Member Profiles

Mr. Ferdinand Hidalgo joined SRMO in 1989 as an Associate lawyer handling tax, corporate and related labor matters. In 1996, he was promoted to the partnership where he concentrated on handling tax and related issues before the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bureau of Customs, Court of Tax Appeals and the Supreme Court. Mr. Hidalgo is currently the Head of SRMO’s Tax Practice Group which is composed of lawyers focused in providing tax and related services on matters involving start-up business operations, corporate structures, fiscal incentive applications, customs and tax investigations and other government compliance requirements. He also heads the Mining Practice Group. Mr. Hidalgo earned his Bachelor of Science Major in Accounting at San Beda College in 1983 and his law degree at the Ateneo Law School in 1988. He is also a member of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines and the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Tax Academic department and a professorial Lecturer of the Philippine Judicial Academy. Practice Areas Tax Law Corporate Law Mining Law Admission to the Bar Admitted, 1989 Education Ateneo de Manila University (LLB)  Professional Activities and Memberships Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines Member, Tax Management Association  Member, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants Professorial Lecturer (Tax), Philippine Judicial Academy of the Philippines.

Marcin Kolasiński is a Partner and Co-owner of the KRK Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński Law Firm. He is a legal counsel and a renowned expert in competition law, consumer protection law and public procurement law. Marcin advises major international companies on the development of market strategies, including the assessment of distribution programmes, loyalty programmes and competition-restricting contractual obligations. He provides support to clients during public or private tender proceedings. He has extensive experience in submitting merger control notifications to competition authorities in EU Member States or the European Commission. He represents clients in investigations and anti-monopoly proceedings conducted in various industry sectors. His focus is also on compliance issues and preparing training for entrepreneurs. Before starting advisory work for business, Marcin was Deputy Director of the Competition Protection Department at the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.

Attorney Andrzej Philips has practiced law for over 30 years, and has worked as a judge, legal counsel and attorney. The experience and knowledge of foreign languages are guarantees of reliable service to the client to the extent of the authorization granted.

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

Katarzyna Czyżewska is the partner and head of the Life Sciences practiceat Czyżewscy Law Firm. Advocate, expert with many years ofexperience in providing advice to entities operating in the Life Sciencessector. She renders legal consultancy services inregulatory matters connected with manufacturing and marketing of medicinalproducts, medical devices, cosmetics and foodstuff. She deals with the issuesrelated to reimbursement and financing of health care services, drugsdistribution, safety of use and clinical trials. Katarzyna represents clients from lifesciences sector both in proceedings before public administration authoritiesand court litigation. She also actively participates, as anexpert, in public consultations concerning legal acts in the domain of lifesciences, as well as advises one of the most important organizationsrepresenting entrepreneurs acting on the pharmaceutical market in Poland.The Firm Czyżewscy kancelaria adwokacka has been established based on our experience in providing services to entities operating in the life sciences sector on one hand, and in the Intellectual Property and media sector on the other. While forming our law firm, we adopted a unique model of a boutique law firm with a view to providing our clients with bespoke legal services, taking into account not only legal regulations, but also the specific nature of both their activity and the markets they operate on. Our efforts to create a highly specialized, dedicated to the clients law firm have been appreciated by the market already in the first year of our business and continue to be appreciated.