wrocław with a degree in law and administration (with distinction). She is continuing legal studies at the University of Vienna. She gained experience in legal advisory in the scope of complex, ongoing legal services, especially for foreign entrepreneurs, in Polish and Austrian law offices and during her internships in Austrian courts. She supports clients in the area of corporate law, construction projects and contract negotiations.

Languages 
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Katarzyna Kowalewska-Glegoła studied law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). She cooperates with our law office since February 2017. She advises in the field of civil, economic, commercial and labor law. She specializes in the data protection (GDPR) and e-commerce. Since September 2021 she is an attorney-at-law at the Regional Bar Association in Poznań.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Justyna Loretańska studied law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) where she obtained the title of "Master of German and Polish Law" (LL.M.). In the past Justyna was employed in one of the biggest law firms in Poznań, where she gained experience in procedural and civil law and also conducted trainings for insurance companies.
She has been actively involved in the law education project of the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Poznań by teaching law in high schools.

Languages
Polish, German

Professional Background
Krzysztof Łakomski graduated from international relations and law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. In the past Krzysztof was employed in one of the prestigious law firm in Kraków, where he gained experience in servicing foreign clients. He graduated from the School of German Law (2010) organized by the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University in Heidelberg and the School of Austrian Law (2012) organized by the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and University in Vienna. Since 2015 he is an attorney-at-law (radca prawny). In 2016 he completed his studies for foreign lawyers at the University of Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, obtaining a master's degree in German law (LL.M.). Krzysztof also studied IT law as part of his postgraduate studies. 

Languages
Polish, German, English, Czech

Professional Background
Jan Muszyński graduated from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań with a degree in law in 2012. After graduation, as a scholarship holder of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, he received a doctoral degree in law at the University of Bayreuth. His doctoral thesis was published by the prestigious Berlin publishing house Duncker & Humblot. Jan specializes in providing ongoing advice to entrepreneurs especially in the areas of labor law, corporate law, including M&A transactions and business law.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Kamil Niciecki studied law at the Humboldt University in Berlin. After finishing his legal traineeship he worked in a German-Polish law firm, where he gained experience in advising Polish companies in German Business Law.

Languages
Polish, German

Professional Background 
Magdalena Teclaw graduated in economics from the University of Gdańsk. In 2002 Ms Teclaw received a scholarship from the SOCRATES / ERASMUS Exchange Programme to study at the Hochschule Bremen. From 2002 to 2006 she was working in several tax consultancies specialized in non-national clients. In 2005 she was certified as a tax consultant. For several years Magdalena has been working for our law firm in Poznań where she manages clients’ accounts on the tax and accounting side.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Dominika Zbonik studied law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). She completed her postgraduate course in tax law at the University of Wrocław. She complete a trainship at The Consular Section of the Polish Embassy in Berlin. In 2017 she was certified as a tax consultant. Since 2019 she is an attorney-at-law at the Regional Bar Association in Poznań.

Languages
Polish

Professional Background
She is a graduate of the University of Economics in Poznan. She also completed postgraduate studies in the field of Accounting and Finance. In the past, she worked for a reputable international accounting firm as the main human resources- and payroll specialist. She has extensive experience in rendering services for domestic and foreign entities.  She is currently responsible for calculating salaries, dealing with employment issues and advisory in matters of personnel. She also calculates salaries for employees (expatriates) sent by their foreign employers temporarily to Poland.

Languages
Polish, German

Professional Background
Graduate of the University in Łódź, specialty in Tax Strategies. She also completed postgraduate studies in Taxes and Tax Law at Warsaw University and postgraduate studies in Accounting and Finances of Company at the Warsaw School of Economics. Previously, she worked for a leading international accounting firm and was responsible for VAT settlements in an international FMCG corporation. She has extensive experience in servicing entities with foreign capital. In MGI Modzelewski she supports international enterprises, among others from the pharmaceutical, construction, engineering and electrical-appliance sectors.

Languages
Polish, German

Professional Backgroung
Graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics with the specialty in Finance and Banking. She also completed postgraduate studies of the Taxes and Tax Law and managerial studies in Accounting and Taxes at the Warsaw University.  In the past, she worked for a number international accounting firms, where she was responsible for keeping accounting records and preparing tax returns for entities with foreign capital. Her international clients are, among others, from the service, engineering, telecommunications and construction industry.

Languages
Polish, English, French

Professional Backgroung
Graduate of the Warsaw University. She also completed postgraduate studies of the Taxes and Tax Law and Interdepartmental postgraduate studies of Law, Economics and Management in Business at the Warsaw University. In the past, she worked in a leading accounting firm, where she was responsible for keeping accounting records and preparing tax returns for entities with foreign capital. In addition, she worked for many years as a finance director in a French clothing company.

Her international clients are, among others, from the food, medical and automotive industry. 

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Sandra Bast studied Polish law at the University of Wrocław at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics and German law and economics at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). During her studies, she has repeatedly completed internships in renowned law offices both in Germany and Poland, where she gained valuable experience.
She directs her legal interests towards civil law. She is primarily interested in commercial law, company law, and international law.

Languages 
Polish, German, English, Dutch

Professional Background
Paulina Czaja studied law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 2019 she graduated German law studies at the Georg-August University in Göttingen, obtaining the Master of Laws degree (LL.M.). During her law studies Paulina Czaja gained professional experience working for Polish and German law firms specialising in legal advisory in corporate law.

Languages 
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Graduate of German and Polish law studies conducted by the Faculty of Law at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). During her studies she awarded three times a “Deutschlandstipendium” for special academic achievements which was co-financed by the Ministry of Education of Federal Republic of Germany. Since the beginning of her studies she has been actively involved in European Law Student’s Association ELSA Poland, in which she was active in executive and control bodies. In 2020 Aleksandra completed postgraduate studies in labour law at the Faculty of Law at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Paula Staszak-Urbańska graduated with honors law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and German-Polish law at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), where she obtained the title of "Master of German and Polish Law" (LL.M.).
During her studies she received a scholarship co-funded by the Ministry of Education of the Federal Republic of Germany "Deutschlandstipendium" and a scholarship funded by the Ludwig-Heidenhain-Stiftung "Leistungsstipendium" for special achievements in science.
She focuses her interests on widely understood commercial law and labour law, conducting trainings and publishing articles in this area.
She has joined VON ZANTHIER & DACHOWSKI in 2019. She is currently a trainee attorney at law at the Regional Bar Association in Poznań.

Languages
Polish, German, English

Professional Background
Małgorzata Tyrakowska studied Polish and German law at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). She also completed postgraduate studies in German language translator training at the University of Wrocław.