Member Profiles

Experience Aldona began her career in 1999 in the International Tax Planning Department of one of the Big Four, based in Warsaw. She specializes in international tax and inheritance planning in addition to advising clients in cases and disputes relating to private property, family and marital disputes. A significant area of Aldona’s expertise is succession planning in relation to family-owned businesses. Aldona is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, London branch. Joined GWW in 2016. Education University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration, Master’s Degree in Law – 2003 University of Warsaw, The British Law Centre State examination for a tax advisor – 2003. Warsaw Bar Association, Attorney-at-law – 2007.  STEP/CLTI Certificate in Foundations – 2017. Practices Family Business and Succession Planning Tax Planning Private Clients

The founding partner of Woźniak Legal, Grzegorz's clients consist of businesses and private clients. He advises a diverse range of Polish and non-Polish enterprises on their investments and operations in Poland and abroad. Grzegorz’s special areas of expertise are acquisitions, buy-outs, business start-ups, investments, SMEs, private equity and compliance issues as well as dispute resolution, in particular post-transactional litigation. Grzegorz was involved in many high-profile court cases, including some of the most significant bet-the-firm litigation and class action matters. Grzegorz also has significant experience in property restitution claims. He represented foreign families in cases seeking compensation or the return of immovable properties and businesses nationalised by the Polish communist government just after World War II. Grzegorz also advises private clients on a variety of matters, including cross-border succession, family governance, divorce, child custody and holding structures for multi-jurisdictional assets. He is named as a leading private client lawyer in Poland in Chambers HNW and the Legal 500 directories.

Attorney-at-law, tax adviser. Partner in law firms with a nationwide presence. The founder and managing partner of Ostrowski & Partners Law Firm. He graduated in full-time law studies and postgraduate studies in European law from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. He also took a diploma of the School of German Law organized by the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk and the University of Cologne. Apart from his professional practice, he is also an eminent lecturer in tax law at Toruń Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law and the Nicolaus Copernicus University. An author of numerous publications and a much appreciated conference speaker. A member of Toruń Bar Council of Attorneys-at-Law and a member of the Board of Employers’ Association of Pomerania and Kuyavia. Specialization / professional interests For over twenty years he has been effectively advising entrepreneurs representing a wide range of industries, with special regard to the pharmaceutical, construction, food, and financial sectors. He participated in a number of M&A transactions and real estate acquisitions and the sales managing of various tax-related matters (tax audits, modeling tax structures, impact assessment, applying for Tax Authorities interpretations, etc.). He successfully represented his clients in high value disputes (tax, tax inspection, and court-administrative proceedings). He has significant experience in the field of international taxation, especially in the area of cooperation with German-speaking countries. Organizations Toruń Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law, National Chamber of Tax Advisers Languages Polish, German, English

LAWYER ARBITRATIION MEMBER PROFESSOR OF LAW

Rita Mayer Jardim holds a Masters (with Distinction) from Oxford University (Kellogg College) having earned her law degree from Lisbon University. She is currently studying for a Doctorate at Universidade de Coimbra. She is qualified as a lawyer in Portugal and Brazil. She set up MAYER JARDIM, a boutique Private Client law practice to contribute with a new holistic approach to private wealth legal advisory in Portugal to best service clients with an international footprint. This follows her experience at one of the most successful London law firms (Mishcon de Reya) and as COO of an international network of leading law firms (Legalink). She lived and worked in Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Lisbon, São Paulo, and London. Rita speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.