Ms Agata Szeliga > Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile
Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak Offices
UL. JASNA 26
00-054 WARSAW
Poland
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Ms Agata Szeliga
Work Department
Media & Telecommunications, Personal Data Protection, State aid law, Public procurement law, Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition, Advertising Law
Position
Partner at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak. Specializes in personal data protection law, public aid law, new technology law, as well as postal and delivery law.
Career
She has been with SK&S since September 1998, and in 2009 became a partner with the firm. She is in charge of the personal data and privacy law practice, as well as public aid and public procurements. She represents clients both before Polish authorities (courts, administrative bodies, including before regulators – GIODO [General Inspector of Personal Data Protection] and UKE [Electronic Communication Office), and before the European Commission. She is an arbiter with the consumer conciliation court at UKE. As part of her personal data and privacy law practice she deals with an analysis of business structures as regards compliance with provisions concerning protection of personal data and the right to privacy. She prepares legal opinions concerning various issues, including employee relations, as well as those related to use of new technologies; she represents clients in proceedings concerning personal data, including before GIODO. As part of her public aid and public procurement practice she provides advice on matters related to negotiating and performing agreements on granting public aid, as well as on agreements on allocating public tenders. She also prepares pre-notifications of public aid, and notifications about illegal aid to the European Commission, and represents clients in these cases before the European Commission. She ensures comprehensive advice for investors who are carrying out greenfield projects, covering negotiation of investment packages, as well as financial settling or modification of these packages. She represents clients at all stages of proceedings for the granting of a public tender.
Languages
Polish, English
Education
She obtained a Master of Laws degree from the Department of Law and Administration at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in 1998. In 2000 she completed post-graduate studies in copyright, publishing and press law at the Institute of Inventions and Protection of Intellectual Property at the Jagellonian University. She is a legal counselor since 2006.
Lawyer Rankings
Poland > Public procurement
With specialised knowledge across such industries as energy, transport and construction, the public procurement team at Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak provides day-to-day advice relating to performance, amendments and claims concerning public procurement contracts. Assisting domestic and foreign corporations and financial institutions, Agata Szeliga leads the team, providing assistance at all stages of proceedings in this area, including conducting reviews of terms of reference and appeals before the National Appeal Chamber and common courts.
Poland > TMT
The TMT group at Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak has substantial expertise across media and AI, offering assistance on regulatory proceedings surrounding licensing disputes and general AI compliance and risk analysis. The firm is often instructed by leading domestic and international media companies, as well as financial institutions seeking to implement AI solutions for their clients. The team is led by Mikołaj Sowinski, who specialises in IP, IT and media law, notably assisting on IT outsourcing projects; and Agata Szeliga, who specialises in new technologies and personal data protection, recently expanding her horizons to projects involving AI.