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Attorney-at-law and co-founder of Lawarton Law Firm. Expert
on financial sector regulation, compliance, ESG, internal
governance, and ethics in the operations of financial institutions.
As an Approved Compliance Officer (ACO) and Approved Compliance
Expert (ACE) with certifications from the Compliance Institute and Viadrina
Compliance Center, he provides legal support at the highest level.
For years, he has supported companies in the banking, fintech, blockchain, insurance, and investment fund industriesin adapting to rapidly changing regulations. His expertise includes compliance, anti-money laundering (AML/CFT), and regulatory risk management.
Moreover, he is a recognized speaker and trainer on banking, insurance, and AML/CFT regulations. In adition to his speaking engagements, he has lectured at the Postgraduate Program in Credit Risk Management and the Postgraduate Program in Cooperative Bank Management at the Warsaw School of Economics and the School of New Technology Rights (Szkoła Prawa Nowych Technologii) organized by the H. Grotius Center for Intellectual Property Rights (Centrum Praw Własności Intelektualnej im. H. Grocjusza).
Experience
He began his career at the Office of the Financial Supervision Authority, where for more than 3.5 years in the Banking Licensing Department, he co-developed the implementation of CRD IV/CRR (Basel III), EMIR, and BRRD in Poland. Following this role, he served as chief legal officer at TMS Brokers S.A., became a board member at a brokerage house in Malta, and advisored a newly established European bank.
Between 2017 to 2021, he collaborated with leading Polish law firms. Additionally, he acted as an expert on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) in a project implemented by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. His cooperation with top Polish law firms was complemented by his AML/CFT expert role at the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Since 2021, he has been a Supervisory Board member at Michael/Ström Dom Maklerski S.A.
Education
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration – Master of Law
- Warsaw School of Economics, Postgraduate Studies in Management and Finance
- Compliance Institute, Approved Compliance Officer
- The Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law – Attorney-at-law traineeship
- Compliance Institute, Approved Compliance Expert
Publications
He is the author of dozens of publications, including the editor and co-author of book publications:
- Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. A Practical Guide (Wolters Kluwer 2018),
- Anti-Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. Commentary (Wolters Kluwer 2019),
- How to Survive a Crisis? A guide for medium and large enterprises (Wolters Kluwer 2020),
- Whistleblower Protection. A practical guide with models for the public and private sector (C.H.Beck 2021),
- Trading in Financial Instruments. Commentary (Wolters Kluwer 2022),
- Accounting and tax instructions (C.H.Beck 2023),
- Compliance. Practical Guide (Wolters Kluwer 2024),
- Public Offering Act. Commentary (Wolters Kluwer 2025).
Associations
The Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law
The Polish Association of Corporate Lawyers (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Prawników Przedsiębiorstw)
Languages
- Polish
- English
