Ms Monika Maćkowska-Morytz > Kochanski & Partners > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Kochanski & Partners
METROPOLITAN BUILDING
PL PILSUDSKIEGO 1
00-078 WARSAW
Poland

Work Department

Technology Practice

Position

Advocate / Partner / Head of the Personal Data Protection and Cyber Security Practice

Career

Monika specialises in the field of information security, data protection and privacy, cyber security and new technologies law.

She advises on cross-border data transfers (both within groups and third parties), and transactions involving personal data issues. She represents clients in proceedings before the administrative authorities (e.g. the Personal Data Protection Office), as well as in administrative court proceedings.

She advises on projects covering the implementation of regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the National Cyber Security System Act (UKSC) and the Data Act, among others.

She also supports clients with the implementation of information security best practices (and certifications) including the international ISO 27000 series standards. Monika acts as a Data Protection Officer for clients, including for large corporate groups.

Her clients include companies mainly from the financial, IT, FMCG and energy sectors.

Awards: The Legal 500 EMEA in the field of Data Protection, and Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT)

Languages

Polish, English

Memberships

The Warsaw Bar Association

Education

Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > Data privacy and data protection

Providing ‘innovative solutions’, the team at Kochanski & Partners has substantial experience handling data privacy, protection and security matters, owing to its client base of leading multinational companies across key industries such as finance, fintech and medtech. The team also specialises in cross-border data transfers, data processing and transfer agreements, as well as cybersecurity audits and policies. The team is led by Piotr Kochański, who is well-versed in technology transfers, and Monika Maćkowska-Morytz,who has relevant experience in handling audits.

Poland > TMT

Recently joining the TMT practice at Kochanski & Partners, Natalia Kotłowska-Wochna brings strength to IT and data protection projects. Alongside joining the practice, Kotlowska-Wochna joins the other department heads in leading the practice, namely, Piotr Kochański, who represents clients in complex litigation and assists them with technology transfers, Monika Maćkowska-Morytz , who specialises in personal data protection, while Mateusz Ostrowski takes on a variety of litigation proceedings involving fintech and cryptocurrency. More broadly the team advises on cloud computing and has been developing its fintech practice. Former co-head Jan Ziomek departed in October 2024.